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College Big Picture
The Real College Cost Solution Washington Monthly - Feb 7, 2012 One of the better takes on President Obama’s college affordability plan comes from Cornell President David Skorton this week. As Skorton writes in the Huffington Post, sure, it’s time to cut college costs, but that’s not really the important fix here. As he writes:...
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Another Wave of Scandals GoLocalProv College Admissions - Feb 6, 2012 The second wave of college scandals began to hit last week, just after the din of outrage had barely died down from the Penn State sex abuse case and the highly publicized UVM frat survey ..
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20 facts you didn't know about college freshmen CBS News MarketWatch - Feb 5, 2012 When students head off to college, they don't go far. Nearly 55 percent of freshmen attend school no more than 100 miles from home. More than 37 percent selected a college that's no more than 50 miles away away from mom and dad. ..
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College Admissions Process/Strategies
Focusing on Quality and Value of Education in College Choice Education Week - Feb 6, 2012 In the next few months, high school seniors will make their final decisions on which college to attend. Many will be thinking back to their campus visits a year ago. Which school was it with the cool climbing wall? Best food? Newest dorm? ....
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On College: How middle school affects the road to college San Jose Mercury News - Feb 7, 2012 Q: My daughter is currently in fifth grade and will start middle school next year. How do we choose the best middle school for her? Does middle school make a difference for college admissions?....
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What's Behind All That College Junk Mail? Hartford Courant - Feb 5, 2012 It was the free iPad2 offer in the email from Assumption College that made me think that things have changed. Sign up to learn more about the school by March 31 and register to win.....
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Students With Disabilities
How Should Students With Disabilities Find the Right College? US News & World Report - UNIGO - Feb 7, 2012 More and more each year, colleges are adjusting to accommodate students with a diverse array of needs. However, students with learning or physical disabilities may have to do a little bit more research...
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College application tips for disabled students Chicago Tribune - Feb 7, 2012 There are about 1.1 million physically disabled undergraduates in the U.S., according to Steve Kaye, research director of the Disability Statistics Center at the University of California at San Francisco, citing data from the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau....
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Senioritis
Don't drop a course and pick up trouble Charlotte Observer - Feb 7, 2012 It's the beginning of February, and while high school freshmen, sophomores and juniors are bearing down, first semester is over and the pressure is off for seniors...
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A Dean’s Advice to Seniors: Don’t Slack Off New York Times - The Choice - Feb 6, 2012 Your college applications are in. Time for the senior slack, right? Wrong. Here are a few reasons it is important to stay on track during your last semester of high school:....
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Interview/Audition
"22 Audition tips for college theatre and music program admissions NY College Admissions Examiner - Feb 1, 2012 With the National Unified Auditions for undergraduate B.F.A. programs in theatre and music starting this weekend in New York City, high school students applying to these college programs will be in the spotlight to show they've got what it takes...
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SATs & ACTs
Pros and Cons of SAT Score Choice Fox Business - Feb 2, 2012 Navigating the admission process is stressful as high school juniors and seniors work to hit application deadlines and prepare for the dreaded standardized test requirements.....
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Rankings
U.S. college ratings game set for shakeup Reuters - Feb 6, 2012 An elite California college's admission this week that it tried to boost its reputation by inflating the test scores of incoming freshmen has stoked a heated debate over the outsized influence and controversial methodology of commercial "best college" lists....
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As colleges obsess over rankings, students shrug Yahoo News - Feb 5, 2012 When US News & World Report debuted its list of "America's Best Colleges" nearly 30 years ago, the magazine hoped its college rankings would be a game-changer for students and families. But arguably, they've had a much bigger effect on colleges themselves..
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Counselors
| HSCW Counselors' Corners Post - Feb 2, 2012 Scheduling Classes for Next Year? It’s Time Your Students Got Plowed Like most dedicated school counselors, I have another job that pays for the privilege of being dedicated to my counseling job. .... More
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Counselors Integral Student Success Statesman Journal - Feb 7, 2012 National School Counseling Week, sponsored by the American School Counselor Association, is this week and focuses on the contribution of professional school counselors within school systems ...
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Parents
6 Ways Families Can Stay in Touch Through College US News & World Report - Feb 7, 2012 Parents and college students often have different ideas about how to stay in touch. Knowing the issues and managing expectations can help smooth the path.
Here are some tips our family has found to be useful for communicating:,...
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Helping Teens choose their college major and career plans Houston College Admissions Examine - Feb 7, 2012 In order to better prepare teens for making these life decisions, parents and educators should have many conversations with them. Not just one conversation and be done with it. Many conversations. ...
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Parent Aptitude Test Huffington Post - Feb 6, 2012 Today is SAT day -- our daughter's first. It's 6:10. "You want the usual?" "Um... yeah," she says, eyes on her phone. As I pop the bagel into the toaster, my husband Bob scurries out of his office, still in his Life is Good pajamas...
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The Parent Trap: Tuition Debt BusinessWeek - Feb 2, 2012 It’s not just graduates who are staggering under the weight of their educational loans. Parents, too, are borrowing record amounts to put their kids through college, jeopardizing their retirements,...
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Financial Aid/FAFSA
For college bound, a look at financial aid changes The Associated Press - Feb 8, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — The mad dash to cobble together college funding will soon be under way. In the weeks ahead, colleges will begin mailing out their much-anticipated acceptance letters and financial aid packages....
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Books and Movies
Acing the SAT essay Joplin Independent - Book Review - Feb 3, 2012 How to Write a Killer SAT Essay in 25 Minutes or Less by Tom Clements (TC Tutoring) is a promising venture that appears to be two books in one....
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Dean Wormer’s Guide to Some Fantastic Colleges New York Times - The Choice - Feb 9, 2012 We at The Choice thought it would be fun for you to consider some of our favorite imaginary universities in film and literature, and to see how they inform your search for, well, actual colleges.....
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Northeast
More than 300 demand more Vt. college funds Boston Globe - Feb 7, 2012 MONTPELIER, Vt.—More than 300 students from the Vermont state colleges descended on the Statehouse on Tuesday to demand a boost in state funding for their campuses...
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State's colleges face war on costs Delmarvanow - Feb 7, 2012 From high school seniors dealing with application deadlines, to current college students wondering what the next tuition spike will be, to the administrators of the state's public institutions heading to Dove...
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Teen Dating
Teen Dating Violence in Focus This Month US News & World Report - Feb 6, 2012 To many, February is the month of love, as grocers stock up on heart-shaped candies, florists order red roses, and restaurants book a flood of Valentine's Day reservations. But February is also about the other side of the coin—it's National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month....
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Teen Dating Violence Huffington Post - Feb 1, 2012 The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), enacted by Congress in 1994, focuses on four areas: domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and dating violence. ....
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Proces/Strat
Disability
Senioritis
Interview
SATs & ACTs
Rankings
Counsel
Parents
FAFSA
Books
Northeast
Teen Dating
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