High School Students

Dropping a Class — Perfectly balancing a class schedule isn’t intuitive. Consequently, some students may be thinking about adjusting their schedules after the first week of classes, when the reality of the semester sinks in. Of course, there are a thousand reasons you could want to drop a class. One year, on the first […]

Deciding Whether or Not You Should Drop a Class

This entry was posted in Study Skills on August 29, 2016 by Katelyn Brush

Should I Go to College with My High School Sweetheart? — The summer after I graduated high school, I fell head over heels for the boy next door. We had not only grown up around the block from each other, we were in the same kindergarten class. We didn’t really know each other until senior year, though. That summer was filled […]

Going to College with Your High School Sweetheart

This entry was posted in Love and Relationships on August 28, 2016 by Katelyn Brush

How to Win at the College Fair — If you’re a high school student, your mailbox has surely been flooded with colorful college brochures. The pictures of their campuses start to blend together. Guy throwing Frisbee on the quad. Professor pensively listening to a student. Woman at library poring over her books. What college does that describe? According […]

How to Win at the College Fair

This entry was posted in Admissions on August 26, 2016 by Gwen Elise

Books to Brag About: Suggestions from the Student Caffé Staff — Going back to school after a summer away, or heading to college for the first time, leads to a crazy number of opportunities to have a conversation. Maybe you’re catching up with old friends or meeting new people your age and hoping to start up an intelligent conversation. You may […]

Books You Can Brag About: Suggestions from the Student Caffé Staff

This entry was posted in Recreation on August 22, 2016 by Student Caffe Staff

Best Things to Put On a Résumé — A résumé is a document that showcases your preparation for a prospective job to a hiring manager. It includes your education and work experiences, as well as your talents, volunteer work, extracurricular activities, and publications. Generally, the older and more experienced you are, the longer your résumé will be. For […]

The Three Building Blocks That Make up a Stellar Résumé

This entry was posted in Career on August 6, 2016 by Megan Clendenon

Seven Reasons to Consider Applying Early Action — Early action (EA) is an admissions policy that allows prospective freshmen to get a head start on the college application process. By submitting EA applications well before the regular application deadline, you can receive your admissions decision (an acceptance, a rejection, or a maybe) in December of your senior year. […]

Seven Reasons to Consider Applying to College Early Action

This entry was posted in Admissions on August 1, 2016 by Gwen Elise

How to make a good high school résumé — If this were a television show, I’d be pulling up to an unassuming student’s school right now in a crew van. With my cameramen right behind me, I’d jump out of the car, hustle to the classroom, and tear the poor kid’s résumé from his hand. “We have a lot […]

Extreme Makeover: High School Résumé Edition

This entry was posted in Finishing High School on July 26, 2016 by Gwen Elise

How Is College Different from High School? — Once you exit the doors of your high school for the last time, you may not know what to expect from the future. Maybe you visited a couple of campuses during the fall when you were deciding where to apply, did an overnight stay with a current student, or even […]

What Makes College So Different from High School?

This entry was posted in Finishing High School on July 24, 2016 by Megan Clendenon

You'll learn many lessons after graduating high school. — Congratulations on graduating high school! It’s time to say goodbye to your favorite teacher, clean out your locker, and enjoy your last hallway huddle. Rejoice in your final standardized test and celebrate that the school monitor no longer is able to confiscate your cell phone. You’re free! It’s all bittersweet, […]

What We Wish We’d Known about Graduating High School

This entry was posted in Finishing High School on June 28, 2016 by Student Caffe Staff

How to Find a Summer Job in High School — Anyone in college admissions will wax poetic about summer jobs. With a summer job, high school students beef up their résumés, use their brains over the summers, and acquire new skills. Students who keep with their summer jobs during the school year are even more impressive. They prove they can […]

Finding a Summer Job in High School

This entry was posted in Finishing High School on June 24, 2016 by Gwen Elise

Environmental Education and Sustainable Schools — A Quick History of Environmental Education The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) advocates for environmental education as a way to enhance the public’s awareness of environmental issues and sustainability and to emphasize that protecting the environment is a way to protect life in the future. UNESCO was […]

Environmental Education and Sustainable Schools

This entry was posted in Higher Ed Then and Now on June 17, 2016 by Megan Clendenon

Everything You Need to Know about Mono — Getting mononucleosis is no fun. Take it from someone who has been there, lying in a hospital bed, sleeping only with the help of prescribed painkillers, and getting all her fluids from an IV drip. Here is what you need to know. You’ve probably heard of it before by the […]

Everything You Need to Know about Mono

This entry was posted in Health and Wellness on June 6, 2016 by Megan Clendenon