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Is Passport for Good Experiencing The Flywheel Effect?

by Gayle Farman In the famous business book that Jim Collins published back in 2001, “Good to Great,” he introduced the concept of “The Flywheel Effect.” He described businesspeople who persevere – who keep pushing a flywheel persistently and inch it forward little by little. With continued great effort, the flywheel starts to gain momentum Read more about Is Passport for Good Experiencing The Flywheel Effect?[…]

An Important Lesson Learned During My First Year at Harvard

Coming in to my freshman year of college, I thought I’d be entering the STEM world — a world of hackathons, problem sets, and internships. High school experience with startups like Passport for Good had convinced me that computer science or mathematics would be my future. It wasn’t until halfway through my semester, when classwork Read more about An Important Lesson Learned During My First Year at Harvard[…]

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Extracurricular Activities: Get Engaged Early and Be Authentic

At The College Advisor of New York, we begin talking to students early in the admissions process about the importance of a strong high school resume. For rising sophomores and juniors, it might seem premature to begin putting their achievements on their resume but, actually, it’s quite the opposite. Colleges want to see active students, Read more about Extracurricular Activities: Get Engaged Early and Be Authentic[…]

Arts Feast: Celebrating Refugees and Immigrants in our Community

By Guest Student Blogger, Anna S. The summer before my senior year I participated in a human rights symposium, in which students collaborated and discussed a wide variety of social justice issues, both domestic and international. This experience inspired me to pursue a long-term project connected to the plight of refugees within my own community, Read more about Arts Feast: Celebrating Refugees and Immigrants in our Community[…]