An Open Letter To The College Professor Who Helped Me Pursue My Dream

College is a ridiculously fun time filled with a lot of inner turmoil. These 4(ish) years will heavily impact the rest of your life…which is a completely scary thought.  When I came to college I

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Why Letter Grades, Testing, and GPAs are Destructive to Higher Education

Today, we live in a world where seven and eight year-olds attend duel-immersion schools, on the track to becoming fluent in Spanish. One-year-olds take Mandarin, thirteen-year-olds are on the road to the olympics, and 15

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15 Ways Your College Professors Differ From You High School Teachers

Even if you’ve never had a college course, you probably understand that the professors don’t behave exactly like your high school teachers did. The rules are more relaxed, there’s less emphasis on discipline, and they’re

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15 Ways Your College Professors Won’t Be Like Your High School Teachers 3

5. Reference Drugs and Alcohol Teachers are walking PSAs, reminding you on a constant basis that drugs and alcohol are always bad. Professors are trying to fit in with the cool kids, casually mentioning their

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15 Ways Your College Professors Won’t Be Like Your High School Teachers 2

10. Choose Favorites Though few teachers ever truly succeed in this endeavor, most are supposed to make sure they never choose favorites among their students. Everyone is meant to be treated equally. Professors, on the

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