Harvard receives over 40,000 applications each year. About 2,000 of those applicants are accepted and just over 1,600 enroll as freshman*. And each year at Harvard as well as at each of the 2,000 degree-granting colleges and universities in the US, this process begins with admissions counselors pouring over applicants in a dauntingly speedy manner in order to flesh out the most interesting X %. So how do they accomplish this?...
It's Your Brand... Live it!
As part of the "What Do You Want To Do & Be?" (WDYWTD&B) series, CP students have been visited by lawyers, doctors, entrepreneurs, and, in the field, CP students have visited marine biologists, filmmakers, investment firms, medical clinics and political events. My goal is to expose students to a variety of professions hoping to raise their level of knowledge, compassion, and appreciation for varied life and career paths. I also hope to spark students' passions and to remind them they can be anything!
This month, Jim Cahill, Chief Blogger at Emerson visited CP to tell students about his personal and professional story...
Food for Thought... You Are What You Eat!
As an elite level athlete, or for those who wish to become one, there are many aspects to developing success at the highest level - a good tactical game, a good technical game, a good mental game, and a healthy body to execute it all. One of the key ingredients that makes CP a special place to learn and grow, is the daily food - mental food through academics, emotional and spiritual food through character building, and physical food through activity and healthy nutrition. Awareness of how we are feeding the mind, spirit and body is part of our daily discussion.
Did you know that ATA CP has a group of talented nutritionists that support the students and the ATA vision of developing...