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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.
Lazy Days Of Summer
As always, with most of our counselor-readers off, we will be taking a
break in July from publishing HS Counselor Week. Have a good rest and
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College Admissions - Larger Picture
A Learning Experience
Washington Post, DC - Jun 25, 2007
...But these schools' disagreements with the magazine relate to a more fundamental debate: how to hold postsecondary schools accountable. Many liberal arts schools have kicked up a fuss about recommendations from the Secretary of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education to hold colleges more accountable to taxpayers, parents and students ...
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College Majors Could Cause Women to Earn Less
U.S. News & World Report, DC - Jun 21, 2007
It's not just college admissions offices that treat boys and girls differently. Research shows that once they graduate from college and enter the workforce, men earn more money than women. Part of the reason for that wage gap could in fact be the decisions women make in college...
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Senate Panel Votes to Cut Lender Subsidies and Increase Student Aid
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) - Jun 25, 2007
The Senate education committee approved a pair of bills last week that would slash government subsidies to student-loan companies, increase student aid, and set higher-education policy for the next five years...
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Community colleges need better funding
Scripps News, DC - Jun 25, 2007
Here's an interesting and somewhat surprising statistic: According to the Chronicle of Higher Education's 2006-07 almanac, 12,980,112 students are currently enrolled in public institutions of higher education in our country; 6,243,576 of those students -- almost half -- are enrolled in two-year colleges.
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College Admissions Process/Strategies
Teens, parents should avoid College Selection Hysteria
Annapolis Capital, MD - Jun 21, 2007
There is probably no concern that is more potent or palpable for many teenagers and their families than the experience of College Selection Hysteria, or CSH. While it is not yet an "official" psychological diagnosis, CSH is an often-observed phenomenon that starts to grip many adolescents and their parents around the beginning of their junior year of high school...
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Applying to college not time for 'truthiness'
Deseret News, UT - Jun 24, 2007
If you've ever watched "The Colbert Report" on Comedy Central, you've probably heard the host, Stephen Colbert, use the word "truthiness." I believe it is an official English word now; the American Dialect Society has endorsed the word, and it also appears online in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. According to Merriam-Webster, it means "truth that comes from the gut, not books" or "the quality of preferring concepts or facts one wishes to be true, rather than concepts or facts known to be true."..
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COLLEGE BOUND A weekly guide to higher education
San Francisco Chronicle, CA - Jun 22, 2007
Q. My daughter is a high school sophomore with a passion for performing arts. She has performed for several years in musicals at camps, school and recently at a community theater. Her dream is to enter a performing arts program at a reputable college. How much of a resume would she need to satisfy their requirements...
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Students wanting to go to college should prepare as early as possible
The Decatur Daily, AL - Jun 23, 2007
Students hoping for scholarships should start preparing for college early, said Amy Martin, a guidance counselor at Lawrence County High School. The summer following their junior year, students should narrow their college wish list to five and visit ...
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Northeast
Patrick proposes $2M plan to help high schoolers earn college credit
Berkshire Eagle, MA - Jun 26, 2007
BOSTON - Gov. Deval Patrick is considering a plan to make it easier for high school students to attend college courses for credit, according to a source briefed on the plans. The preliminary proposal, which is expected to cost roughly $2 million, is aimed at
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Maryland colleges sign code of conduct
Baltimore Sun, MD - Jun 23, 2007
The governing body of the University System of Maryland directed its 11 member campuses yesterday to adopt a student loan "code of conduct," joining the state's private and community colleges in accepting the voluntary guidelines
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Senioritis
Senioritis can put college admission in remission
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - Jun 22, 2007
Some high school seniors may have scoffed at warnings about partying instead of studying this spring. But nagging counselors and parents turn out to have been right: A senior year slump can have painful repercussions...
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Staying in good stead
Los Angeles Times, CA - Jun 22, 2007
How to avoid having a college admissions offer revoked, and what do to if a college threatens to do so: Remember that an acceptance letter is conditional upon maintaining good grades...
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College Rankings
A revolt over college rankings
San Francisco Chronicle, CA - Jun 25, 2007
COME FALL, millions of high-school seniors and their frazzled parents will begin the college hunt. They'll be confused, anxious and most likely equipped with the U.S. News & World Report guidebook. ...
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Editorial | US News' College Rankings
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Jun 24, 2007
Americans, pressed for time and eager for dish, love lists.
Not surprisingly, well-known people or institutions that fare badly on well-known lists tend to be less fond of them...
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Products/Web Sites/Tools
Hobsons US Acquires Naviance
BusinessWire (press release), CA - Jun 25, 2007
CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hobsons U.S., the leader in elevating colleges' and universities' enrollment strategies, has acquired Naviance, the leading provider of planning and advising systems for secondary schools. With innovative educational products and services, Hobsons U.S. will now reach the education community from K-12 to higher education and beyond...
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iTunes Offers SAT Test Prep
WebProNews, KY - Jun 25, 2007
Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions has made available three interactive SAT prep programs that students can purchase and download from iTunes The programs can be purchased for $4.99 and include reading prep, math prep and writing prep...
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Teens and Drugs/Alcohol
Teens use Internet to share drug stories
USA Today - Jun 25, 2007
Ashley Duffy, 18, knew her parents wouldn't tap into her online journal so she wrote freely about her drug use. She says she used the Internet to contact her dealer and connect at parties with people who had drugs...
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Saving
It's late, but there are ways to ease stress of tuition
Orlando Sentinel, FL - Jun 24, 2007
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Philip Johnson was transitioning from a career as a college administrator into financial planning when he discovered something interesting. Seminars on saving for college, geared for people with young children, drew only a handful of participants...
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