American Experience | 体验美国
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November 25, 2013 12:54 pm | By Dong Yi
In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians celebrated an autumn harvest feast that is known today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the American colonies and North America. Before 1863, Thanksgiving days were celebrated by individual American colonies and states. Then in 1863, in the midst of the turmoil of the American…
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November 25, 2013 4:00 am | By Nadia
How amazing is it that everything is done technologically now? The college application process is now impossible without a computer. (The fact that you’re on the site is enough proof!) The reason why I started off the blog talking about technology is because I just finished and submitted my college resume online. I’ve registered for…
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November 16, 2013 1:29 pm | By Julia
College football is an event that brings the entire student body together. The deafening cheers of the crowd, the echo of the announcer, the smell of garlic fries, and the sea of purple and gold all describe what it is like to attend a Husky football game. As a student at the University of Washington,…
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November 12, 2013 12:48 am | By Ping
To all friends who are considering studying abroad: Whatever ideas or reasons you have for studying abroad, you will have to undergo a “metamorphosis” of sorts. Maybe the word “metamorphosis” isn’t quite right. Literally, you will need to bathe in the fire and be reborn from the ashes like a phoenix. Of course, it happens…
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November 5, 2013 10:02 am | By Nadia
It’s only the 5th day of the school year, and the college clock has already started ticking. Today my school’s college office counselor strode into my third period class to discuss colleges and the weeks ahead of us. It must be important, I assumed– it was going to take up an entire class period. My…
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November 3, 2013 5:59 pm | By Ping
After twenty or more hours flight to the U.S., you’re very tired. But you still have so much to do after you land, not just catch up on sleep or get over jetlag. One of the first things you need to do, if you don’t live in a big city, is ask someone to drive…
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November 2, 2013 5:17 pm | By Xiyue
Before beginning the application process, one should finish the Standardized Tests, such as SAT, SAT 2, ACT and TOEFL. Though some students are still taking the tests in their senior year of high school, I completed all the tests by the end of my junior year of high school, thus I had more time for…
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