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College Big Picture
 | Student Loans: the Politics, Pitfalls and Payoffs
PBS News Hour - Apr 30, 2012
Ignoring a veto threat by President Obama, House Republicans voted Friday to extend a 2007 provision that halves the rate on Stafford student loans, but the parties are split on how to pay for it. Jeffrey Brown, George Washington University's Sandy Baum and author Anya Kamenetz examine the political debate over college tuition.....
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The Debate Over Student Loan Interest Is Nothing but a Sideshow
The Atlantic - Apr 30, 2012
Thanks in part to President Obama's surreal slow jam with Jimmy Fallon, student debt has become America's public policy conversation topic of the week. The White House wants to keep interest rates on some education loans from doubling this summer....
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 | How Colleges Fight For Top Students
NPR.org - Planet Money - Apr 30, 2012
It's a gray April evening, and two men have driven from Easton, Pa., to Manhattan. The men are administrators at Lafayette College. They're wearing solid black suits with Lafayette pins on their lapels.....
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| Are Colleges As We Know Them Endangered?
WBUR.org - Apr 25, 2012
Andrew Delbanco teaches humanities at Columbia University and he says college is in many ways an endangered institution — threatened by many forces including high costs and globalization.....
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College Admissions Process/Strategies
Ivy League Admission Isn't Random
Huffington Post - May 3, 2012
High-achieving high school students and their parents so often complain that the Ivy League admissions process is, in a word, random. When they hear that a student with lower grades and standardized test scores got into an Ivy League school ....
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5 myths about getting in and paying for college
CBS News Money Watch - Apr 30, 2012
Tomorrow is national college decision day for high school seniors. On May 1, students must put down a deposit to secure a spot at the college that they will be attending in the fall....
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Counselor’s Calendar | May Checklist for Juniors
New York Times - The Choice - May 2, 2012
Juniors, here is your college admissions checklist for May: Prepare for Standardized Testing In addition to final exams, May and June are testing-intensive months with Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams, ..
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"Does Your Record Reflect Your Ability?" — College Interview Tips
About.com - Apr 30, 2012
During your college interview, you might be given the chance to explain a bad grade or weak semester. The question can take a variety of forms, but it will be something along these lines: "Does your high school record accurately reflect your effort and ability?"....
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Don’t apply to the same colleges as everyone else
Charlotte Observer - Apr 30, 2012
The build-up was big, but boy, did he deliver. Robert Franek, Senior Vice President/Publisher at Princeton Review and author of “The Best 376 Colleges” and “The Best Value Colleges,” was recently a guest speaker at Myers Park High School in Charlotte...
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The Light at the End of the College Admissions Tunnel
Huffington Post - May 1, 2012
Something has been really bugging me the whole year. It's nothing unique to me -- in fact, every kid my age goes through it in roughly the same way. In fact, the main reason I'm writing about it is because it's so present in so many kids' lives that someone needs to draw attention to it...
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Double Depositing
Double depositing—a really bad practice
DC College Admissions Examiner - May 1, 2012
“A few years ago, the New York Times described how officials at Allegheny College were surprised to receive a commitment letter from a high school senior enclosing an enrollment deposit of $500 made out to …...
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Double Depositing — It Does Have Consequences
About.com - May 1, 2012
It's May Day, the time when most colleges require students to make a decision about whether or not they will accept an offer of admission. Some students, for financial or personal reasons, don't feel ready to make such an important decision yet…...
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Seniors
Counselor’s Calendar | May Checklist for Seniors
New York Times - The Choice - May 1, 2012
“Seniors, here is your college admissions checklist for May: Finish Strong
You are almost there, and we are as excited as you are! Before the silly string flies and the confetti pops out of the can, focus on a strong finish..
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On College: Deal with bad grades in your last semester quickly
San Jose Mercury News - May 1, 2012
Q: I just accepted the offer to attend the college I have been dreaming about. I am really excited, but I am worried about my grades. My GPA used to be a 3.6. This semester, I think I might get a couple of Cs and Bs...
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Senior grades are important for college admissions
Denver College Admissions Examiner - May 1, 2012
May 1st is the universal date set for college applicants to commit to the school they plan to attend in the fall. Some high school seniors believe that once they have been accepted to a college and sent in their deposit,...
