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Is Getting Into College at 15 the Next Big Thing?
When a child genius gets into Harvard University, it can make other smart kids crazy -- literally. Credit: Corbis
When 15-year-old Zachary Young was accepted to both Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology this week, ...
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Can the Right Baby Name Get You into Harvard?
Dear Name Lady, What names are most likely to get my kids into a top college? I know this is a bit of a ridiculous question, but could a first name actually make a difference? If so, what names would be good? - Probably Not Harvard-Bound ...
Twins and triplets face added layer of difficulty in college admissions
Getting into college is tough. There are so many choices, so much paperwork to fill out. Then there's the very likely chance that you (or your child) won't get into the college of choice. Sometimes there is a legacy to follow--mother went to a ...
Menthol used to hook kids
Say what you will about a smoker's right to light up in his car or her own home, but I think we can all agree that underage smoking is wrong, wrong, wrong. a new study suggests that menthol cigarettes are specifically formulated to attract ...
Are Americans turning their kids into wimps?
Time Magazine recently interviewed an editor-at-large from popular magazine Psychology Today. The topic? Children, and whether or not we're turning our kids into wimps. Hara Estroff Marano, the interviewee, had much to say on the subject of ...
Is worrying a waste of time?
I don't know about you, but worrying is one of my top hobbies. I come from a long line of worriers--it's simply what I do. Therefore, parenthood was a natural progression for me; now I have a place to focus most of my worrying and perhaps some good ...
Does lack of sleep lead to obesity in kids?
A new study published today in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine suggests a link between lack of sleep and obesity. Researchers studied 915 children at six months, a year and two years as well as interviewed their parents to collect ...Medical student sues for exam breaks to pump breast milk
Sophie Currier has clearly worked hard to get to where she is. In the past two years, she has completed her joint M.D./Ph.D. program at Harvard and become a mother twice over. She's working towards a career in medical research and now must pass a ...Kids prefer lucky peers
The results of a study by researchers at Harvard University and Stanford University give a clue as to why social inequity persists in our culture. A group of 32 children age 5 to 7 were asked to rate how much they liked each of four fictional ...Havard Square to be renamed Hogwarts Square
We're mere weeks away from full-blown Potter-mania, when the series' final novel will hit bookstores, and the 5th movie will be released in theaters. The questions are mounting -- how will it all end? Who's going to die? What will the stars be ...
Virginity programs have high dropout rate
The Harvard School of Public Health has published a study about the success of virginity programs. In a study of over 13,000 teens between the ages of 12 and 18, Janet Rosenbaum a researcher at Harvard concluded that the drop out rate in such ...
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