success after high school
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The dangers of grade inflation
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Grade inflation can be deceptive and varies from school to school. Thankfully for the universities — as well as their incoming students — they have a way of deciphering which secondary schools tend to inflate grades more than others. The University of Waterloo was one of the first schools to discover the simple algorithm of…
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Peacekeeping workshop will be held at Laurier to focus on Canada’s peacekeeping efforts
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The Peace and Conflict Studies Association of Canada (PACS-Can) is hosting a workshop at Wilfrid Laurier University in partnership with the Balsillie School of International Affairs and the Canadian International Council. The workshop aims to focus on Canada’s international role in peacekeeping efforts. Timothy Donais, associate professor of global studies at Laurier, explained the objective…
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Realizing your hidden academic potential
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In nearly every high school coming of age movie I used to watch growing up, there were a lot of relatively common themes — university, education and the prospect of thinking about your future. “What school are you going to go to?” “It’s a big life decision and it’s crucial to your future!” “I’m worried…
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