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Monthly Archives: August 2006
CNN American Morning Transcript
SOLEDAD O’BRIEN: The SAT, the ACT, their dreaded ritual for high school seniors. Well now, George Mason in Virginia is offering a little relief, letting students apply without having to submit test scores. Joining us this morning is Andrew Flagel. He us is the dean of admission at George Mason. Alex Kingsbury is from...
Stories from the NYPD
Archival recordings and recent interviews are woven together in this hour-long documentary that tells the story of the New York Police Department from the 1940s to the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. From Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia’s famous, “sock ‘em in the jaw,” speech to new police officers in 1942,...
You, in 500 words or less
A reader asks: Since the deadlines for early decision are soon approaching, I decided to get a head start on my college applications. However, I have no idea what to write about. I have a 102 (weighted) average, a 1350/1600 on my SATs, and a good number of extracurricular activities, but I am completely...
17 and All Burned Out
Yale graduate Alexandra Robbins knows a thing or two about driven students. For starters, she says she was one. Her new book, The Overachievers (Hyperion), follows a group of students from her alma mater, Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Md., as they apply to college. They are competing for a prized slot in...