Maximize Your High School Experience and College Admissions Tips

Dan Zhou
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Welcome to the ReadyEdgeGo Podcast. We discuss all things high school experience and how to find what you’re passionate about. We also throw in some tips and tricks when it comes to college applications.

Episodes

  1. 08/18/2024

    5 Reasons Why You Should Change Courses in High School

    The Best AP Classes to Take – 5 Reasons Why You Should Change Courses in High School Whether you’re looking for easy schools to get into or reading up on top Ivy League schools, you probably have some questions about AP courses. Choosing the right courses or the best AP classes to take often happens […] The post The Best AP Classes to Take – 5 Reasons Why You Should Change Courses in High School appeared first on ReadyEdgeGo.

    10 min

  2. 08/06/2024

    Less is More - Depth Over Breadth in Volunteering

    Do Colleges Look at Volunteer Hours? Less Is More – Depth over Breadth in Volunteering. Do colleges look at volunteer hours? One of the most common questions we get from parents and students is, “How many volunteer hours should I have?” Some say 20 hours is good; others swear you need 200. So which is […] The post Do Colleges Look at Volunteer Hours? Less Is More – Depth over Breadth in Volunteering appeared first on ReadyEdgeGo.

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  3. 08/01/2024

    Thinking Bigger for 2021 - How to Really Stand Out in College Admissions

    Thinking Bigger – What Do Colleges Look for in Students and College Admissions What do colleges look for in students? Our goal at ReadyEdgeGo is to help students destress from the pressures of high school. The leading cause of this stress is misinformation. We have encountered countless students and parents who have misconceptions about the […] The post Thinking Bigger – What Do Colleges Look for in Students And College Admissions appeared first on ReadyEdgeGo.

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  4. 07/24/2024

    Reading: The Most Important Thing You’re Not Doing this Summer

    It’s summer: time to invest in university prep! When students and parents think of learning over the summer, reading for college is often at the bottom of their list of educational activities to pursue. Instead, students gravitate to what their friends all do: summer programs, community college coursework, and test prep “boot camps.” Yet reading, […] The post Reading for College: Why It Matters appeared first on ReadyEdgeGo.

    7 min

  5. 06/26/2024

    Mythbusters - 3 Deadly Myths that will Ruin Your Chances at College

    College Myth busters – 3 Deadly Myths that will Ruin Your Chances at College Today we’ll talk about three huge college myths that continue to exist no matter how many times they have been disproven. Whether you’re aiming for Ivy League universities or looking for colleges with high acceptance rates, you need to be strategic […] The post College Myth busters – 3 Deadly Myths that will Ruin Your Chances at College appeared first on ReadyEdgeGo.

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  6. 06/12/2024

    Following Interests vs Following Others

    Career Choices – Following Interests vs Following Others For many students, career choices can be just as overwhelming as major and college choices. In the midst of pressure and confusion, the external influences of others can creep into our brain and make us second guess ourselves or change what we are thinking altogether. It’s human […] The post Career Choices – Following Interests vs Following Others appeared first on ReadyEdgeGo.

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  7. 06/11/2024

    Why You Should Self-Study for the SAT

    In today’s environment, there are many reasons why you should self study for the SAT. While COVID-19 fundamentally changed standardized testing, we are beginning to see a resurgence of SAT requirements for the more competitive schools (Yale, Harvard, Stanford anyone?). Since standardized testing was pretty much universally optional, the reintroduction of SAT-required college applications, along […] The post Why You Should Self Study for the SAT appeared first on ReadyEdgeGo.

    17 min

  8. 06/06/2024

    Maximize Your College Application Activities Section

    Maximizing Your Activities Section Common App Want to learn about maximizing your activities section Common App? It seems simple enough: just list out all of your extracurricular activities, sports, honors, and accomplishments and trust that the information will speak for itself… right? Well, like any aspect of college applications, using a little strategy can maximize […] The post Maximizing Your Activities Section Common App appeared first on ReadyEdgeGo.

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  9. 06/03/2024

    Should You Pick a CSU instead of a UC?

    Everybody knows about the University of California system. It contains some of the top universities in the United States.... The post UC vs CSU. Should You Pick a CSU Instead of a UC? appeared first on ReadyEdgeGo.

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  10. 06/01/2024

    All Things UC Applications

    The University of California applications have opened up and it is CRUNCH TIME. There are a whopping... The post UC Personal Insight Questions Guide and Tips appeared first on ReadyEdgeGo.

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Welcome to the ReadyEdgeGo Podcast. We discuss all things high school experience and how to find what you’re passionate about. We also throw in some tips and tricks when it comes to college applications.

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