College

Time Flies

by Marissa Muller, AR student reporter Here at University, I am involved in the student government of my college. And yesterday, we had our elections for our executive positions that were opening up for the next year. It was an incredibly strange moment for me to realize that I am truly coming to the end of my Freshman year at college.  The ...

Welcome to Stanford Leadership Academy!

Hello from the beautiful town of Palo Alto! After a long day of traveling, Abbey Road Programs' 2013 Leadership Academy at Stanford University has officially begun! The students were given some time to settle in, and then we all headed to dinner at a wonderful Mexican restaurant in Palo Alto called La Morenita. We're all turning in pretty ...

Time Flies When You’re Having Fun in Boston!

It's almost the end of the two week long college prep course, but it feels as though we just got started. We have taken four SAT practice tests throughout the course, and each time I see how much I have improved. From my first SAT test to my second, I had already improved by two hundred points! I have not received my third test back you, but ...

Parting with Boston is Such Sweet Sorrow!

This session has passed by so fast! Both sessions did, actually. I can't believe that I've been in Boston for about a month... We've done so much, yet so little in comparison to this large, busy city. This past week has been tiring; we had a lot of SAT prep and homework, we started our college essays, and we took two practice SAT exams. On ...

Northeastern and Boston University

Amid the business of SAT testing and college preparation courses, students have had the chance this week to visit two college campuses: Boston University and Northeastern. Home to the huskies, Northeastern University is a competitive research institution known most for its business and engineering programs. Its extensive co-op program ...

Well-Earned Relaxation

The past couple of days have been very relaxing, after a long and hard week. Over the weekend, we had a movie night, walked the Freedom Trail, went on a Duck Tour, and went to the Museum of Science. Before our Duck Tour on Sunday, I was actually able to sleep in until 11:30, which I found very rejuvenating. I found the Duck Tour especially ...

Only a Few Days Left of College Prep, But We’re Still Having Fun!

Hello! Everything is going great! I have made good friends, and we are all very close and share a lot. Even though we're working hard, we have lots of good times. On Saturday, I stayed in, because I got food poisoning... It was terrible! I had to stay at Emerson, and I have to say I was pretty sad about that, because we were visiting MIT. ...

A Weekend of Fun in Boston

Students enjoyed a busy weekend of academics and fun in Boston. Saturday, they toured some of Boston’s famous historic sites on the Freedom Trail, including the Boston Common, the Granary Burying Ground, the Old State House, and Faneuil Hall. Later they visited M.I.T., where they were introduced to strong academic programs and unique ...

Half-Way Mark: A Photo Journal of College Prep Session 2!

It's hard for me to believe that we're already one full week into session 2! We've been working and playing hard, and taking full advantage of the great activities and schools that Boston has to offer. The weekend, and the half-way mark for the session, really snuck up on us. Here are a few of my favorite shots from the week: [caption ...

Red bricks and much more…

These past few days have been a blur; we have seen and done so many things in such a short span of time that I sometimes find it difficult to remember everything we did. We went to Tufts University on Wednesday, and I definitely think it was one of my favorite campuses so far. This is due to it being in a rural area and having a lot of green ...