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College Admissions - Larger Picture
The time has come for tuition reform
Toledo Free Press, OH - Nov 29, 2007
A recent poll of New York University students revealed that two-thirds would give up their vote in the next election for a year's college tuition (The Economist, Nov. 24). That's sobering...
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Demand for New Student-Aid Programs Falls Short
Education Week News, MD (free registration required) - Dec 3, 2007
What if you set out a pot of $790 million for the needy and hundreds of millions of it went unclaimed? That's the quandary facing the Department of Education, which is reviewing why many eligible students seem not to have taken advantage of two new federal grant programs that help high-performing students from low-income backgrounds pay for college
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Studying math in high school = success in college
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY - Dec 3, 2007
December 3, 2007) -- Encouraging teens to drive safely, honor a curfew, or simply make good choices is an enormous task. However, there's something else parents should add to their list -- something that can open many opportunities for high school students: persuade them to take advanced math ...
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College Admissions Process/Strategies
How to Get Into Harvard
Wall Street Journal, NY - Nov 30, 2007
As college-application season enters its most stressful final stretch, parents want to know if their children's schools are delivering the goods -- consistently getting students into top universities...
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Click your way to the right school
CNNMoney.com - Dec 3, 2007
NEW YORK (Money Magazine) -- Finding a college-search tool on the Web isn't hard. There are plenty that will let you filter schools based on criteria including selectivity, diversity of the student body and sports teams...
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Does a pot bust trump a 4.0 GPA?
Los Angeles Times, CA - Dec 4, 2007
As campus administrators worry about how to prevent violence like last spring's Virginia Tech shootings, students applying to college increasingly face queries about their past behavior: Were they ever severely disciplined in high school? Have they been convicted of a crime...
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Colleges embrace online media to recruit a new generation
The Journal News / Lohud.com, NY - Dec 4, 2007
So you've bought all the books about the country's best colleges and now you're starting to visit your top choices. Maybe you've even gone so far as to hire a private college adviser and schedule alumni interviews...
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Interviewing
Make a good first impression
Colorado Springs Gazette, CO - Dec 3, 2007
Imagine yourself on the other side of the college admissions desk. It's not so glorious apparently, or at least you need to be thick-skinned and good-natured. Joseph Connolly, a guidance counselor at New Oxford High School in New Oxford, Pa., wanted to know the pet peeves of admissions officers...
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Have a College Scholarship Interview? The Importance of Dressing ...
American Chronicle, CA - Nov 29, 2007
Are you a high school student who is in the process of applying for colleges? If you are, have you examined how your college education will be funded? If not, you may want to take the time to examine and apply for scholarships. Scholarships are a great way to pay for college, as they do not need to be repaid, as is the case with financial loans...
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South
Class rank is low on many colleges' lists
WFFA, TX - Dec 2, 2007
Here's a math problem for aspiring Longhorns: Applications to the University of Texas at Austin have been way up in the last few years. But you've still got the same chance of getting in. How so?
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U. Va. head gives tips to college success
Daily Press, VA - Dec 6, 2007
NEWPORT NEWS - John T. Casteen III remembers his roots and the people who pointed him toward a college education. The son of a shipyard worker and graduate of a Portsmouth high school, Casteen has been president of University of Virginia for almost 17 years.
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High School Rankings
The Best High Schools Ranking Roundup
U.S. News & World Report, DC - Dec 5, 2007
Our recently published America's Best High Schools 2008 has triggered a debate about how to rank high schools and what factors should be used...
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Putting a Curious Eye on a High School Ranking System
New York Times, NY - Dec 3, 2007
That venerable sage, the funk musician Rick James, once said, "R&B stands for rhythm and business." His aphorism is worth remembering while paging through this week's issue of U.S. News & World Report, which includes the magazine's first ranking of high schools...
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High School Drinking/Internet-predator
Four Reasons Why High School Seniors Drink: One Could Signal Problem Drinking
Science Daily - Dec 4, 2007
Most high school seniors drink because they want to experiment with alcohol, some drink for the thrill of it, and others because it helps them relax. A new study finds that a fourth group of high school students share all those reasons for drinking, but they also drink to get away from problems and to deal with anger or frustration issues.
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Internet-predator information stuns parents
Post-Bulletin, MN - Dec 5, 2007
MThese sexual predators won't be found on a playground, at the mall or at a park. They are in your home, and they are after your children. Eric Szatkowski, special agent for the Wisconsin Department of Justice...
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