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High School Clubs: How to Start Them
Students are often encouraged to participate in high school clubs that are related to their desired field of study. However, this direction is not possible for many students, as the activities available at one’s school or community may be limited. In high...
High School Summer Extracurriculars for 9th and 10th Graders
“Don’t use a pebble to kill a pigeon; use a boulder to destroy a vulture nest.” Now that 96% of colleges are SAT and ACT optional, high school summer extracurriculars are so much more important. It used to be that you could get good grades, get a 1570 on the...
College Scholarship Search: High School Seniors’ Guide
Regular Decision season is over, and, finally, you can sit back and do nothing at all… Just kidding! There’s still the rest of senior year coursework and exams and the all-important subject of today’s blog: college scholarship. Most have an ineffective approach to a...
Top 20 Unique Extracurriculars
I surveyed all 65 current members of Dewey Smart, from our college counselors to the SAT tutors to the software development team, asking just one question: “what’s the most interesting high school extracurricular you’ve come across?” After a week of collecting these...
High School Passion Project: Impress Your Dream School
Many juniors preparing for senior year’s inevitable college applications process are looking for ways to make their applications stand out from the crowd. Usually, students turn to school extracurriculars, summer programs, or internships to distinguish...
Should I Take the SAT or ACT?
As schools eliminate standardized testing requirements and implement test optional policies, many students are faced with a tough question: should I take the SAT or ACT? Although they seem interchangeable, the tests have key differences which can make one more...
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