Parent Appreciation Essay Contest

Parent Appreciation Essay Contest

The deadline has been extended to midnight on Sunday 7/6/2014

Many parents say that being a parent is the world’s most rewarding job, but it is also the most challenging one, especially for those who are first generation immigrant parents. Their struggles are many including culture shock, job discrimination, and communication issues. Also, being a parent in today’s world is harder than it was ever before. Not many of us can say that our grandparent’s generation dealt with the dual pressures of raising children and working. Continue reading


大学申请 – 作文--展示独特的自我

         教我们 《大学申请咨询》课的老师也在大学招生办工作多年。她告诉我们,因为申请人数众多,每一份辛辛苦苦花费学生数日甚至数周准备好的申请材料,平均只获得10 到15分钟被浏览。除非有突出的成就,象全国竞赛冠军之类的,大多数背景,成绩相似的学生靠作文拼出高低。成绩等数字是死的,罗列课外活动是纸上谈兵,唯一能把所有经历和成绩生动地串连起来,让学生本人”活”在考官面前的只有 College Application Essay。比如GPA同样3.75,份量可因学生成长的环境大相径庭。除此以外,作文的目的还有: Continue reading