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Good day Golden Valley! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Golden Valley counselor's top tip for standing out in college apps

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Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Breezy; a p.m. shower or two, with a high of 66 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 65, low: 44.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Your No-Cram Guide to College Admissions (mspmag.com) — College counselors from across the Twin Cities, including Breck School in Golden Valley, share a step-by-step roadmap to admissions that starts with curiosity in ninth grade and ends with authentic, non-AI application essays. Their advice stresses balanced course loads, deep extracurricular involvement, early testing plans, mental health care, and choosing a college where students can fully engage rather than chasing a single "perfect" school.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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