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How to Secure Strong Letters of Recommendation: Essential Tips for Success
Being solely GPA-oriented can be limiting because it often prioritizes grades over genuine learning, creativity, and personal growth. This is where strong letters of recommendation come in. Focusing only on GPA might lead to avoiding challenging courses or extracurricular activities that could offer valuable experiences and skills but might not guarantee top grades.
Maximize Your Money: Smart Moves for Your Tax Refund!
Excited to see that money coming into the bank account? Already thinking about how to spend it in advance? It's important to recognize that receiving a tax refund isn't just a stroke of luck; it's a sign of financial responsibility and diligent tax planning. However, it's crucial not to fall victim to spending frivolously. Instead,…
You’re A New Mother… Oh, The Places You’ll Get Unsolicited Advice!
Congratulations! Today you gave birth. You’re on a new adventure! Your hips a wider girth! Baby brain’s in your head. Baby books in your hand. You now find yourself In a sleep-deprived land. You’re a new mother. And you know what you know. Which is next to nothing, or so you are told… My breath…
10 Tips to Raise a Reader
Reading books to your kids is one of the most important things you can do to promote literacy development – but why stop there? In addition to just regurgitating the words on the page, try these creative strategies to foster your child’s love of reading: 1. Add a little play-acting.
What Makes for a Happy Childhood?
The word “childhood” often conjures up an image of children running in a field, chasing each other and having not a care in the world. It is an image which harks back to the Little House on The Prairie type era. In our modern age childhood consists of some quite different images. Childrenare often found leaning over a computer, eyes firmly focused on a TV program or with both hands stuckto the playstation …