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College Big Picture
Real Dropout Prevention
Washington Monthly - Sep 14, 2011
Some 70 percent of young Americans who finish high school now go on to college, but a lot of them drop out. Only 54 percent of students entering four-year colleges earn bachelor’s degrees in six years......
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Defining Higher Education Success
US News & World Report - Sep 13, 2011
There is a great deal of discussion today about the importance of a college degree. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, 90 percent of the fastest-growing jobs in the future will require some postsecondary education or training.....
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College Admissions Process/Strategies
10 great reasons to study in Canada
DC College Admissions Examiner - Sep 13, 2011
As college tuitions continue increasing at rates faster than the overall cost of living, more and more U.S. students are beginning to look toward our ‘neighbor to the north’ for quality education at an affordable price9...
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|  HSCW Contributors Blog
Post - Sep 14, 2011
Choosing a College, Intelligently
You are among the hundreds of thousands of high school seniors who are about to begin the difficult process of selecting a college where you hope to spend the next four years of your life ... More
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Early Decision
College Admission's Best Kept Secret
Forbes - Sep 10, 2011
And of all the services and advice counselors provide, the most valuable is the one we’ll be discussing here, so get ready to save a cool twenty-five grand....
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Colleges where 'Early Decision' helps
DC College Admissions Examiner - Sep 10, 2011
The Daily Beast recently ran admissions numbers on early decision (ED) and came up with a list of colleges* appearing to strongly favor ED applicants. ...
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Know if Applying to College Early is Right for You
US News & World Report - Sep 12, 2011
Connor Cerniglia's application to Bates College looked highly promising. The Annapolis, Md., senior was in the top third of his class at St. Mary's High School ...
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Counselors
| HSCW Counselors' Corners
Post - Sep 14, 2011
Dialing Up a Lesson on Effective Counseling
There’s something to be said for a different point of view. I opened my Facebook account last night (for five minutes only—really, I swear!) ... More
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‘U.S. News’ Keeps Courting High-School Counselors
The Chronicle of Higher Education - Sep 13, 2011
Love it or hate it, U.S. News is soliciting the opinions of more and more high-school counselors, who are relative newcomers to the annual-rankings ritual. ...
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College Rankings
 | College Rankings & Lists
US News & World Report - Sep 13, 2011
See which schools take the lead in the 28th edition of the college rankings.....
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Defining the 'Best' in Colleges
US News & World Report - Sep 12, 2011
Over the last month, the release of college rankings has created a mad rush among families of college-bound students to find validation for the colleges that appear on their emerging short lists.....
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The Case Against College Rankings
CBS News Moneywatch - Sep 13, 2011
The wait — if that’s what you’ve been doing — is finally over for those eager to see who is up and who is down in US News & World Report’s annual college rankings....
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'U.S. News' Participation Drops
Inside Higher Ed - Sep 13, 2011
Colleges and universities will be giving U.S. News & World Report lots of free publicity today as they boast about their advances in the magazine's annual college rankings....
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Stress
Manage the stress of applying for college
News-Observer.com - Sep 13, 2011
If you are ever wondering why high school seniors are a little crankier than usual, here's some part of the laundry list that's keeping them up at night:..
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High school, high stress
Miami Herald - Sep 13, 2011
Juggling academic demands and extracurricular activities — and still having a life — can be a daunting challenge for teens...
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Campus Visits
Tips for planning college visits
The Orange County Register - Sep 12, 2011
As summer ends, the college application process begins for many high school seniors. That means anywhere from two to six months of essay writing and filling out scholarship forms....
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FinAid - Scholarships
Discover Scholarships Just for Men
US News & World Report - Sep 8, 2011
Up until the past decade or so, men were earning college degrees at a higher number than their female counterparts. And aside from athletic awards, scholarships specifically for men were not very common......
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Merit scholarships
Simi Valley Acorn - Sep 9, 2011
In an effort to avoid losing students to lower-cost public schools, private colleges have been increasing merit-based aid in recent years, with 36 percent of private colleges awarding scholarships or grants based on merit.......
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What you can do to save on college costs
CNN Money - Sep 8, 2011
Higher-education reform may be moving forward slowly, but your child is growing up fast.
These four strategies will help you finance a degree -- without wrecking your retirement.....
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Parents
College Athletes
 | The NCAA And The So-Called Student-Athlete
NPR.org - Sep 14, 2011
I would like to state that a piece in the October issue of The Atlantic Monthly, which was released online Tuesday, may well be the most important article ever written about college sports ..
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West
California weighs college aid for illegal immigrants
USA Today - Sep 13, 2011
Nearly 20 years ago, California became the first state to crack down on immigration when voters approved a measure that cut off education, health and other benefits to illegal immigrants and their children.....
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Reinventing California's higher education system
Los Angeles Times - Sep 13, 2011
For most of the 20th century, California led the nation — and the world — in the number of high school graduates who went on to college and earned degrees....
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Arizona Board of Regents eyeing changes to scholarships
Los Angeles Times - Sep 15, 2011
The Arizona Board of Regents is launching a review of student financial-aid programs that could end in higher academic bars for renewing some scholarships and limits on the number of credit hours covered by scholarships...
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Dating Violence
Bullying
In Suburb, Battle Goes Public on Bullying of Gay Students
New York Times - Sep 13, 2011
ANOKA, Minn. — This sprawling suburban school system, much of it within Michele Bachmann’s Congressional district, is caught in the eye of one of the country’s hottest culture wars — how homosexuality should be discussed in the schools....
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Schools seeing shift on bullying
Boston Globe - Sep 13, 2011
School bullies, beware: Your prey is more likely than ever to report your bad behavior to a teacher or principal this year....
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Visits
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Parents
Athletes
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