At the end of August and we are literally there, students who started the program in July should be wrapping up applications. They should be at the end of the rope.... What do we mean? 1 Part 1 and II of the Commonapp completed 2. Essays and short answers completed 3. Resume 4. Teachers and Counselors invited on Commonapp 5. Almost time to press the button to submit applications....almost 6. If you are a US resident or green card holder, you should we should be discussing yo

And as summer draws to an end, the first SAT exam looms on the horizon. Mock exam take place this Thursday for those headed to Saturday’s exam. For this Thursday, do not forget a picture ID, your #2 pencils, good eraser and a calculator. For Saturday, get to your centers by 7:45. Sit close to registration table, have picture ID’s, tickets for exam, calculator, pencils and erasers ready. Exercise, eat right ( swear off greasy foods and those that make you sleepy)…you will need

I am often that teacher at times who so often feels defeated by students who are indifferent, lazy, and unable to organize themselves for future opportunities. I am here to report that something has got to be in the water these kids are drinking! I have a group of students who are self-motivated. I do not have to repeat instructions twice. They get it. In addition, they are organized, with diaries, making appointments, getting internships done, spectacular. Need I mention

https://www.versan.org/registration As parents and students scurry to find lodging, books, school fees, the gloom of high inflation sets in and lurks above all optimistic plans. Cost of securing a student visa hovers around US$500. Cost of book purchases for college runs the gamut of US$1500 to $3000. Insurance while studying overseas is easily US$2500. The airfare, depends on the state, from $500 to $2500… So costs escalate… pocket money? When parents ask me how much do we f

As Jamaica glides between Emancipation Day and Independence Day, many of us wonder what really did Emancipation and Independence bring us? It seems we appear no better off as doomsayers predict. Crime is high and insensitive. The country is not providing good services, education is in a tailspin, the environment is suffering, we wonder just how fast we can move from Third to First World status? The good news is that we have a cohort of students going out into the world to ex