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Welcome to my Saturday #linkdump, the third in an occasional series that may or may not be restricted to Saturdays, but which will ever be an ode to olde-timey #linkblogging of the sort practiced by our blogfathers, blogmothers, and other blogparents:
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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
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Any fule kno that Saturday is #Caturday, and today's woke felinism comes from @GoingMedieval, earthiest of all the Medivelist Bloggers, author of the superb *Once and Future Sex*, all about dirty dirty medieval people and their filthy filthy habits:
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Now reading
(paywalled so after clicking the link to give the author his coins do what you need to):
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(paywalled so after clicking the link to give the author his coins do what you need to):
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Tulane's admissions rate is .7% ?!?!?! They are competing with @stanvard_u
So many things here make me stabby!!!
🧵Three messages most parents of high school students need to hear but either never do -- or don't
listen to:
1- Talk to fewer parents of other hs students & more parents of current college students/recent grads about #collegeadmissions. They give nec. perspective/encouragement
listen to:
1- Talk to fewer parents of other hs students & more parents of current college students/recent grads about #collegeadmissions. They give nec. perspective/encouragement
2- When coaches, trainers, other adults say "your kid can play (insert sport) in college," it doesn't mean- a: they actually can b: they can play anywhere they want c: they'll get a scholarship d: if they do get $, it will be a full ride
3- College admission is not fair. It's a human process, and therefore inherently imperfect/fallible. It's driven by supply & demand, institutional priorities, and mission. Therefore, neither an admit nor deny is a value judgment or prediction of future success (on them or you).
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Applicants applying Early Action or Early Decision through @CommonApp in 2020-21 came from substantially higher-income neighborhoods, relative to other admission plans on average. Our latest report: s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ca.research.pu… #emchat #highered #collegeadmissions 1/
We’re also seeing substantially fewer #FirstGen & URM students represented in the early admissions applicant pools. It is widely known that early admission plans put these students at a disadvantage, relative to their White, more affluent, non-first generation peers. 2/
It is worth remembering: most @CommonApp members (63%) offered rolling admission plans in 2020-21, up from 61% in 2018-19, offering students the flexibility to weigh financial aid options and reduce stress while applying. 3/
Last minute ACT tips that will increase your score tomorrow
1. (If nothing else)-bubble in everything. I don't care if the proctor or your parent or friend says there is a penalty for guessing. They are wrong... Bubble in everything. Do not leave a bubble blank
Not like this
1. (If nothing else)-bubble in everything. I don't care if the proctor or your parent or friend says there is a penalty for guessing. They are wrong... Bubble in everything. Do not leave a bubble blank
Not like this
2. Waiting until the 5 minute warning to bubble in everything usually makes you feel stressed out. Bubble in everything 15 minutes before the end of each section (mark your spot) and use the 5 min warning to work on easy questions that take up no time
3. Set a watch to noon when you start a section- keeps tracks of the time without calculating- professor Heytens taught me this before my first law school exam
