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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.
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Lazy Days Of Summer - See you in August!
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College - Larger Picture
Did This College Admissions' Junkie Play Fair?
TheStreet.com - Jun 19, 2008
To most people, applying to 18 colleges probably sounds like overkill. But, not to Lukasz Zbylut, of Brooklyn, N.Y., who was accepted to all seven Ivy League schools, as well as top-notch institutions like Stanford and New York University to rack up a total of 17 college choices. (The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) sent his single rejection letter.) ...
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Strain on all sides as students put off college selections
Boston Globe, MA - Jun 25, 2008
Most years by this time, college-bound students are proudly wearing their school colors, thumbing through course catalogs, and chatting online with potential roommates. But in this, the most unpredictable admissions cycle in memory, with its long waiting lists and a worrisome economy, a startling number of incoming freshmen are still torn over their college plans, guidance counselors and admissions officers said...
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Recession Special - The Truth About Affording The Rising Cost of College (Part I)
Huffington Post, NY - Jun 20, 2008
Although I admit I'm not a financial aid expert, I am an expert in college admissions, which essentially means that I'm adept at guiding students and parents through the increasingly complex (and costly) college admissions process. Before you can even begin to consider the "will my child get in to her top choice college?" ...
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College Admissions Process/Strategies
Talking travel with college admissions guru Katherine Cohen
Gadling, CA - Jun 23, 2008
Katherine Cohen is a former reader at Yale's admissions office, founder of a admissions counseling service, Applywise, and author of two bestsellers about college admissions: The Truth About Getting In and Rock Hard Apps. As the summer season gets into high swing, she's here to talk about planning college tours as part of a roadtrip.....
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College enrollment a gamble
Baltimore Sun, MD - Jun 22, 2008
With economic pressures apparently pushing families to reconsider spending tens of thousands of dollars per year on tuition, many of Maryland's private colleges say they are being forced to use new tactics this year to meet their enrollment targets for this fall...
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LETTER: Families win when colleges compete
Baltimore Sun, MD - Jun 25, 2008
The Sun's article "College enrollment a gamble" (June 22) points out that faced with diminished prospects for financial stability, many middle-class parents are rethinking their children's applications to private colleges....
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Service Learning Gives High School Students The College Edge
Evening Bulletin, PA - Jun 20, 2008
I read a recent news story that the college admissions process for 2008 was the most competitive ever. A record number of high school students applied this year, and more of these students are finding it difficult to get accepted into better schools...
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Waitlisted
Graduating high school seniors roll the dice with wait lists
Wausau Daily Herald, WI - Jun 24, 2008
Eighteen-year-old Zachary Cobb spent his senior year at Asheville (N.C.) High School perusing college guidebooks, touring campuses and filling out applications. But classmates already picking dorm rooms, he still isn't sure where he's going to school in the fall....
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Waitlisted Students Choose Less-Pricey Colleges
TheBostonChannel.com, MA - Jun 25, 2008
BOSTON -- Waitlisted students are no longer thinking about if their top college pick will call. They are wondering if they'll say yes. NewsCenter 5's Bianca de la Garza reported Wednesday that tough economic times have students rethinking high priced schools....
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SATs & ACTs
Kids Can Pick Which SAT Scores a College Sees
U.S. News & World Report, DC - Jun 23, 2008
Attention, high school juniors: Starting next spring, you can determine which of your SAT scores a college gets to see. The College Board's current policy is that if you send one score to a school, that college also can see the scores from every time you've taken the test. But starting in March 2009, students will be able to hide SAT-taking blemishes like a low score or maybe the fact that they took the test half a dozen times...
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The Evolving SAT Debates
Inside Higher Ed, DC - Jun 23, 2008
The College Board is changing a longstanding policy and, starting for the high school class 2010, will allow students who take the SAT multiple times to decide how many and which scores will be visible to colleges. Current policy requires that all scores be reported ...
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College - Gas Prices
College Admissions: Online enrollment up with gas prices
Evening Bulletin, PA - Jun 23, 2008
High gas prices and a struggling economy are contributing to an increase in registration for online courses this summer. Online classes, or “distance education”, is currently the fastest growing component in all of higher education...
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College students strapped by gas prices
WKYC-TV, OH - Jun 23, 2008
CLEVELAND -- As if college tuition wasn't expensive enough, now college students are grappling with high gas prices.
Around the country some two-year commuter colleges are going to four-day weeks so students don't have to drive five days. Lakeland Community College has fewer classes on Fridays to help save on energy and lower costs at the college...
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The Money Squeeze: Colleges look at curbing student commute
Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA - Jun 23, 2008
Katoya Palmer missed a day of class just about every week last spring but not because she was too busy or too lazy. She missed class because the price of gas -- $73 last time she stopped to fill up her Ford Explorer -- is making it awfully hard for the Kent resident to justify her hourlong commute to Bellevue Community College...
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Rankings
Two New Lists in the Next College Rankings
U.S. News & World Report, DC - Jun 20, 2008
In our ongoing effort to make our America's Best Colleges guide as useful and informative as possible to our readers, U.S. News plans two new features for the upcoming 2009 edition of the America's Best Colleges rankings to be published on Aug. 22, 2008, on usnews.com...
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Colleges Not Above Being Judged
RedOrbit, TX - Jun 25, 2008
A couple years ago the president of Princeton University, responding to the national push to make colleges more accountable, said that measuring success with students shouldn't come down to exit tests. A college can't really know whether it has succeeded until a class' 25th reunion, she said. ...
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South
Florida creates a gang strategy
Bradenton Herald, FL - Jun 25, 2008
There's no magic bullet to ridding Florida's streets of gangs, but state authorities now have a detailed strategy to do more than they are already doing.
"Today we are presenting a blueprint for a safer Florida,"...
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Georgia's new math curriculum
Bradenton Herald, FL - Jun 25, 2008
In fall 2005, schools throughout Georgia began implementing a new mathematics curriculum, the Georgia Performance Standards (GPS), for mathematics.
These standards were developed by master classroom teachers, district and regional mathematics leaders and university faculty and were publicly discussed for several months. ...
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Gap Year
College can wait awhile
USA Today - Jun 26, 2008
Worn-out high school seniors are getting fresh encouragement from a range of sources to take a break — a "gap year" — before plunging into college. But to be beneficial, it needs to involve more than rest and relaxation...
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FinAid
Don't give up the quest for college cash
Zanesville Times Recorder, OH - Jun 26, 2008
You're working full time this summer, living at home, and saving as much money as possible. But even with scholarships and other financial aid, you still don't have enough money for college in the fall. At this late date, what can you do?...
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Parents - Teen Sex
10 Tips for Parents to Help Their Children Avoid Teen Pregnancy
WFMY News 2, NC - Jun 20, 2008
1. Be clear about your own sexual values and attitudes. Communicating with your children about sex, love, and relationships is often more successful when you are clear in your own mind about these issues. To help clarify your own attitudes and values, think about the following kinds of questions ...
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Process/Strat
Waitlisted
SATs & ACTs
Gas Prices
Rankings
South
Gap year
FinAid
Parents
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