By Dehab Deglel, Features Editor & Photo Manager
• May 20, 2025
Imagine going to a college event, submitting an application and getting an answer on the spot, experiencing none of the characteristic stress and wait time that accompanies the usual college admissions...
As May 1 approaches, seniors are finalizing their college decisions and watching Beyond the Bulldog posts flood their Instagram stories. For many making these decisions, college rankings seem like the...
As classes begin AP Exam preparation, students book flights for summer vacations and shorts become a weather-appropriate clothing choice, one thing is evident: the school year is ending. This time is undoubtedly...
A crucial step in the gauntlet that is the college application process has always been the SAT. When the majority of schools went test-optional in 2020, most high school juniors and seniors breathed a...
By Nate Levine, Social Media Manager
• January 9, 2024
Most people view rolling admissions in a positive light, but should they? Rolling admissions can subject students to prolonged periods of stress and pressure.
According to US News & World Report,...
By Julia Levi, Observations Editor
• December 11, 2023
From August through November, WCHS seniors are on the grind. As college applications and extracurriculars replace downtime, the pressure remains to take challenging courses and maintain impressive grades.
As...
The college admissions process has drastically changed over the past decade, including a sharply increased number of applicants, lowered acceptance rates, lasting effects of COVID-19 and the most recent...
By Nate Levine, Social Media Manager
• October 18, 2023
Picture this: an average student gets their essay written for them, and it is so good that the student gets into colleges that they never would have gotten into by themselves. Realistically, all a student...
When it came time to sign up for junior year classes, I knew exactly the class I wanted to take. I powered through AP Computer Science and Ceramics as an underclassman, but quickly realized neither of...
Over the course of 12 years, students are consistently being molded into preparation for their next level of education. Expectations become higher over time in order for students to understand what will...
Left and right, surrounding the front entrance outside of the school, phones could be seen everywhere taking pictures of friends touting shirts announcing their plans for after graduation. May 1st is the...
As May 1 quickly approaches, high school seniors around the country will be deciding how to spend the next four plus years of their lives. The accumulation of the past few years of work is finally going...
