I'm a college-admissions expert. Don't join extracurriculars just so you have an impressive résumé — schools will see right through it.

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A Japanese city is installing robots in classrooms so kids who are worried about attending school can tune in remotely

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The robots (not pictured) are around a meter high and self-propelling, according to a report.

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I'm a college senior. Here's what I recommend all incoming freshmen get for their dorm rooms — and everything they can leave at home.

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Packing for dorm life can be tricky.

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These 25 companies have the highest-paying internships of 2023 — with some paying more than $9,000 a month

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Tech, finance, and consulting firms dominated Glassdoor's list of the highest-paying internships of 2023.

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A professor says he's stunned that ChatGPT went from a D grade on his economics test to an A in just 3 months

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ChatGPT-4 scored 73% on Bryan Caplan's economics test.
ChatGPT-4 scored 73% on Bryan Caplan's economics test.

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I'm a college student who uses TikTok to scale my photography side hustle with passive income and find clients I'm excited about

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Charis Cheung is a 19-year-old photographer in Los Angeles.

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Studies show ChatGPT cheating is on the rise among students — young and old — as teachers remain divided on bans

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Leaked Amazon memo shows it only wants to hire students and new grads for entry-level software roles

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Do you have layers and layers of bosses, reader? I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and long chains of command are pretty common at tech companies. But middle managers could be the latest layoff target in tech, especially after Mark Zuckerberg's latest reported comments. 

Police allege a substitute teacher encouraged middle school students to fight during class and filmed it

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Ettson Arreola was arrested on Friday after police discovered he had recorded videos of students fighting and posted them on social media,

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As his beliefs have seeped into homes and classrooms, children as young as 11 think Andrew Tate is their 'god'

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Andrew Tate leaves the HQ of Romania's Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism after being questioned on January 25.

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