The Academy Blog
Focusing on Mental Health & Coping With Stress as a Student
Do all your homework. Score perfect grades on tests. Ace your essays. Make the varsity team. Complete your community service...
Finding Volunteer Opportunities
Your school, like most, probably has some kind of service requirements to graduate. Many have a specific number of hours...
Choosing a Major
Do well in school, go to a good college, study something useful, graduate and get a good job, make lots...
Choosing the right high school courses for you
When you apply to college, there are a number of factors schools consider, ranging from the essay to standardized test...
Requesting a Letter of Recommendation
The letter of recommendation is an important part of your college application—but it can be a little intimidating. It’s normal...
Organizing Your College Applications
So you’ve refined your search and decided on a short list of colleges. Exciting! Now what? You have to actually...
Writing Your College Essays
The college essay. A project whose mythology is much bigger than the actual project itself, one that is on the...
Tips and Resources For Scholarship Search
Over the past several decades, tuition costs for four-year colleges and universities have outpaced wage growth and inflation. Beyond classroom...
Starting The College Search Process
There are more than 5,300 colleges and universities in the US alone. That jaw-dropping number can make what’s already an...
