Venus, I am not familiar with the STARS program directly, though I have worked with students at other schools who were enrolled in different signature...
My son has decided he'd like to study international relations. Many of the top schools in this category are very expensive - Ggetown, GW, Tufts, not to mention...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 reported on a major study evaluating test prep courses. The findings suggest gains are modest, about 30 more points. The lesson is that...
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 ...
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...
Montgomery College and Dickinson College have created a partnership. Graduating MC students enrolling in the honors program will be offered admission to...
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...
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 ...
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....
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Here's a good article about attending Canadian universities from the New York Times. Regards, Eliot ****************************** "Yes We Canada': College...
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,...
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...
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...
Hello, I am wondering why we call earning SSL hours volunteerism. Earning hours is mandatory for graduation, and anything mandatory is marketable, especially...
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...
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