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Attention High School Juniors: NOW is the time to start your college search! With spring around the corner, it’s time to begin your college search!...

Community Engagement Summer Internship Overview: Anchor House Earlier this month, SEEDS grad Bujana Mulosmani shared her experiences interning at Newark City Hall through the Community...

Community Engagement Summer Internship Overview: Newark City Hall Each year, New Jersey SEEDS partners with local nonprofit organizations to provide internships for SEEDS scholar alumni....

Earlier this month, we recapped visits to Goucher College and Johns Hopkins University. Here, we share thoughts on the University…

In early August, the Guidance department hosted a two-day college tour. Students visited four schools in Maryland and Pennsylvania…

SEEDS’ recent College Day was helpful for all students as they navigate the process. Following last week’s…

On Saturday, June 20th, NJ SEEDS hosted its 4th annual College Day (photos available). With over 60 colleges…

Sunny. Packed. Fun. These few words describe the various aspects of the 2015 Spring College Tour hosted by SEEDS’ Guidance Department. With a full Coach…

It is important for sophomores and juniors to start researching colleges early, as some institutions have different requirements than others. For an example…

How can you stand out among the competition when it comes to college applications? Summer internships or other opportunities!…

The Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) creates an inclusive and safe space for upper school student leaders…

In November, more than a dozen NJ SEEDS Scholar Alumni embarked upon a journey to explore two of…

SEEDS graduate Danny Santamaria (CPP ’11, University of Tampa ’15) is the author of this guest blog post. Danny shares her…

Quiz and test dates are already set for the school year, but how do you find the time to review course materials?

It is a start of a new academic school year! With new pens, notebooks, and textbooks, everyone is hopeful that they will have a productive…

As soon as I stepped on campus, I was amazed by the architecture of the buildings. The campus had a historic yet modern vibe…

Meet SEEDS’ alum Christopher Guilcapi, who recently graduated from Union County Vocational Technical High School, and is heading to…

Visiting the campuses of prospective colleges is a critical part of the application process. But some visits…

Summer vacation is the perfect time for rising seniors (and even rising juniors!) to make a dent…

Like many New York schools, Hamilton offers Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) and other Academic Opportunity…

Over the past few weeks, you’ve looked back at Day 1 and Day 2 of the Guidance Spring College Tour. For the Day 3 overview, SEEDS’…

The second post in a series reflecting on SEEDS’ Guidance Department’s recent Spring College Tour. Visit the post from Day 1 for thoughts…

Although the day started cold and early, we began our Guidance Spring College Tour with Sarah Lawrence College. At this liberal arts…

How to Learn About Research Opportunities At Your School Last week, we introduced you to Danny Santamaria, a SEEDS…

One of the objectives of the SEEDS’ Guidance blog is to introduce students and alumni to various internships and other opportunities…

The first step is to make sure you compile a list of things that are important to you in a school so that you have a better gauge…

Your college counselor is there to answer any questions that you may have (or that your parents may have), to suggest colleges for…

There are also many parallels between the process of searching for an internship and searching for the ideal college. Therefore…

Writing the perfect college essay requires you to be in tune with yourself. That means you must know who you are, what motivates you…

With your college applications submitted and your gratitude expressed, now is the time to apply for scholarships. Identifying…

Take a moment to think about it: without your transcripts and recommendation letters from…

Federal Direct Subsidized Loans are loans administered by the federal government, for which you are not responsible for the interest

By now, seniors may have started receiving offers from Early…

As you set out on your college search, you will inevitably have the chance to ask a college representative…

You may be looking at the second half of the year as a senior ready to graduate, or as an underclassman looking to continue your…