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Don’t Get Sick

Every few days or so, it seems, the rains come down, bringing in floods, making it hard for students to get home. The not so pleasant weather also brings with it a variety of diseases from coughs and colds to the dreaded flu. But getting sick and missing classes is...

Wake Up Call!

The end of summer vacation is always hard on students. In a span of days, they would have to say goodbye to the last two months’ no-stress routine and get grooving for the school year. And getting up early is probably one of their biggest challenges. How do you make...

Filling Out College Application Forms

Your college application form is very, very important because it will be used by the school to assess your application. You must take utmost care in filling it out. Read the whole application form first. Following the instructions, write your answers to the questions...

The School DOES Matter II

My 13-year-old son, who is starting on his 2nd year of high school this coming school year, asked me one time what prompted me to choose UP from among all the universities. My answer was simple: I had no choice. Coming from a working-class family, my mother impressed...