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Khan Academy: How Formal Should the Tone of Your College Essay Be?
Sarah McGinty, college admissions expert, discusses how formal your college application essay should be and tips on how to bring out your natural voice. [2:48]
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Khan Academy: Sal Khan's Story: Wrapping Up
In this Khan Academy resource Sal talks about his college experience.
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Khan Academy: Sal Khan's Story: Making High School Count
This Khan Academy resource is a video about the importance of high school and how it can prepare you for you for college.
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Khan Academy: Deciding Whether to Retake the Sat
Here are a few things to consider when deciding whether to retake the SAT. [2:36]
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Khan Academy: Deciding Whether to Retake the Act
Here a few points you want to consider when deciding whether to retake the ACT. [1:47]
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Khan Academy: Student Story: Applying as a Homeschooler
Hear how a homeschooled student approached the various parts of his college application (i.e. extracurriculars, getting letters of recommendation, and choosing a topic for his college essay).
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Khan Academy: Student Story: Prioritizing Size/campus/major for College Search
This Khan Academy resource is a student story video prioritizing size, campus, major, and selectivity in the college search.
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Khan Academy: Student Story: Searching for Scholarships
This Khan Academy resource is a student story video about the process of searching for scholarships.
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Khan Academy: Student Story: Prioritizing Location in the College Search
This resource by Khan Academy is a student story about prioritizing location in the college search.
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Khan Academy: Student Story: Overcoming Lack of Hs Support as College Obstacle
This Khan Academy resource is a video about overcoming a lack of high school support as an obstacle to college.
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Khan Academy: Student Story: Overcoming Immigration Obstacles to College
This Khan Academy resource is a video about a woman who is an immigrant to the United States and had to overcome multiple obstacles to make it to college.
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Khan Academy: Student Story: High School Classes
This resource from Khan Academy is student story video about the importance of high school.
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Khan Academy: Writing a Strong College Admissions Essay
This Khan Academy resource is a video that walks one through the steps of writing a strong college admissions essay.
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Khan Academy: Student Story: Work Study as an Opportunity to Learn
This Khan Academy resource is a student story video about using work study during college as an opportunity to learn.
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Khan Academy: Working During College
This Khan Academy resource is a video about one college student's experience of working while in college.
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Khan Academy: Student Story: Overcoming Family Obstacles to College
This is one student's story about overcoming financial and cultural obstacles in order to attend college. [1:30]
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Khan Academy: Student Story: Extracurriculars That Carry Over From Hs to College
A college student shares her high school experience with extracurricular activities, specifically basketball. [0:51]
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Khan Academy: Student Story: Overcoming Anxiety, Not Fitting in College Obstacle
A student shares what she worried about before starting college as a minority student at Brown. [1:40]
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Khan Academy: Student Story: Admissions Interview
Listen to a student describe how they prepared for their college interview and tips on how to stand out. [1:09]
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Khan Academy: Student Story: Extracurriculars That Are Self Created
Listen as a college student discusses the extracurricular opportunities he created for himself in high school. [0:47]
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Khan Academy: Student Story: Extracurriculars That Are Nontraditional
Listen as a student describes her non-traditional extracurricular activities in high school and how they affected the college application process. [1:02]
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Khan Academy: Student Story: Extracurriculars That Are Leadership Opportunities
Listen as a college student discusses his extracurricular activities in high school and how they strengthened his leadership skills. [1:12]
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Khan Academy: Student Story: Extracurriculars That Are a Passion
Listen as a college student discusses the importance of extracurriculars in high school. [1:04]
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Khan Academy: Selecting Your College
Congrats! You were accepted to college! How do you choose? Listen as the Dean of Undergraduate Admissions at Stanford University discusses what to ask yourself when you are choosing a college to attend. [1:21]