Respected Journal Rates Student History Papers
Students who excel in mathematics and science can participate in numerous competitions that bring their skills to the attention of college admissions officers, but that's been less true in the humanities. Now, a respected national journal has set up a process to read and rate high school history papers so that they, too, can be included in students' college-application packets.
In 1998, The Concord Review , a quarterly journal that publishes outstanding history papers by high school students, set up the National Writing Board to read and rate students' research papers against an international standard. ( "History Journal Gives High School Students a Showcase," June 16, 1999.)
Last year, for the first time, reviewers read 32 papers submitted by students from 15 states and Manitoba, Canada, and sent the results to 26 colleges for consideration. Will Fitzhugh, the editor of the Sudbury, Mass.-based journal, hopes to generate...
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