Character Counts in College Admission
Character Counts in College Admission Empathy, integrity, selflessness, and grit are high on the list of desirable applicant attributes The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) and the Character Collaborative conducts a survey of trends in...
Students Can’t Write Well, and It’s No Mystery Why
Students Can’t Write Well, and It’s No Mystery Why The cost of students’ poor writing skills is showing in their job applications Recently, a neighbor who works in finance told me this story. She needed to hire a new person for any entry level analyst position....
4 Easy Ways to Elaborate Writing
4 Easy Ways to Elaborate Writing Elaborate means to expand, but just how do you do that? When students hear the word, “elaborate,” many feel confused and frustrated. They know what the word means–to expand something in detail–and they recognize that the...
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