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One of the biggest misconceptions about how to get into a top college is that students need to take as many Advanced Placement (AP) classes as possible in high school.I’m a college admissions expert, and when families write me five-figure checks for college preparation, they expect me to tell their…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kimberly Jones, a 60-year-old native Floridian who moved to North Carolina in 2025. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.I was born and raised in Miami and spent my entire life living in South Florida. But last year, my…
After spending two months watching women and girls fetch water from the village tap and then walk home with the enormous containers balanced on their heads, I had become increasingly determined to try to help with this daily task. I had admired the women’s strength before, but as my neck…
The Pentagon is rethinking its ties with dozens of universities, which could affect tuition assistance and other programs for military students.The Department of Defense severed its ties with Harvard University earlier this month, sharing that it was reviewing other schools as well. The Pentagon hasn’t publicly identified the additional schools…
Airbus is trialing new software that allows helicopter crews to control a team of drones while the chopper flies at high speeds.The company recently tested the technology, called HTeaming, in trials with an H225M helicopter operated by Singapore’s air force and defense science and technology agency, said Victor Gerin-Roze, head…
