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Sponsored by kaptest.com/college.![]() | Last-Minute Essay Tips As a high school senior, it's certainly possible that with studying for SATs, preparing for exams, and planning holiday travel, you haven't had a chance to work on your college application essay yet. Don't worry—you can create a unique, compelling essay in limited time. Keep in mind that the application essay is your chance to provide an added boost to an already strong application package. In many cases, a well-written, communicative essay can help compensate for a low GPA or SAT/ACT score. Your essay will give college admissions officers a much better idea of your personality, interests, and goals than test scores and grades can provide. Make the most of this important opportunity to let the real you shine through. Make sure your essay is interesting to readers. Read your essay aloud to a friend, parent, or teacher. Does your audience remain attentive throughout your reading? Even if no one's around to hear you, reading aloud is a great way to spot clunky language, grammatical errors, or typos in your writing. Proofreading your essay is extremely important. You certainly don't want to send an essay that mentions the wrong school, has missing words, or includes other errors. However, if you've been staring at your essays for hours or days, the words may start to blur together, and you may have trouble spotting mistakes. Have another person read over your essay, or try reading your essay backwards. You'll get a fresh perspective on your work and will be able to locate trouble spots much more quickly. Get more essay-writing advice. |  | | | | | |  | Career Planning |  | | | | You Could Be a Future Engineer Here are a couple of wonderful facts to keep in mind: - There aren't enough engineers to fill all of the engineering jobs in the United States.
- New college graduates with engineering degrees make significantly more money than other college graduates.
Engineering sounds like a pretty good profession to choose, doesn't it? Now, let's make sure you know that we're not talking about the folks who are in charge of trains, or the maintenance men who wear "building engineer" patches on their uniforms. Nor are we discussing the job title that some homemakers prefer-that of "domestic" engineer. Furthermore, you may be surprised to know that we're also not talking about the men and women who do computer programming and call themselves "software engineers." We're talking about men and women who are specifically trained in how to use math and science to solve practical problems. Most of them pursue at least a four-year college degree in some branch of engineering. Where does science become engineering? Science is everything-naturally. Once you turn it into a soda can by applying math and science, it becomes engineering," says Leann Yoder, executive director of the Junior Engineering Technology Society (JETS). More Creativity than Brilliance
"The engineering profession certainly has what you might say is a perception about it by high school students that you have to be absolutely brilliant in math and science to be a successful engineer," says Dr. David A. Wormley, president-elect of the American Society for Engineering Education. "One of the things people neglect to talk about is that engineering is a very creative profession and that people can be successful with a variety of backgrounds and goals," says Wormley, also dean of engineering at Penn State. "The fact that engineering is extremely creative isn't emphasized very much." There are even those who believe that being too brilliant in math and science can be a handicap in the engineering world. "I think it has to be somebody who has a good aptitude for math [and] science. I don't think you necessarily have to be brilliant. I'm not so sure the brilliant ones make the best engineers," says Steve Parkinson, a licensed civil engineer who heads up the Public Works Department in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. "They tend to be on a higher plane; they can't relate to other people... Not only do you need math and science, you also need communication skills." Still, math and science are the gateways. Says Douglas R. Carroll at the University of Missouri-Rolla, one of the top engineering schools in the country, "I've worked with freshmen students for the last 15 years as a freshman advisor, helping them get through the calculus, chemistry, and physics, and experiencing how difficult it is for some students. The main problem is calculus; most of the students who give up usually give up because they cannot pass calculus. Students who took the advanced math track in high school and made a lot of Cs will have a difficult time getting through the math courses at a top engineering college." Learn more about engineering careers from 21 Things Every Future Engineer Should Know.
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Location: Portland, OR
Website: reed.edu
U.S. News Rank: 53 (Liberal Arts Colleges)
Number of Undergraduates: 1,309
Tuition and Fees: $34,530
Room and Board: $9,000
Fall 2007 Admissions Information
Deadline: January 15
Fee: $40
A liberal, highly progressive school, Reed College gives its students tremendous freedom, academically and socially. Bright, highly motivated nonconformists thrive here. Reed treats its curriculum like an honor program: An unusually high academic standard is the norm, and students are given almost total responsibility for the direction of their studies. Grades are de-emphasized; in fact, students are not told of their grades unless they ask for them, though grades are recorded. But students do get extensive feedback from their professors. The lack of grades doesn't mean the atmosphere isn't intense. With 22 majors plus numerous interdisciplinary fields, Reed maintains strong academic programs across the board. But its programs in the life sciences are perhaps the strongest. In this category, Reed produces more Ph.D.s than any other institution of higher learning. But science majors don't have all the glory—a majority of Reed's graduates go on to grad school, and the school ranks second in the number of Rhodes scholars from a liberal arts college. About half of all Reedies live on campus, where students live mostly in small halls with as few as seven other people or as "many" as 30. On-campus residences are largely co-ed by floor or by room, and there are a surprising number of singles. Special theme housing options have recently included film, Japanese culture, outdoor recreation, and community service. There are no fraternities or sororities, but the Reed Houses offer a popular off-campus housing choice and can be unofficially "themed."
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