50+ Art Contests for High School Students

50+ Art Contests for High School Students

Competitions can be a goldmine for Art students, offering money, scholarships, product vouchers, overseas trips, promotional opportunities and other prizes. With digital submissions common, those in disadvantaged countries can often compete on an equal footing, winning prizes that convert handsomely to a local currency. As well as the monetary benefits, prizes and awards can provide excellent fodder for university applications or CVs/resumes. The fame and social media attention garnered from a winning entry can also be just what is needed to launch a creative career.

Do you really have to take the TOEFL?

Do you really have to take the TOEFL?

If you are a non-native English speaker applying to college either from a US or international high school overseas, you will likely wonder— “Do I have to take the TOEFL or IELTS in order to apply to college in the US?" It is a good, and important question! Unfortunately the answer is not clear cut but well worth looking into where you fit in. 

Why try to avoid the TOEFL? Well, few sane people prefer to spend their time preparing for standardized tests. Preparing for another high-stakes standardized test adds stress, and takes time away from keeping up your grades and preparing for the SAT or ACT. But is there a need to take it? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. 

If you are a non-native English speaker having studied in the US through high school but your 

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How A Humorous Essay Helped One Girl Get Into 5 Ivy League Schools and Stanford

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How A Humorous Essay Helped One Girl Get Into 5 Ivy League Schools and Stanford

In April of this year, senior in high school, Brittany Stinson learned she was accepted into top US universities including U Penn, Dartmouth, Columbia, Cornell, Yale and Stanford, with a lower-4.69%- acceptance rate than any of the Ivies. 

Of course, Stinson boasts an incredible academic and extracurricular record. However, her story became a viral sensation when Business Insider published her winning essay- which combined a dose of humor and enthusiasm to lay out her character as unique from thousands of other applicants. How did she begin this quest to distinguish herself?