In a Cal State of mind
Is your mind set on attending one of Cal State’s 23 campuses? You may not need the SAT — but you might want to take it anyway. The university says on its CSUMentor site that students who are residents of California and who have a high school GPA of 3.00 or higher are guaranteed admission. But they don’t specify which campus. If you have a particular school in mind, you’re encouraged to take either the SAT or ACT. Even then, CSU will only look at your scores on the Critical Reading and Math sections. That… Continue Reading
To Retake or Not to Retake?
It’s 6am on a Thursday morning. Your alarm sounds, jerking you awake from your bedside table. You roll over to slam the snooze button—but wait. You just remembered. SAT scores came out this morning! Bolting out of bed, you furiously open your laptop and go to the College Board’s website. In your sleep-addled state, it takes multiple tries to type the password into your computer, only adding to your anxiety. Finally, you reach the right site, log on, and navigate to the score report page. You close your eyes, take a deep breath, and then… Continue Reading
Financing your Education
It’s a cold December morning here in Fremont and we each have our ways of fighting the chill. Some of us like to drink a warm cup of tea, while others make ample use of their blankets. But for you high school students the only way to survive the cold is to take the heat. It’s time to face the truth that college is going to be expensive, and you are going to have to learn the various ways of financing your education: Scholarships: This is probably the best way to pay for an education…. Continue Reading
What’s a good score on the SAT?
This is a good, and a very common, question! Our answer is simple: Whatever score gets you into the college you want. It may seem cliché, but it’s the best answer we can give for such a question. The SAT is not a measure of your worth or intelligence. It’s just one part of the complicated decision process admissions officers use to figure out whether or not you’re a good fit for their school. The score you need to get into a particular school may be completely different from the score your friend needs. And,… Continue Reading
Summer Internships for College Students: Wait, You Want me to Work?
You heard that right: I’m saying you should consider working, in the form of a summer internship. Summer internships give you the experience that you need to really know about your potential future job first hand before even entering, especially for those of you in college. With an internship, you’ll get an idea of what your future will entail with your current major and you can determine whether the job will be a good fit for you. Beyond that, it’s good for making connections to know people that have the same interest as you. Here,… Continue Reading