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Perez-Pena, Richard and Jenny Anderson. 2012. [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/14/education/early-admission-applications-rise-as-do-rejections.html As a Broader Group Seeks Early Admission, Rejections Rise in the East]. January 13. New York, NY: The New York Times.
Perez-Pena, Richard and Jenny Anderson. 2012. [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/14/education/early-admission-applications-rise-as-do-rejections.html As a Broader Group Seeks Early Admission, Rejections Rise in the East]. January 13. New York, NY: The New York Times.

Perez-Pena, Richard and Jenny Anderson. 2014. [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/09/us/led-by-stanfords-5-top-colleges-acceptance-rates-hit-new-lows.html Best, Brightest and Rejected: Elite Colleges Turn Away Up to 95%]. April 8. New York, NY: The New York Times.


Princeton University’s Statement on Early Action Deadline. 2013. [http://www.princeton.edu/admission/pdfs/Common-App-StatementFinal.pdf Princeton University’s Statement on Early Action Deadline]. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University.
Princeton University’s Statement on Early Action Deadline. 2013. [http://www.princeton.edu/admission/pdfs/Common-App-StatementFinal.pdf Princeton University’s Statement on Early Action Deadline]. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University.
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===Select Websites===
===Select Websites===

The Common Application. 2014. [https://www.commonapp.org/ The Common Application]. (The Common Application is a not-for-profit membership organization that, since its founding over 35 years ago, has been committed to providing reliable services that promote equity, access, and integrity in the college application process. We serve students, member institutions, and secondary schools by providing applications that students and school officials may submit to any of our over 500 members. Membership is open to colleges and universities that promote access by evaluating students using a holistic selection process). commonapp.org.


Degreed. 2013. [http://degreed.com/ Degreed Scores Your Lifelong Education]. (Degreed is a free service that scores and validates your lifelong education from both accredited (i.e. Harvard) and non-accredited (i.e. iTunesU, Lynda.com, Khan Academy, etc.) sources). San Francisco: degreed.com.
Degreed. 2013. [http://degreed.com/ Degreed Scores Your Lifelong Education]. (Degreed is a free service that scores and validates your lifelong education from both accredited (i.e. Harvard) and non-accredited (i.e. iTunesU, Lynda.com, Khan Academy, etc.) sources). San Francisco: degreed.com.
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WUaS International Baccalaureate Diploma and Programme: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_International_Baccalaureate_Diploma_and_Programme
WUaS International Baccalaureate Diploma and Programme: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_International_Baccalaureate_Diploma_and_Programme





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===Calendar (Schedule what you'd like to teach)===
===Calendar (Schedule what you'd like to teach)===

Calendar: https://www.google.com/calendar/


Join the World University and School Google + Group to add to its wiki-like calendar to teach an open, free class or course, converse about ideas, and jam (e.g. musically or theater improvisation): https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108179352492243955816/ .
Join the World University and School Google + Group to add to its wiki-like calendar to teach an open, free class or course, converse about ideas, and jam (e.g. musically or theater improvisation): https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108179352492243955816/ .
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Google + Hangout - https://tools.google.com/dlpage/hangoutplugin - http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/
Google + Hangout - https://tools.google.com/dlpage/hangoutplugin - http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/


Meeting Burner - http://www.meetingburner.com/index?page=signup-v2 – up to 15 connection
Meeting Burner - http://www.meetingburner.com/index?page=signup-v2 – up to 15 connection


ooVoo - http://www.oovoo.com/home.aspx
ooVoo - http://www.oovoo.com/home.aspx


Paltalk - http://www.paltalk.com
Paltalk - http://www.paltalk.com


sifonr - free communication - http://www.sifonr.com/‎
sifonr - free communication - http://www.sifonr.com/‎
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Tokbox | OpenTok - API - http://tokbox.com/opentok
Tokbox | OpenTok - API - http://tokbox.com/opentok


Vyew - http://vyew.com/
Vyew - http://vyew.com/


Web Huddle - https://www.webhuddle.com/homepage.jsp - http://sourceforge.net/projects/webhuddle/
Web Huddle - https://www.webhuddle.com/homepage.jsp - http://sourceforge.net/projects/webhuddle/
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Wet Paint - http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/
Wet Paint - http://wikisineducation.wikifoundry.com/