By Tatiana Poladko News about the college admissions scandal this week shattered the romantic picture many hold about college admissions. We want to believe the process is fair and merit-based. We are fine with unadulterated competition for spots at selective colleges. But it is the lengths some families are willing to go —photoshopped pictures, $1.2 … Continue reading While some bribe, low-income students hurdle their way to higher education
Student Spotlight: Amadou
TeenSHARP-Delaware student Amadou (a rising junior at William Penn HS -Colonial School District) just learned he has been accepted to attend the Carleton Liberal Arts Experience (CLAE) program at Carleton College (ranked #8 among liberal arts colleges) in Minnesota this summer! I don't think he has stopped smiling since he received the news earlier this … Continue reading Student Spotlight: Amadou