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Don’t Go for ‘Well-Rounded’

admin — Sat, 13 May 2023 18:54:48 +0000

by Sarah M. Many students aim to be “well-rounded” when they apply for college. Great grades, high test scores, a sport, an instrument, and handful of clubs and some work experience all combine to create the complete package, right? I’m not here to say that any of those things are bad. Of course they’re not! But in general, the idea of the well-rounded student just doesn’t work that well, as

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Financial Aid Seminar Drew Hot Discussion

admin — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 00:04:31 +0000

IvyBoost Education hosted a free seminar about financial aid on Sunday, July 14. Counselor Mr. Tony Tang discussed many issues about financial aid with quite a few parents covering topics including cost of attendance, type of financial aid, EFC, 529 Plan, FAFSA, CSS Profile, Cal Grant and many more. Parents raised many questions and showed great concerns over the rising expenses of higher education and possible solutions. For more information, please contact

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IvyBoost Seminar attracted crowds

admin — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:10:01 +0000

IvyBoost Education held a college counseling seminar on June 9th, 2013. Our professional counselors talked about ” Getting into Top Colleges with Confidence”. A lot of students and their parents attended and gave very good feedback for the seminar. IvyBoost Education plans to hold free college counseling seminar once per month in this Summer, to get more information for our next seminar topic and date, please follow our website, newsletter

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College Counseling Seminar on June 9, 2013

admin — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:55:02 +0000

IvyBoost Education will host a series of free seminars about college application and planning from June to December 2013. The upcoming seminar is on June 9 from 2:00pm to 3:30pm featuring top colleges application for Class 2014 and college planning for 7th-11th graders. Please register online or call 510-656-6800 to reserve since seats are limited.

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IvyBoost Club Upcoming Activities

admin — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 23:45:44 +0000

November 30: Practice SAT We believe the earlier a student is exposed to the SAT and the more practice they receive the better they will do. On November 30 all IvyBoost student will take a full practice SAT exam. Vocabulary Jeopardy Challenge This month the IvyBoost Club is proud to feature the Vocabulary Jeopardy Challenge. Students have been learning SAT level vocabulary through the reading of classic short stories. On

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