Although the technology behind each search engine varies slightly, there are some basic things you can learn about how search engines work that can help you improve your search skills.
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Posted: 9/24/10
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How can early decision (ED) help or hurt you during the college admissions process? Find out what the benefits are for ED, and how it might not be the thing for you.
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Posted: 8/3/10
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Being political can mean different things to different students at different schools.
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Posted: 6/11/10
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You’ve heard the whispers. The SAT is out of style. Over 800 four year colleges don’t require SAT or ACT scores at all. That number is growing, and now includes top notch liberal arts institutions like Middlebury, Bowdoin, and Bates. Do you even need to take the test?
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Posted: 4/13/10
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Drama. Craziness. Wild. Bad vodka. Epic. Too much friendliness and vomit all over your shoes. Those are some of the words current students used to describe UCSD’s traditional Sun God Festival – the one day out of the entire year we ditch the library for a few cups of cheap alcohol.
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Posted: 3/4/10
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If UCSD could embody any famous person it’d probably be someone like Screech from Saved by the Bell or Steve Urkel from Family Matters.
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Posted: 3/4/10
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While we can't help you start an orphanage in Guatemala to catch an admissions officer's eye, our guide to test prep can help you improve your SAT and ACT scores.
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Posted: 2/17/10
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How much should you focus on cultivating a unique talent? Is it possible to impress admissions officers who have seen it all? Our expert panelists reveal the best approach.
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Posted: 12/16/09
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Our panel explains how much weight standardized tests really carry in the admissions process.
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Posted: 12/7/09
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Follow these steps when transferring and your transfer experience will be trauma-free.
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Posted: 11/10/09
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