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UPDATED FOR 2023! Financial Aid: Filling out the FAFSA and What Comes Next
UPDATED FOR 2023! Financial Aid: Filling out the FAFSA and What Comes Next It’s January, which means it’s also when college applications for regular admission are due. As members of the Class of 2023 anxiously wait to find out if they’ve been accepted, it’s the...
Update! Test Optional: Policies and Planning for 2023
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How to Say, “No!” to a Winter Slump and Stay Motivated
It’s another early January morning, and you begrudgingly get out of bed feeling cold and seeing nothing but darkness outside. You definitely don’t want to go to school let alone stay after to finish a group project. The next time you’ll be back in your room around...
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It’s a few months into the 2022-2023 school year and by now your binders may have a few scuffs on them, your pencils’ erasers may be worn a tad, and your daily wardrobe has switched from t-shirts to sweatshirts. You may also have had a couple lackluster grades or...
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A+ Featured Student: Isaac Okewole
“Success doesn’t happen by accident,” isn't just a mantra for Isaac Okewole. It’s the reason why this rising senior at Germantown Friends School was able to improve his SAT score by an amazing 200 points! Isaac learned about A+ from his cousins who also saw their...
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Mindy kept getting lost at college. She got lost in thought so often while her Journalism professor gave lectures that she had a go-to classmate to fill in the blanks of her notes. She got lost doing assignments, like that time she started shopping for new shoes...
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