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How Important is Class Rank in High School for College Admissions?

ByJill Schwitzgebel

When it’s time to apply to college, students generally understand the importance of their grade point average (GPA) and college admissions test scores in the process. But does their class rank in high school also matter? What is Class Rank? Before talking about how colleges may or may not use high school class rank as…

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Three Things High School Juniors Should Do for a Less Stressful Senior year

ByJill Schwitzgebel

I’m living with a high school Junior.  And even though I thought I had learned so much after surviving Junior year with two other kids, I’m realizing that it doesn’t matter all that much how much I had learned.  Junior year just seems to be a stressful one for college-bound students and I’m not sure…