A History of the Lunar New Year
Every year, students learn choreography for traditional Asian dances in celebration of the Lunar New Year, arguably the most important holiday in many East Asian countries. Last Friday, the effort…
Articles by Grace Yue
IMSA Alums’ Thoughts on College
On Monday, January 13th, Student Council invited five IMSA alumni to visit and share their thoughts on college admissions and their careers after IMSA. For Nikki Mastrud (IMSA Class of…
Four Teachers’ Thoughts on Recommendation Letters
Co-authored by Jodie Meng (’20), Mara Adams (’20), Grace Yue (’20), and Peter Baffoe (’20). For those of you starting to think about asking teachers for college recommendations, or recommendations for…
Why Military Service Academies?
A couple weeks back, we took a look at public state universities and why they’re worth your consideration in the college application process. Another less common option for your college…
Why Florida? My USF Scholar’s Experience
I spent the last five days touring colleges in Florida, and it was awesome. The University of South Florida (USF) offers a “Scholar’s Experience” to their National Merit Semifinalist applicants,…
New Policy on Assignments During Extendeds
At the start of the 2019-20 school year, IMSA implemented a policy stating that teachers cannot assign homework to be due either during extended breaks and cannot require major assessments…