School is in heart of Music City, USA
Vanderbilt University, located in Nashville, was founded in 1873 when “Commodore” Cornelius Vanderbilt, one of the country’s richest men at the time, gave a million dollars to start the university....
View ArticleAmerican University, ‘a vibrant campus’
To say that American University is my dream college would be an understatement. I got to visit AU in October and my mind was completely blown away. The staff and students were very hospitable. As I...
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9:32
About one hour into the awards and I’ve made three correct predictions. Nothing worth bragging about. I will say I enjoyed the intro, with NPH dancing and jokes (that I barely got) by Steve Martin and...
View ArticleDon’t fear the university of the Spiders
The University of Richmond is the perfect compromise between going to a school in a big city and going to a school with a country campus. Most colleges in big cites don’t have the grassy fields or tall...
View ArticleCollege Fair!
There is a college fair where more than 100 colleges from all over will be attending to talk to teens. It is 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 18 at York College. It is a great opportunity to get to know schools that...
View ArticleOnce a Penn Stater, Always A Penn Stater
In November 2010, I ventured to State College to explore the world of college. After counting about 200 farms on my drive, I felt in the middle of nowhere. I then realized that Penn State is like its...
View ArticleSoka University of America: Educating students to change the world
By JULIA HLAVACIK, West York Area High School Soka University of America is located in beautiful Aliso Viejo, Calif. Among its many positive aspects, the college undeniably has a very beautiful campus...
View ArticleLetter to Sgt. Malandy Brose
This is a letter that I was forced to make up for my online Career Seminar course. The requirements were “write a fake letter to a branch of the military, in the format of a business letter and asking...
View ArticleWest Chester University: college profile
By SOPHIE GROVE West York Area High School West Chester University has come a long way since it was established in 1871 as a teaching college. It now offers more than 65 majors and undergraduate...
View ArticleCollege profile: Colby College in Maine
By Gabe Ryan, home-schooled Name: Colby College Location: Waterville, Maine Size and type of campus: (urban/suburban/rural) Small, rural campus Student/Faculty ratio: 10:1 Number of undergraduates:...
View ArticleCorcoran College of Art and Design: college profile
Review by WILLOW PINKERTON, Homeschooled Corcoran College of Art and Design was founded in 1890 and is the only professional art and design college in Washington, D.C. It is affiliated with the...
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College Collage, or, How to Woo the PSAT Hottie
I’ve got a problem. I scored in the top 99th percentile on the PSAT’s. And now I’ve got options. Doesn’t sound like a problem, does it? Well, by drawing a couple of properly situated graphite circles...
View ArticleCollege profile: The Evergreen State College
By WILLOW PINKERTON, homeschool Name: The Evergreen State College Location: Olympia Washington Size/type of campus: urban, 1,000 acre campus Student/faculty ratio: 21:1 Number of undergraduates: 4,200...
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Dorm Diaries: How College Students Find Roommates
One of the questions on the Roomsurf website. Today marks the deadline for colleges across the country. While students must know where they are going, uncertainties still plague their minds. The...
View ArticleGeorge Mason University
This summer, amidst doing homework for my AP classes and playing tennis, I had the pleasure of going on a few college visits. One such visit was to the home of the Patriots, George Mason University....
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Alternative to college routes: Seren Erb
Seren Erb. Photo submitted. Seren Erb attended York College of Pennsylvania, majoring in fine arts, for one year, before deciding it wasn’t right for her. She enjoyed the art classes, but found the...
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Alternative to college routes: W. Sebastiaan Ney
W. Sebastiaan Ney. Photo submitted. W. Sebastiaan Ney faced the world after high school by delving down a path of his own choosing. During his years at William Penn Senior High School, Ney took some...
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