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Is Automatic Admission Good Enough? A Closer Look at UT Austin and Texas A&M
Applications for Fall 2027 entry open August 1, and UT Austin's auto-admit cutoff for this cycle is top 5%. If you're the parent of a rising senior in Houston, the phrase "automatic admission" is probably doing a lot of comforting [...]
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Free ISEE Vocabulary Flashcards at Piqosity
General Academic has partnered with Piqosity.com to offer digital flash cards for 1200 vocabulary words. We've spent more than a decade curating this list to help students prepare for [...]
Spring Branch ISD’s Best Elementary and Middle Schools by STAAR Scores 2025
Many Houstonians have a Houston zip code but aren't part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD). Spring Branch (SBISD) in west Houston's Memorial area is often compared to its [...]
Houston ISD’s Best Elementary and Middle Schools by STAAR Scores 2025
T.H. Rogers continues its reign as Houston Independent School District (HISD)'s best elementary and middle school by Texas STAAR test scores. Other top elementary schools include West University, Mandarin Immersion [...]
Houston’s National Merit Semifinalists for 2025-2026
Houston's Graduating Seniors Outperform The 2025-2026 National Merit Scholarship Competition is another good year for Houston-area high school seniors. There were 583 seniors who scored in the top 1% [...]
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Major 2018-2019 Houston Academic Year Dates to Know
Houston ISD School Holidays 2018 August 27 - First [...]
Top Houston ISD (HISD) Magnet Schools of 2018
For the 2018-2019 academic year, almost ten percent of [...]
2018 National Merit Semifinalists in Houston
At 36 National Merit Semifinalists, Bellaire High School increased [...]