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College - Larger Picture
A crisis of spiraling tuition
Boston Globe - Aug 31, 2010
THE COST of college has become unpatriotic. In a speech to the Urban League in July, President Obama bemoaned the nation’s drop from first in the world to 12th in measures of college completion ..
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Does it matter where you go to college?
The Lake Oswego Review - Aug 27, 2010
Most college counselors answer this question with a qualified negative (within reasonable parameters, it doesn’t matter) based on the theory that humans are adaptable animals. When essential needs are met ...
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College Rankings
Rating the college rankings
Washington Post - Aug 30, 2010
In a post a few days ago, I discussed the recent proliferation of college rankings and ratings and attempted a brief analysis of how each differs from the others...
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Best College Rankings: No. 50 – 100
College Solution Blog - Aug 29, 2010
For all you college rankings junkies out there, here’s where you can find the latest results of the annual collegiate beauty pageants:...
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America's worst colleges
Washington Post - Aug 27, 2010
The Washington Monthly, a tiny bastion of high-grade journalism in the nation's capital, tries every year to kill the celebratory buzz greeting the latest "America's Best Colleges..
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The SAFEST Colleges (PHOTOS)
Huffington Post (blog) - Aug 30, 2010
As part of their 10 for '10 college rankings, Unigo asked students about the safety of their campuses. Common themes of the the top ten safest schools: Students leave their doors unlocked, their laptops unattended...
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College Loan Repayment List Reveals Surprises
US News & World Report - Aug 30, 2010
The U.S. Department of Education has released a controversial chart showing its estimate of the 2009 federal student loan repayment rate for just about every college...
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College Admissions Process/Strategies
Are you college ready?
Williamsport Sun-Gazette - Aug 27, 2010
A new school year is upon us - and for many that means the search for the right college is about to begin. Many college officials and students say it is important to start planning for college during the freshman ...
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Essay
ON COLLEGE: Overcoming writer's block for your college essay
San Jose Mercury News - Aug 27, 2010
Q: So many of my friends have started their college essays, but I seem to have a block and don't know where to begin. Help!
A: Ah -- the elusive college essay. It can cause even the most confident student to feel doubt ...
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FinAid
Private colleges 'act local' with financial aid
The Associated Press - Aug 30, 2010
Hoping to portray themselves as more affordable and all-around better neighbors, private colleges from Appalachia to Boston are sweetening financial aid packages for students from their own backyards. ...
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Get the Most College Financial Aid
ABC News - Sep 2, 2010
Financial aid means any kind of help paying your college bills. The three major types of aid are grants and scholarships, loans and work-study ...
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8 College Financing Flubs
San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 1, 2010
College financial aid is very competitive. The recession has increased the demand for scholarships, grants, gifts and loans.
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Harry Gross: College pick may well be a costly one
Philadelphia Inquirer - Aug 27, 2010
We have a daughter who is a high-school senior. She is considering applying for early admission to her chosen university. Her grades from a great school are in the top 1 percent, and she scored very well on her recent SAT tests. Her prospects are very good. However, ...
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College Freshman
How to help your child adapt to college life
Washington Post - Sep 2, 2010
Nationwide, droves of former high school students are arriving at colleges and universities to begin their first-year transition. Although some will find this transition to be seamless...
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College Quest: Easing the first weeks
Cincinnati.Com - Aug 18, 2010
It was April 30, the day before Caroline Beckett's college-acceptance decision was due. After two years of visiting schools, considering majors and comparing financial-aid packages
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The 5 Biggest Mistakes College Students Make
US News & World Report - Aug 18, 2010
Next week, more than 3 million students will start college. Many will make basic mistakes that can easily be avoided—if you only know what they are. This week we point out the five most common mistakes,...
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Parents
The 'Stumbling Idiots' of College Admissions
Chronicle of Higher Ed - Aug 25, 2010
NThe admissions process inspires strange behavior among mothers and fathers of applicants. Or as Jennifer Delahunty describes it: “This whole last dance of parenting turns all of us—no matter how smart or experienced—into stumbling idiots.”
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College Admissions Books
5 Books to Help You Survive the College Admissions Process
GoLocalProv - Aug 30, 2010
When you walk into the college section of a bookstore, it’s clear that there is no shortage of books feeding the frenzy around college admissions. Weeding through the thousands of titles to find the ones you need can be overwhelming....
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Military
Army ending its GED program for aspiring soldiers
The Associated Press - Aug 29, 2010
FORT JACKSON, S.C. — The Army is ending a program that helped nearly 3,000 high school dropouts earn high school equivalency certificates and become soldiers. ...
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Counselors in the News
What your college counselor doesn't know
Washington Post - Sep 2, 2010
I love high school counselors. For an education writer like me, guidance counselors have been wonderful sources of information. ...
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South
Café College offers multiple resources
San Antonio Express - Aug 28, 2010
High school counselors do great with their limited resources, but their jobs can be overwhelming considering the 400 students they are each assigned on average..
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Fighting the dropout battle
Charlotteobserver.com - Aug 29, 2010
About 9,600 ninth-graders have just entered Charlotte-Mecklenburg high schools. If trends continue, 2,880 of them will be gone by the time their classmates graduate in 2014...
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Public university, college students face increased tuition again
Fairfaxtimes.com - Aug 29, 2010
Five consecutive years of state funding reductions have made Virginia's public universities and colleges less affordable and accessible to students, according to a report released by the State Council for Higher Education for Virginia...
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