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According to a survey of 115 students from Jan. 7 to Jan. 14, 2019, 82.6 percent of students have not gotten in trouble for something they posted online. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

To post or not to post

Kaitlyn Delaney January 25, 2019

When colleges perform routine background checks of applicants, they look for education history, employment history, criminal records and now, social media. According to a study conducted by Kaplan Test...

Reed College in Oregon is a liberal arts school.

Value in liberal arts degrees

Sally Ehlers May 4, 2018

Tech controls the world. Go into STEM. Liberal arts degrees leave you broke. We have all heard such advice, but it is far from true. The working world finds liberal arts degrees essential for success....

Survey of 43 seniors from Dec. 12 to Dec. 15, 2017.

College apps continue through the holiday season

Caroline Monaghan January 12, 2018

‘Tis the season for candy canes, gift-giving, flavored lattes and college applications. College applications are just another part of the dreaded process that supports a multi-million dollar business:...

Survey of 138 students from Dec. 12 to Dec. 15, 2017.

Do colleges value athletic achievements over academics?

Meredith Prud'homme January 12, 2018

According to the Huffington Post, 60 percent of the University of North Carolina’s football and basketball players read below the eighth grade level, and 8 to 10 percent read at or below a third grade...

A Higher Cost : How CHS students and alumni dealing with the price of a higher education

Andrew Wang December 18, 2017

For the average American, the issue of attending college is a matter of numbers. As reported by Forbes, for 44 million Americans as of February 2017, that number is $1.3 trillion, the total amount of student...

Photo courtesy of Marie Schobel.

Schobel swims through the recruitment process

Jacqueline Geller December 18, 2017

Senior Marie Schobel of Sea Girt has a reputation at CHS for being an award-winning swimmer. She has also made a name for herself by becoming the first senior to commit to a college this year. In the...

EICs Izzy Cavazzoni and Courtney Kushnir look back on their time with The Inkblot.

Always follow the “Work hard, play hard” motto, even after CHS

December 16, 2017

CHS students like to live by the motto “work hard, play hard.” Most of us know the importance of striking a balance between our academic, social and extracurricular endeavors. But once we leave the...

College visits are crucial for students

Lauren Spiezia September 15, 2017

The high school upperclassman is no stranger to a bombardment of letters and emails from colleges with pleas to schedule a campus visit. Information sessions and tours are advertised as ways to connect...

Boston College, where annual tuition is $65,644 for the 2016-17 school year.

College debt proves undue burden on undergraduates

Izzy Cavazzoni December 22, 2016

After sleepless nights, hundreds of coffees, countless extracurricular activities and copious amounts of standardized testing, you are accepted into your dream college – and you are thousands of dollars...

Junior Courtney Kushnir of Colts Neck checks out the college visiting.

High school marks the start of college process

Samantha Hogan and Catherine Liang November 9, 2016

Senior Jenna Cohen of Freehold took her first college visit in the beginning of junior year. “I visited six colleges. I found it very beneficial,” Cohen said. “I think it gives you the perspective...

Good Game obtained through Creative Commons. Photo taken by Guian Bolisay.

Teen Drinking: High School vs. College

Kate Ridoux November 9, 2016

It’s no secret that underage drinking occurs globally. In a recent survey of 256 CHS students on Oct. 17, 80 percent of students report that they believe most people start drinking in high school, 12...

Dream school options — pass or play?

May 24, 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVBhhSacCxM As they prepare for the end of the year, four Communications High School seniors share their stories of choosing between dream colleges with hefty price tags...

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