Friday, January 29, 2016

The Importance of Volunteering - BS/MD Admissions by College Admissions Partners



Last time I talked about why extracurricular activities are important.  Today I want to talk about a specific type of extracurricular activity, volunteering. Why am I talking about volunteering as separate from other extracurricular activities? Becaus…


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Significant Experience in Volunteering - BS/MD Admissions by College Admissions Partners



having significant experience volunteering for a BS/MD program typically means volunteering for more than one year


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When Should You Volunteer? - BS/MD Admissions by College Admissions Partners



Volunteering is critical to students applying to BS/MD programs and can be a good way for other students to show that you have a caring personality.  Why do colleges care?  Because they want to see that students have an interest in helping others and …


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Colleges that superscore the ACT - BS/MD Admissions by College Admissions Partners



One of the most common questions I am asked is which colleges superscore the ACT. For those of you not familiar with superscoring, it is when a college takes the highest subscores from various test dates to get a new higher superscore. For example, as…


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Testing Requirements

First-Year Admissions Guidelines

Saturday, January 23, 2016

(4) Colleges That Require SAT Subject Tests - Elite of Rowland Heights

Furthermore, colleges may require specific SAT Subject Tests for particular majors or special programs. For example, most colleges require, or at least strongly recommend, that applicants to engineering and computer science majors provide SAT Subject Tests for Math Level 2 and a science. Many colleges that offer accelerated medical and dental programs (so called BA/MD or BA/DDS programs), require applicants to take the Math Level 2 and Chemistry Subject Tests. Lastly, colleges may have a different set of SAT Subject Test requirements for home-schooled students.

http://rowlandheights.eliteprep.com/college-admissions-resources/colleges-that-require-sat-subject-tests


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(4) Colleges That Require SAT Subject Tests - Elite of Rowland Heights

http://rowlandheights.eliteprep.com/college-admissions-resources/colleges-that-require-sat-subject-tests


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Friday, January 22, 2016

Want to Go to College in the U.S.? Volunteer, Educators Say



"Too often, current forms of service are patronizing to recipients and don't spark in those providing service a deeper understanding of social structures and inequalities," the report said. "Rather than students 'doing for' students from different backgrounds, for example, we encourage students to 'do with,' to work in diverse groups for sustained periods of time."


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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

californiadar.org

http://www.californiadar.org/index.php/about-us/contests-awards

The official website for the California State Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Discover how you can join Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)



http://www.californiadar.org/index.php/about-us/contests-awards

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The Family Care Network | FCNI

http://www.fcni.org/

Monday, January 11, 2016

Bet oven competition

http://whub34.webhostinghub.com/~ameri350/events/Beet_YPC30_interactive_110615.pdf

2016 COMPETITION SYLLABUS IS NOW AVAILABLE! | United States Open Music Competition

https://www.usomc.org/2015/08/2016-competition-syllabus-is-now-available/


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Young Pianist's Beethoven Competition

http://whub34.webhostinghub.com/~ameri350/events/ypbc_application.html


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Lansum International Music Festival

http://www.lansummusicfestival.org/Home.lay


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Los Angeles Young Musicians International Competition

http://www.layoungmusician.org/Home.lay


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http://www-leland.stanford.edu/group/uga/pdf/AppGuideFreshman.pdf
https://www.amherst.edu/system/files/media/Amherst%2520QuestBridge%2520Writing%2520Supplement%25202015-16.pdf
http://membersupport.commonapp.org/FileManagement/Download/b2c87bea04634681a88bc5b042cd1392

2015-16 Common Application Essay Prompts: Tips for a Winning Essay

http://collegeapps.about.com/od/essays/a/common-application-essay-prompts.htm


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The Columbia Writing Supplement to the Common Application | Columbia Undergraduate Admissions

http://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/apply/writing-supplement

First Year Supplement to the Common Application 2012-13.pdf

Common-App2014_WritingSupp.pdf

Advanced Piano Camp | California State University Stanislaus

https://www.csustan.edu/summer-music/advanced-piano-camp

Friday, January 8, 2016

Parent-Teen Training Guide - Safe Driver Checklist

https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/?1dmy&urile=wcm:path:/dmv_content_en/dmv/pubs/dl603/teen_htm/checklist#tips


