A couple days ago I applied for Teach for America. I originally heard of the program in a book I read over the summer called Ms. Moffett’s First Year: Becoming a Teacher in America. Until a few days ago, I had forgotten about it, but my memory was refreshed while browsing Harvard Law School’s website for a friend of mine.

I noticed that by opting to pursue certain programs, such as the Peace Corps and Teach for America, enrollment could be deferred for two or more years. This …

Holding an office in student government looks good on any application whether it be for college, work, or otherwise. The catch is that your leadership skills are not going to get you elected. Much like every other system which requires the votes of fickle teenagers, winning is a popularity contest. If you have few friends, it is still possible to win by planning ahead and being careful how you present yourself. I am going to approach this from the standpoint of somebody who is already in college, but most of the information will apply to high school students as well.

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Let’s get rid of any confusion. A fraternity is for men and a sorority is for women. The words come from the Latin words for brother and sister. Wait, but they call it “Greek life”, right? Yep. This is because of the actual names of the organizations. They derive their names from the names of Greek letters.

Classic.

Now that you’ve had your history lesson, let’s do a preliminary evaluation. For the sake of brevity, …