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This weekly email searches main media outlets finding stories that may be of interest to high school counselors, college admission officers and related organizations, with links to the original stories. It is published by de facto, inc., publishers of other e-newsletters.
HS Counselor Week Note
We will be starting the other two regional editions of HS Counselor Week in the next few months, We have started starting the Midwest today, and then following with the other two. For those of you who signed up for one of these future editions, and are wondering why you are getting the Northeast Edition, we apologize. We feel that since 75% of the newsletter is relevant to all, you would benefit by reading this one until your specific region is published.
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College Admissions - Larger Picture
A new Ivy League, far afield
Boston Globe, United States - Feb 22, 2006
Before attending a local college fair, Bridget Finlayson and her younger sister had never dreamed of going to a university abroad. Then, the two sisters saw the man representing the University of Edinburgh and decided to hear his pitch. ...
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Admissions and good intentions
NorthJersey.com, NJ - Feb 19, 2006
Three years ago, nobody applauded harder than I when the Supreme Court put an end to the undergraduate admissions system at the University of Michigan, which awarded an automatic 20 points on a scale of 150 to applicants from any ethnic group deemed a "minority."
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College Admission Tools
College Admissions Process/Strategies
What high schoolers need: Cheat sheet on universities
USA Today - Feb 21, 2006
Pity the poor high schooler shopping for colleges. Even the U.S. secretary of Education had trouble making a smart choice.
Margaret Spellings went college shopping last year with her daughter. She discovered what parents have despaired over for years
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Preparing for college
Columbus Dispatch, OH - Feb 20, 2006
The National Association for College Admission Counseling recommends that students begin preparing for college in earnest in their sophomore year. ...
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Amherst's "A" List: Affluence, Achievement, Athletics
BusinessWeek - Feb 21, 2006
Few people know more about what it takes to get into one of America's top colleges than Tom Parker, Amherst's dean of admissions and financial aid. Parker, who came to Amherst after many years in the admissions office at Williams College (he's a 1969 graduate), has now spent a quarter of a century working in the rarefied environs of elite college admissions, where even outstanding applicants are routinely rejected....
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College Admissions - Pressure and Stress
Northeast News
Local colleges get surge of applications
Utica Observer Dispatch, NY - Feb 21, 2006
Local private colleges are seeing a boost in student applications, triggered by a growing college-age population and by changes in families' college strategy ...
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Accreditation and admission
Old Colony Memorial, MA - Feb 18, 2006
PLYMOUTH (Feb. 18) n Does high school accreditation affect entrance into college? Admissions directors of four local, varied colleges say No...
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Douglas grilled on scholarship plan
Rutland Herald, VT - Feb 17, 2006
CASTLETON — Castleton State College students and staff peppered Gov. James Douglas with questions Thursday about who can tap into his proposed $175 million college scholarship program...
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College Costs Issues
Cost of college inches higher
Los Angeles Daily News, CA - Feb 20, 2006
For students and parents, it's the first sliver of good news about college costs for several years: price increases slowed this year, growing at the lowest rate since 2001. But the bad news is the 7.1 percent increase at public four-year universities remains well above the general inflation ...
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SAT and ACT
How I Gamed the SAT
Los Angeles Times, CA - Feb 22, 2006
I wasn't supposed to stop dead in the middle of grading the new essay portion of the SAT. In my stint as a scorer, I had learned the rules: Read quickly, read once, don't stop to analyze, but assign a score from 1 (bottom) to 6 (top) based on my overall impression. So, as I cringed over a preposterous assertion in this 34th or 52nd essay on the topic...
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No SATs, no problem at Drew University
Asbury Park Press, NJ - Feb 22, 2006
MADISON — Dan Kagan got the Drew University brochure in the mail and the words "SATs optional " jumped out at him. The Connecticut teen was touring Drew University Tuesday because of a new policy that allows students to base their college application on their high school record and a graded high school paper. No SATs " a college entrance exam " required.
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Private Counselors
Private adviser is another guide on road to college
Kansas City Star, MO - Feb 20, 2006
For high school students, choosing a college is like shoveling snow off a long driveway: You can do it yourself, but it doesn't hurt to get some help.
Most turn to friends, family or high school counselors for college guidance. But more are choosing to work with private educational consultants.
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MySpace.com etc.
Parents worry about danger on popular Web site
DetNews.com, MI - Feb 22, 2006
If you haven't heard of MySpace.com, you probably haven#39;t been peeking over your teenager's shoulder. MySpace is the social-networking Web site that has been wildly successful with young people, from junior-high schoolers to college students
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A Parent Learns About MySpace
ABC News - Feb 21, 2006
Like most parents these days, I know enough about technology to stay no more than five steps behind my teenage son.
Sure, I discussed with him the dangers of talking to strangers online, and yes, I limited his ability to instant message...
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Online gatherings leave parents out
Charlotte Observer, NC - Feb 22, 2006
Teens looking for a place to hang with friends used to have the telephone, the mall, maybe a burger joint or strip to cruise. Now they've got Xanga. And MySpace and Friendster
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Campus Visits
Area seniors take campuses for test drive
Appleton Post Crescent, USA - Feb 20, 2006
I'm still undecided but there's no way I could make a decision without the campus visits," said DeBruin. "The pictures in the brochures can be very misleading or true. You just won't know until you go." DeBruin is one of a growing number of high school juniors and seniors nationwide who depend on the college visit to be a deciding factor when they weigh their college options.
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