This probably doesn't come as any surprise to those of you who track college admissions, but "The Washington Post" ran an article the other day on how the...
There's protesting at UC-Berkeley and elsewhere and the prospect for significant tuition increases. Also, the number of freshman admitted is being decreased....
The NYT reported on a recent Chronicle of Higher Education survey which revealed the pay of college presidents. Now I know why my daughter's tuition went up...
Hello, I am wondering why we call earning SSL hours volunteerism. Earning hours is mandatory for graduation, and anything mandatory is marketable, especially...
My name is Maria from the Philippines; I will be a part of the Ecuador team in November 2009. Now, I am working in the Area of Promotion at the RichmondVale...
Lamar Alexander has written a provocative article in Newsweek about structuring college so some students could graduate in three years. I've posted the article...
I am presenting free college admissions workshops over the course of the next several weeks. All run from 7:30 pm - 9 pm. October 22, Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS,...
Here's a good article about attending Canadian universities from the New York Times. Regards, Eliot ****************************** "Yes We Canada': College...
This is not unusual for a private institution. Duke, for example, used to have an aggressive "development" office which sought out the rich and famous. The...
Interesting. So you have an alumnus who gives a couple of hundred thousand dollars a year to his alma mater and his non qualified son applies. Do you reject...
It appears that the rich and famous were getting special admissions treatment at the University of Illinois. The president of the university has stepped down....
New York Times writer, Ron Lieber, looks at Lafayette College in Easton, PA and uses it as a template for why liberal arts colleges are raising tuitions. My...
A recent book, "Crossing the Finish Line", looked at college retention for 200,000 students and found that only half of them attain a bachelor's degree. The...
Here is a list of the most expensive 25 colleges. Costs are for 2008-09: Highest Tuition 2008-2009 1. Bates College $43,950 2. Middlebury College $42,910 3....
The New York Times ran an interesting piece on how colleges are finding areas to make cuts in these hard economic times. I've posted it below. Regards, Eliot ...
Hi Eliot, Hope all's well! Here's a question that I've never seen any information about: Is it common for smaller, private colleges to offer merit scholarships...
Montgomery College and Dickinson College have created a partnership. Graduating MC students enrolling in the honors program will be offered admission to...
Eliot, If this was a recent poll and it was really done the first two weeks of May, then someone might want to clue in the researchers that polling college...
A sobering poll of 2240 college students found that four out of ten suffered from signs of depression. I've posted the article below. Regards, Eliot ...
The Wall Street Journal reported on a major study evaluating test prep courses. The findings suggest gains are modest, about 30 more points. The lesson is that...
The Wall Street Journal ran a fun article this Wed. They asked college presidents from a number of top colleges to write a college essay. They found it...
The Wall Street Journal ran a piece on how cash strapped colleges are going against the wishes of benefactors and using endowments for purposes other than...
Dealing with rejection is part of growing up. I don't see how saying you are sorry to see him disappointed is insincere. There are a lot of students applying...
Today's Washington Post covered the noticeable increase in acceptances at private colleges as dean's of admission worry about the drop in yield due to the...
Duh - why didn't I think of this before? ok - the pressure is off, because my son got an acceptance from UMCP's Clark School of Engineering. (In my mind it was...
I'm currently a college freshman so I just went through the whole admissions process. I recently found an article that really sums up the college experience...
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