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Piano Festival

http://www.leeuniversity.edu/academics/music/piano-festival/


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Eligibility & Application – Eastman Piano Competition - Eastman School of Music

http://www.esm.rochester.edu/pianocomp/application/


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Cooper Competition | Piano 2016 Procedures

http://www.oberlin.edu/cooper/2016-procedures.shtml


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San Jose International Piano Competition

http://www.russianmusiccompetition.com/index.php?pr=Home_Page


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2016 Competition Applications Available Online | PianoArts North American Competition

http://pianoarts.org/north-american-competition-online-applications-available/


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Ghiglieri Piano Competition | California State University Stanislaus

 Participants must submit the following application materials by Monday, February 15, 2016:


https://www.csustan.edu/music/music-festivals/ghiglieri


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Ghiglieri Piano Competition | California State University Stanislaus

https://www.csustan.edu/music/music-festivals/ghiglieri


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Amalfi Coast Festival | Young Artists

http://www.amalfi-festival.org/#!young-artists/c194b


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Apply - 2016 Southeastern Piano Festival and Arthur Fraser International Piano Competition

http://sepf.music.sc.edu/apply/


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Young Scholars 2016-18 Application | Lang Lang | International Music Foundation

http://langlangfoundation.org/our-programs/young-scholars-program/apply-now/


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Big Lucks Submission Manager - The BEST PRIZE Chapbook Contest for POC Writers

https://biglucks.submittable.com/submit/47778


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Poetry Writing: 10 Tips on How to Write a Poem | Jerz's Literacy Weblog

http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/creative1/poetry-writing-tips-how-to-write-a-poem/


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Poetry Writing: 10 Tips on How to Write a Poem | Jerz's Literacy Weblog

http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/creative1/poetry-writing-tips-how-to-write-a-poem/


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Poetry Foundation

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/


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Articles for Students & Teachers : Learning Lab : The Poetry Foundation

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/learning/articles


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Poetic Devices Worksheets and Activites | Reading Worksheets

http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/figurative-language/poetic-devices/


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more-than-rhyme-poetry-fundamentals-teacher-guide.pdf

http://www.westernreservepublicmedia.org/poetry/images/more-than-rhyme-poetry-fundamentals-teacher-guide.pdf

3F2E0C25E870C371E0D42635718896AE.pdf

http://www.winterhill.org.uk/_files/Subjects/English/Revision/3F2E0C25E870C371E0D42635718896AE.pdf

Microsoft Word - $ASQteacher_20070328_1223

http://www.orangefieldisd.com/view/7213.pdf

poetry_analysis.pdf

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1160/poetry_analysis.pdf

Literary Analysis Papers: How to read a poem

https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/ReadingPoetry.html


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Poetry analysis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetry_analysis


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Explicating Poetry

http://www.nku.edu/~rkdrury/poetryexplication.html


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Learning Lab Tips on Critical Analysis -- Poetry

http://www.mgccc.edu/learning_lab/writing/poetry/poetry.html


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ANALYSING POETRY

http://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/tlc/tipsheets/reading-and-analyzing/how-to-analyze-a-poem.pdf

YoungArts Writers' Anthology 2013 Pages.indd

http://www.youngarts.org/sites/default/files/YA_Week_Writers_Anthology_2013.pdf

Our Program | YoungArts

http://www.youngarts.org/faqs


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YoungArts alumni return to inspire new generations of artists | Miami Herald

http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/ent-columns-blogs/jordan-levin/article53528905.html


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Friday, January 1, 2016

CSSSA



California State Summer School for the Arts


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The Colburn Music Academy Piano Festival



The Colburn Music Academy Piano Festival provides gifted, pre-college age pianists with two weeks of conservatory-level instruction each summer at The Colburn School. Thirty young pianists from around the world will have the opportunity to study with …


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Apply



The general application form must be submitted along with a non-refundable application fee of $90 and the audition recording.  We accept PayPal and payments sent by mail.  All materials must be postmarked by March 15, 2016. Please upload a high quali…


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