What the WHAT?Thirty-six percent of admissions officers check applicants' social media profiles, up from 25 percent last year, according to a survey by Kaplan Test Prep.The high-water mark of 40 percent saying that they check came in the 2015 survey by Kaplan.Of admissions officers who have checked out an applicant’s social media footprint, about 19 percent say they do it
Paging Daniel Radcliffe. Mr. Radcliffe, please call your agent. Serious
At last, my long-awaited post on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. You know you've been on the edge of your seat wondering what I thought of the epic finale to 40+ years of saga!The picture above is me and my brother, having just finished our first viewing of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (aka, "TROS"). In case you cannot tell from our expressions, we kind of
Just before the winter break, Lehigh University sent out a bunch of incorrect admission decisions:Lehigh University accidentally sent a congratulatory email to 137 applicants not selected for early admission.But within hours, Lehigh officials realized someone had emailed the congratulations to all who applied for early admission instead of just those who were accepted.Students
This is not a test. This is a re-boot.This project started as a simple Tumblr blog in 2010 but hasn't had much of an update or a refresh in a long time. Since my work-life balance has started to have, well, some balance, I wanted to get back into some regular writing and commentary. So here we are.In early 2019 I started to write a bit more frequently, and now we have a fresh
Rather, they are here!If you're one of the two or three people that regularly reads my writing, you're probably wondering where The Dude has been for the past month? Well, let me break it down for you...Last year, Penn State implemented a new Early Action (EA) decision process for undergraduate admission to the University (I previously opined about misconceptions and challenges
Summed up in three words: Family. Star Wars.Today, we'll cover family. My brother lives in east Texas with his wife and two young boys. On December 23rd, they drove (yikes) the 22 hour trip to come and see us in central Pennsylvania. The four of them and my mother moved into my house for a week-long family vacation. I joked that they were staying at an Air BnB(ert). Some