Making the Most of Your College Experience
College in the United States is expensive. And overwhelming. If you choose to go to a big state school, like I did - the possibilities...
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Taylor Chin
Nov 26, 2023
A Guide to Finding Friends on Campus
In my experience, college students find their friends in one of a handful of places. This blog post is a simple guide to finding friends...
Sofia Vasileva
Nov 11, 2023
Life at CSW (the Cambridge School of Weston)
As I said in my previous blog, Galit, my Hermiona tutor, was the person who helped me to decide to attend my school. She told me that at...
Alice Chudnovsky
Oct 28, 2023
The Procrastinator's Guide to Getting It Done
Most American universities have undergraduate (and graduate) deadlines very close to the winter holidays. Whether you celebrate...
David Lysenko
Oct 15, 2023
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Summer
I believe that this blog topic is particularly important because it really drives at the heart of how Hermiona benefits its students....
Yelena Kadeykina
Jun 1, 2023
Highlights of our Fireside Talk with Rod Garcia, former MIT Sloan admissions officer
Thank you again to Rod Garcia for joining me for a warm and thought-provoking talk on May 24! One of the most important things that the...
Hermiona Education Team
Jan 26, 2021
SAT Subject Tests cancelled... Now what?
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major shifts in the American educational landscape. For some students and universities, existing trends...
Leora Eisenberg
Dec 5, 2020
In it for the long haul
I’m writing to you on a cold Philadelphia morning. It’s only December 5, but I feel like I’m ready to sleep for days. The Hermiona team...
Leora Eisenberg
Nov 2, 2020
Should I apply early?
Every year, students ask me if they should apply early, expecting a simple yes or no answer. The reality is that this question is far...
Janice Cheon
Sep 15, 2020
My Bookshelf: The Summer Quarantine Edition
I think it’s safe to say that COVID has created trends in social media and the news faster than we—or at the very least, I—can catch up....
Leyla Zhaksybek
Aug 26, 2020
My Online Summer at Tufts
When I applied to the Leadership for Social Change program at Tufts University, I was unsure if I was going to enjoy it. I was introduced...
Leora Eisenberg
Aug 13, 2020
Gearing up for admissions season
I'll say it first: I am so tired of quarantine. I spent all day thinking about what I was going to write about. Another COVID-related...
Leora Eisenberg
Jul 23, 2020
What I've Learned at Hermiona University
It’s hard to believe that it’s already the end of July. Many of us have been in quarantine since the middle of March, making for four...
David Lysenko
Jul 11, 2020
Featured Session II Courses
Summer isn't how we planned it -- but Hermiona is here to help! Our second session of HermionaU is starting on Monday, July 13th. I...
Leora Eisenberg
Jun 28, 2020
Hermiona College Essay Writing Intensive Testimonials
Summer isn't how we planned it -- but Hermiona is here to help! As part of Hermiona University, we just wrapped up our first session of...
Taylor Chin
Jun 22, 2020
HermionaU Instructor Spotlight: Introduction to Stereo Photography with Alexander Melkumov
A photo is not necessarily two-dimensional and flat. The human brain has trained the eyes to perceive depth in images, even when they are...
Taylor Chin
Jun 9, 2020
HermionaU Instructor Spotlight: Maxim Istomin
For younger students not yet ready to learn C++ or Java, Logo is a simpler language that creates a smooth introduction to programming for...
Leora Eisenberg
Jun 5, 2020
Online Graduation at Princeton University
Four months ago, graduation seemed so far away. I still had time to enjoy “college life,” as one puts it: friends, parties, and, of...
Leora Eisenberg
Jun 4, 2020
Introducing: "Introduction to Public Speaking and Self-Presentation" with Marta Molfar
I’ve heard it said before that the most common fear in the United States is public speaking -- and that the second most common fear is...
Taylor Chin
Jun 1, 2020
HermionaU Instructor Spotlight: Dmitry Shvartsman
Most of the time, we don't stop to think about the way that biological cells and tissues coordinate everything that happens in our body,...
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