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Gap Year
Indecisive About College? Some Consider a Gap Year
Ed Week - Apr 26, 2012
Still can't decide on college for the fall? The May 1 deadline for students to commit to a school next fall is right around the corner. If the choice still is not clear, maybe it's time to explore Plan B...
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Unsure of college? Consider a ‘gap year’
Nashua Telegraph - Aor 29, 2012
This spring, college-bound students may find an odd message in their acceptance packet letters: “Congratulations, you’re in. Now go away.”...
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FinAid
6 Common Misconceptions About Financial Aid
TIME - Apr 25, 2012
So, you’ve gotten into college (congrats!), filled out your FAFSA (great!) and are now staring at a financial-aid award letter, wondering what to do next (uh-oh)...
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College Financial Aid: Negotiating the Best Deal
Fox Business - Apr 30, 2012
The other day, a friend told me an interesting story. Her daughter had just gotten into her pick of colleges, but her top-choice school wasn't offering as much financial aid as the schools that were a bit lower on her list. ..
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Counselors
|  HSCW Counselors' Corners
Post - May 3, 2012
Mr. President, Here’s the Best way to End Financial Aid Misuse
High school counselors and college admissions officers stood a little taller last week when you took your case public for federal financial aid. Your slow jam asking Congress to chill on interest rates for student loans... More
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| School counselors play key role in kids’ futures
Bowling Green Daily News - Apr 29, 2012
School guidance counselors wear many hats, from helping students with personal issues to scheduling their classes.
One of their roles has become more important than ever: preparing students to be ready for life after high school, which increasingly means college....
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Parents
College Visits and Helicopter Parents: A Bad Combination
Huffington Post - May 2, 2012
As the end of my junior year is quickly approaching, there is only one thing on my mind: college. This shouldn't be a surprise, as the college application process needs to be underway right when school resumes again in September...
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3 Tips for Parents to Engage Teens in Summer Learning
US News & World Report - May 2, 2012
Summer learning loss is not a new or complicated phenomenon. After students spend most of the year cooped up in classrooms and studying for tests, most of them are ready for a break when May and June come along. But this drop-off in learning can hurt students...
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| | College loans: What you need to know
CBS News - May 2, 2012
The latest political bickering in Washington centers on the interest rates charged on college loans. Often lost in all the squabbling are some basic, and critical, facts -- for one, that total student loans outstanding in the U.S. have surpassed $1 trillion, more than all of debt Americans owe on credit cards. ....
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Summer
College Admissions: 6 Ways for Teens to Make This Summer Count
GoLocalProv - May 1, 2012
Summer vacation will start soon, and many teens still haven’t made plans. A job is always a good option, but can be tough to find. So, here are some other ways to make the most of your summer and impress admissions officers...
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New online tool to help teens find summer jobs
Sacramento Bee - May 2, 2012
In a national push to help more teens find jobs this summer, employers like AT&T and Bank of America joined Wednesday with the U.S. Department of Labor announced a new online tool that's expected to yield 110,000 new jobs for teens....
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South
Texas needs better college transfer plan
San Antonio Express - May 1, 2012
Easy access and low cost have made community colleges the destination of choice for the majority of students seeking a higher education in Texas. But the state is not doing enough to help them reach their goals...
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Another call for more college graduates in Georgia
Altlant Journal-Constituion - Apr 27, 2012
Interesting study by the Center for Law and Social Policy and the Center for Higher Education Management Systems warning that Georgia will leave $1.913 billion on the table in revenues if we don’t produce more college grads by 2025....
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Even Wall Street agrees Florida shortchanges higher ed
Miami Herald - Apr 28, 2012
The Bond Buyer is normally not a publication that grabs my interest. But there’s something particularly disturbing about seeing the risk facing Florida’s universities assessed in the dry and dispassionate language of the financial markets.....
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Teen Drinking
Hand sanitizer: The new vodka for teens?
CNN - Apr 27, 2012
There's a new trend among teens looking for a buzz, doctors say, and it surrounds an unlikely household item designed to keep us germ-free: ethanol-based hand sanitizer...
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