An Educated Path

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2022 AP Exams: Everything You Need To Know

The AP exam preparation process can be daunting, but with the right resources and study plan, you can feel confident and prepared come test day. In this blog, I'll cover everything you need to know about the 2022 AP exams, including study resources, creating a study plan, and managing stress and test anxiety.

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Monica Meng Monica Meng

How to Make Your College Decision

There are a lot of factors to consider when making your choice. The first step is to take some time to evaluate all of the schools that have admitted you. Once you have done that, you need to make a decision about which school you want to attend. Finally, once you have made your decision, you need to take the necessary steps to enroll in your chosen school. Let's take a closer look at each of these steps.

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Monica Meng Monica Meng

What to Do If You're Waitlisted

The waitlist process can be confusing and frustrating for students. It's important to understand how the process works and what your options are if you find yourself on a college waitlist.

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Monica Meng Monica Meng

How To Build Your College List

A balanced college list means that you have SAFETY schools, TARGET schools, and REACH schools on your list in the appropriate proportions. You can read more about that in this month’s blog.

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Monica Meng Monica Meng

Juniors: Get Ready to Apply to College

Juniors: Get Ready to Apply to College

Get started! Don’t procrastinate

I know you think you have a lot of time to get everything done, and you don’t think you should start your college application process as a junior in high school, but trust me – you need to start NOW! This time will go by very quickly, and the deadlines will be here before you know it. Do yourself a favor and start working on this list right now.

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Monica Meng Monica Meng

What should you do this summer?

If you are a student, you are counting down the days until the end of the school year so you can take a break from academics, catch up on your sleep and hang out with your friends. If you are the parents of a student, you are concerned that your student will sleep until noon, then spend the rest of their day on some device, either playing video games or watching Netflix wasting valuable time that could be spent doing something that can go on a college application.

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Monica Meng Monica Meng

What should you do this summer?

If you are a student, you are counting down the days until the end of the school year so you can take a break from academics, catch up on your sleep and hang out with your friends. If you are the parents of a student, you are concerned that your student will sleep until noon, then spend the rest of their day on some device, either playing video games or watching Netflix wasting valuable time that could be spent doing something that can go on a college application.

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Monica Meng Monica Meng

HOW TO BUILD YOUR COLLEGE LIST

A balanced college list means that you have SAFETY schools, TARGET schools, and REACH schools on your list in the appropriate proportions. You can read more about that in this month’s blog.

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