Students vs. Big Business: A Swarthmore College Sophomore Talks about How Her Group Got the School to Use Its Economic Clout to Push for Gay Rights at Lockheed. (Behind the Headlines)Two decades ago colleges and universities played a major role in encouraging U.S. corporations...By Bull...
Students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch are eligible to receive an application fee waiver, which many colleges will accept, Anthony says. Students can usually access these waivers through theirhigh school counselors. The ACT and SAT also offer fee waivers to low-income students, and...
Unfortunately, many students believe that they “deserve” to get admitted to a particular college because they have good grades and test scores. Unfortunately, every single other student who has applied has optimal grades and test scores, too. In this post, we will address some actionable steps...
Many such programs already take place in Washington every summer, largely offered by conservative organizations, to introduce students to the treasures of our civilization and the challenges it faces. That does not mean sweeping under the rug or suppressing the mistakes, the disa...
Although the variance in AI self-efficacy explained is modest - suggesting few fundamental differences among many members - the groups still represent a meaningful division along a continuum of socio-cognitive relationships with AI. This finding reflects the nuanced and dynamic nature of students’ rel...
There’s an added wrinkle, too, which is what I hear from so many of my female students: Before they’re legal to order a cocktail, they feel pressure to decide on their life’s path: Choose the right major! Get an internship! Build a resume! Before it’s too late. But anyway, ...
Parent signing at home with the child regardless of CI use is another significant factor in the educational success of deaf children [118,119], particularly since it facilitates academic support. With the emphasis in many schools on inclusion in the classroom, an important contribution to the succ...
Perfecto: I know Barry Schwartz, a longtime psychologist at Swarthmore and Berkeley talks about how when we have so many options available—the work on choice overload, whether having so many options and I feel I can't choose or feel less happy with that—is mixed, still an ongoing debate...
is relatively small in a given year. The student demographics can be a major reason too. With the decreasing number of the birthrate in the USA results in colleges and universities competing for less undergraduate students. Unfortunately, the number of all the institutions are going down, not ...
Since Swarthmore receives thousands of applications from academically strong students, your essays are one of your best opportunities to stand out. In this post, we’ll discuss how to craft an engaging response to each of these prompts.