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College Big Picture
College: 'Best Investment' or Big Risk?
Wall Stret Journal - May 8, 2012
College is the best investment you can make, President Obama told students last month at the University of Colorado As a metaphor for the benefits of education,. ..
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The Campus Tsunami
New York Times - Op Ed - May 3, 2012
Online education is not new. The University of Phoenix started its online degree program in 1989. Four million college students took at least one online class during the fall of 2007...
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Colleges look at policies for illegal immigrants
USA Today - May 7, 2012
Social justice is central to the mission of Dominican University, a small private Catholic college in suburban Chicago. Serving poor immigrants is part of its history.. ..
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Student Loans
Student debt clock strikes $1 trillion
CBS News MoneyWatch - May 8, 2012
Today's the day that the student debt clock crosses the $1-trillion-dollar mark. The milestone was expected to be reached at approximately 6:40 a.m. Eastern time. ..
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GOP Blocks Debate on Student Loan Bill
TIME - May 8, 2012
(WASHINGTON) — Senate Republicans derailed a Democratic bill on Tuesday that would keep interest rates on federal college loans from doubling July 1 in an election-year battle aimed at the hearts — and votes — of millions of students and their parents....
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College Admissions Process/Strategies
Ranking Factors For Admission
Gazette Newspapers - May 5, 2012
The 2,600 four-year colleges in the United States are a mish mash of public, private, religious and secular schools with their own unique, independent admissions requirements ..
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Answering Your SAT and ACT Questions
College Solution Blog - May 4, 2012
It’s not surprising that I received questions about the SAT and ACT as we head into the final month of standardized-testing season. ..
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Start Your High School Search May 8
US News & World Report - May 7, 2012
May 1 was the deadline for many high school seniors to make a momentous decision: where to attend college. After making their selection, in the lingering summer days ..
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Be a savvy shopper when scouting colleges
Charlotte Observer - May 7, 2012
Last week I wrote about the entertaining and interactive presentation I attended that featured Robert (Rob) Franek of Princeton Review. . ..
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College Admissions Essay
Tips for writing college admission essays
NorthJersey.com - May 7, 2012
Five things you need to know about college admissions. I've addressed four of the five things high school students need to focus on during the college admissions process: the college search, the admissions tests required, your admissions options, and financial aid. ..
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6 Tips for a College Admissions Essay on an Influential Person
About.com - May 7, 2012
One of the more popular college admissions essay topics asks you to describe a person who has had a significant influence on your life, and then to describe that influence. The word "describe" in the question can lead applicants down a dangerous slope...
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Waitlisted
Is your wait on the wait list almost over?
College Admissions Examiner - May 5, 2012
The May 1 deadline has come and gone. You’re either still wishing and waiting to get in somewhere, or you’ve sent in a deposit, but are hanging on to the hope that your first choice will call—and tell you you’ve been accepted off the wait list.....
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Wait watchers
NY Post - May 9, 2012
Finding out you’ve been waitlisted by the college or colleges you’ve set your admission sights on can spark a range of emotions — from hopefulness to disappointment to sheer confusion......
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Weighing Wait List Offers and Advice on Etiquette
EdWeek - May 7, 2012
With the May 1 commitment deadline past, college admissions offices are sorting through student responses and looking at how their class is shaping up. Many now will turn to their wait lists to round out their freshman class.....
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High School Seniors
5 Ways to Ensure a Smooth Move Into College
US News & World Report - May 7, 2012
Even though it's the season of caps and gowns, diplomas, and grad parties, it's not too early for a high schooler and his or her parents to start planning . ..
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Parents
Parents and College Admissions
Huffington Post - May 7, 2012
Last month colleges sent out their acceptances to high school seniors, and the news at some of the most prestigious colleges in the country was not good for those trying to get in. At six of the eight Ivy League schools, ..
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Mompreneurs: Helping Parents Plan For College
Huffington Post - May 4, 2012
Jodi Okun was ready to get back to working after raising her kids who had left for college. She strategically thought about what she enjoys doing and then made a plan to build a business based around her passions ..
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Counselors
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Post - May 10, 2012
Effective College Counseling is More Than a List
The end of the school year brings many wonderful rites of passage and traditions that make being a counselor so worthwhile. These customs create an opportunity for us to take a step back and reflect on the growth of our students. ... More
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Summer
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Summer Employment Looks Sunnier For Teens
NPR.org - May 1, 2012
n a new report, the employment firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas predicts more jobs for teenagers this summer. While the jobs picture is improving, CEO John Challenger says teen hiring is still several years away from returning to pre-recession levels....
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Students and how to spend the summer
LA College Bound Examiner - May 7, 2012
A Duke University professor, Harris Cooper, found that students suffer from "summer learning loss". By comparing students' knowledge at the beginning of the summer to the end of summer...
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FinAid
5 Top Websites for Snaring College Financial Aid
The Motley Fool - May 8, 2012
Will you need a second job just to cover the costs of your kid's college education? It's not surprising if you do, given the beating 529 college savings plans took during the depths of the market's downturn a few years back....
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The Fuzzy Math In Financial Aid Offers
BusinessWeek - May 3, 2012
When Susan Romano first read her son Zach’s financial aid letter from Drexel University, a private college in Philadelphia, her eyes immediately jumped to the line highlighted in yellow: “$13,442 expected payment” for the first year at the $63,000-a-year school. ....
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Beyond ‘Need’ and ‘Merit’
Inside Higher Ed - May 8, 2012
Federal financial aid for college students is frequently in the headlines, but the student grants provided by state governments receive less attention. In recent years, the grants have grown in importance as tuitions have increased and state appropriations for public colleges and universities
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Vocational Education
College vs. career a false choice for students
Baltimore Sun - May 8, 2012
In 2002, a handful of technology powerhouses — Apple, Microsoft, SAP — realized there was a profound gap between the knowledge and skills most students learn in school and the knowledge and skills they would need to compete in typical 21st century communities and workplaces. ..
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West
More from the Decline of California Higher Education
Washington Monthly - May 7, 2012
The University of California at San Diego has announced that it will no longer be a part of the guaranteed transfer program community college students enjoy with the state’s public four-year schools. ..
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All L.A. Unified students must pass college-prep courses
Los Angeles Times - May 9, 2012
The Los Angeles Board of Education votes to require grades of D or better in college-prep classes starting with incoming ninth-graders in the fall, raising requirements to a C for the Class of 2017...
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College-bound Californians are heading out of state
Gazette Times - May 7, 2012
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Fed up with tuition increases and frustrated by rejection at packed California universities, more high school graduates than ever are leaving the state to attend college....
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Teen Drinking
8 Critical Tips on Teen Drinking and Driving
MSNBC - Apr 22, 2012
A study of over 1000 teens found that teens with “hands on” parents who establish clear behavior expectations, monitor their teens comings and goings, and aren’t afraid to say no are four times less likely to engage in risky behaviors...
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