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26 Feb AIM Alumni: Where are they now?

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Getting into college is one thing, but succeeding while there is quite another! Despite the challenges that the college experience so often presents, AIMers have managed to make a huge impact on their communities. Five years ago, these AIMers were highlighted in the Gleaner just before...

08 Feb Common App Prompts 2019 Released

Posted at 00:00h in College Admissions News, College Application Series, College Application Tips, College Essay by nicole 0 Comments

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ESSAY SEASON IS HERE! Finally, the essay prompts for the 2019-2020 reiteration of the Common Application are out! It’s still early days yet, but now is the time for high school Juniors / Lower 6ers (those in their second to last year of high school) to...

16 Aug Choosing Between the SAT and the ACT

Posted at 15:24h in Academic Advice, Application Tips, Class of 2023, College Application Series, College Application Tips by AIM Educational Services 0 Comments

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Standardized test scores are a crucial part of college applications, as they help admissions officers gauge a prospective applicant’s academic proficiency. As such, it is absolutely crucial that students do everything in their power to maximize the scores that they present on their college applications....

24 Jan You Need a Summer Plan

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Colleges take how YOU spend your summers VERY seriously! Employers look at how you spend your summers too! So, whether you're in High School or College - it's time to start planning a summer that can take you one step closer to success in college admissions or...

24 Oct Why the Liberal Arts?

Posted at 14:52h in Application Tips, Class of 2020, College Application Series, College Application Tips, Gap Year by nicole 0 Comments

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Here are some excerpts from Wesleyan President Michael Roth's article "Why the Liberal Arts Matter" What is a Liberal Arts Education? "This means that your courses will be in general areas of study--philosophy, mathematics, literature, art history, economics, languages, and so on--rather than in applied or specialized fields....

10 Oct How Much Need-Based Aid Might You Qualify For?

Posted at 13:09h in Class of 2020, College Application Series, College Application Tips, scholarships, Uncategorized by nicole 0 Comments

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Financial Aid - one of the MOST important aspects of this entire process! When I was applying to college my dad told me plain and straight, apply to schools you can get a full scholarship to. So...

22 Sep SPECIAL REPORT: SAT Math Investigation

Posted at 19:11h in Academic Advice, Application Tips, Class of 2020, College Admissions News by nicole 0 Comments

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Had to re-post this article so that Parents and Students can understand what the new SAT Math is like! Word Problems Despite warnings, College Board redesigned SAT in way that may hurt neediest students By Renee Dudley Filed Sept. 21, 2016, 2:32 p.m. GMT Part Six: Internal documents show the...

05 Sep Are you taking the RIGHT CSEC / CAPE / IB Subjects?

Posted at 02:22h in Application Tips, College Application Series, College Application Tips by nicole 0 Comments

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It's back to school time! So no better time than now to make sure you're on track for college application success! One of the number one challenges Caribbean students face is misalignment of their own subject choices with US university expectations and preferences. US colleges expect...

10 May Rihanna Can Help You Pay For College

Posted at 02:50h in College Admissions News, College Application Series, scholarships by nicole 0 Comments

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Barbadian born pop superstar Rihanna has launched a scholarship fund for students planning to study in the US. The Clara Lionel Foundation Global Scholarship Program "awards full scholarships to highly motivated youth in Barbados, Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, Guyana, Jamaica and the United States. Designed to assist...

08 May How to Choose CSEC subjects for 4th Form

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As published in the Jamaica Observer, Sunday May 8, 2016 It’s the time of year when high schools across Jamaica host career days or career weeks in an effort to help third formers choose the subjects they will pursue in fourth and fifth forms, and ultimately...