Have you always wondered what went on in those top secret college admissions committee meetings but were too scared or inflexible to hide in a filing cabinet and listen in? Well, here’s your chance. Duke University’s newspaper The Chronicle has published a three-article series detailing the process from the other side of the application.

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As the College Board’s flagship SAT product continues to lose ground to the juggernaut ACT, its AP product line has become more deeply entrenched in the world of high school academics. For better or for worse, APs have become the de facto symbols of rigor and commitment to academic excellence for high school students across America. No longer the domain of only the most ambitious, AP classes have become a staple for an increasingly broad spectrum of college-bound students. Students willing to play the admissions game know they must take AP classes. Moreover, if students are to submit their most competitive applications, they must consider not only the number of APs they will take, but also the strength of each class.

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For some, silence is golden. For me, silence is deafening, particularly when I’m trying to study. Personally, I find music helps me focus on what I’m supposed to be learning. While this may not be true for everyone, a 2007 Stanford study found that music activates the same area that is concerned with paying attention.

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Well, at least they aren’t naturally any less awesome the men. Pay no attention to former Harvard president Lawrence Summers, whose remarks in 2005 suggested that women and men have innate differences which impacted their abilities in math and science. A report by the American Association of University Women released in March suggests that cultural biases may be to blame for an underrepresentation of women in science in math.

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The Oatmeal, a comic site that is definitely worth wasting five minutes of your day on, has created two hilarious and grammatically correct “How to” guides directed at mastering tricky punctuation, one for semicolons and one for apostrophes. Let the laughing and learning commence!

This amazing analogy is brought to us by Chuck Smith of Woodbridge, Virginia. As part of a Washington Post Style Invitational. The call went out for lame analogies and metaphors everywhere. Scroll down to see the winners. (If you need a refresher, an analogy uses “like” or “as”, while a metaphor does not. ) Below is a short list of hilarious comparisons if you are looking for a good laugh or inspiration for a term paper!

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