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With the SAT approaching this Saturday, I have been thinking a lot lately about standardized tests and their importance in college admissions these days. Standardized tests are counting less and less for college admissions lately, and I think that's a good thing. In fact, I firmly believe that colleges should make submission of standardized test scores completely optional for all applicants.  Read More »

"I will teach you how to humor your cousin, that she shall fall in love with Benedick, and I, with your two helps, will so practice on Benedick that in despite of his quick wit and his queasy stomach, he shall fall in love with Beatrice" (2.1 362-366).  Read More »

This is a short answer that I wrote for a college application but the inspiration came from a real life experience that shook me and opened my eyes.It was no secret to me that many Africans do not has access to adequate education but I did not really feel the effects till I took a trip to Sierra Leone my sophmore year of high school.  Read More »

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