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...became doctors, she was drawn early on to an environment of "quality and beauty," Hermann says. She aimed high for l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC), one of Europe's best business schools, but that meant moving to Paris alone at age 16 for a two-year prep course. The girl from the provinces was lonely in the beautiful city and distracted herself on weekends by shopping, she says, "to be out among people...
Josh Schwartz, creator of The O.C., fills the ironic-teen-soap void that's been open since, well, The O.C. was canceled. Manhattan prep schooler Serena (Blake Lively) returns from a mysterious exile and shakes up Upper East Side society. Packing a sharp designer shiv, this clever saga of haves vs. have-mores proves the East Coast can be as enjoyably sudsy as the West...
...year after Harvard declared an end to its early admissions program, it seems that few institutions of higher learning are following suit. Approximately 65 percent of the 322 institutions surveyed by Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions have early admissions programs, and 99.5 percent of these schools plan to keep their early programs for the foreseeable future, according to the survey released last month. “We surveyed what is generally regarded as the top 300 schools,” said Brandon P. Jones ’00, the national director of SAT and ACT programs for Kaplan. He said...
Nonetheless, none of the Ivy League presidents signed the letter, and according to a recently released survey by Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions of over 300 college admissions officers, 97 percent of those schools that participated in the rankings last year plan to do so again...
...latest twist in childbirth prep involves jangling sequins and hip-shaking Middle Eastern music. As the growing popularity of belly dancing ripples across the U.S.--helping many a gymgoer wiggle off unwanted pounds--the ancient art form is also being practiced by moms-to-be to stay fit and ease their way through labor. From Georgia to California, dance instructors have started tailoring classes to help pregnant women with their flexibility, strength and breathing. "As soon as we feel pain, we tense up and hold our breath," says Stefanie Masters, who teaches two free classes a week in a maternity...