If there’s a sign of the times in college admissions, it may be this: Steven Roy Goodman, an independent college counselor, tells clients to make a small mistake somewhere in their application on purpose.
“Sometimes it’s a typo,” he says. “I don’t want my students to sound like robots. It’s pretty easy to fall into that trap of trying to do everything perfectly and there’s no spark left.”
This advice to deliberately make a mistake in your application comes from a story on ABC News, Colleges Seek ‘Authenticity’ in Hopefuls. Controversial advice, …Continue

A great article from the New York Times was just brought to my attention, To: Professor@University.edu Subject: Why It’s All About Me. Maybe because today’s 18 year olds grew up with email, chat rooms and the Internet, many professors get annoying emails from students. Students write in informal language sometimes using L33T, demand instant replies to their emails, call the professor by the first name, and even share incredibly personal information. No matter what the reason, it seems like email makes students feel that all rules of formality go out …Continue

What is the difference between the IELTS and TOEFL? Which one should you take? This article will try to help you make that decision and give a brief intro to each test.
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The IELTS test is administrated by the British Councils, the University of Cambridge, and IELTS Australia. That is to say, it is associated with the British government and traditionally was used by British universities, as well as New Zealand and Australian universities to determine the language capability of foreign students. TOEFL is administered by ETS, a US-based non-profit and …Continue