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College Big Picture
Is College a Lousy Investment?
The Daily Beast - Newsweek - Sep 9, 2012
Why are we spending so much money on college? And why are we so unhappy about it? We all seem to agree that a college education is wonderful,...
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College may never be the same
USA Today - Sep 12, 2012
Jonathan Salovitz's course load sounds as grueling as any college undergraduate's: computer science, poetry, history, math and mythology, taught by professors at big-name schools such as Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania....
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Debt Collectors Cashing In on Student Loans
New York Times - Sep 9, 2012
At a protest last year at New York University, students called attention to their mounting debt by wearing T-shirts with the amount they owed scribbled across the front — $90,000, $75,000, $20,000......
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College Is No Place for Remedial Education
Bloomberg - Sep 11, 2012
More than 2 million U.S. college students this fall will be spending a good bit of their time reviewing what they were supposed to learn in high school or even earlier. They are taking “remedial” education courses.....
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Examining the Push for Three-Year Bachelor's Degrees
Ed Week - College Bound Blog - Sep 11, 2012
With the cost of college soaring, paying three years' of tuition instead of four (or more) has its appeal. Who wouldn't want to save time and money to enter the workforce sooner?....
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College Admissions Process/Strategies
What Are Colleges Looking For In Their Applicants?
LA College Admissions Examiner - Sep 10, 2012
As we continue to visit colleges around the country meeting with admission officers, much of the conversation circulates around some basic principles. We’re thrilled with how transparent most officers are with regard to what they are looking for in their applicants. .....
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More Mistakes to Avoid When Completing College Apps
Huffington Post - Sep 6, 2012
By now, most students have returned to school and fall semester is under way. For seniors, the college application process has begun (or is beginning now). In my last blog, I identified four common, but avoidable mistakes college applicants ...
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On College: Leave sibling rivalry out of college admissions
San Jose Mercury News - Sep 10, 2012
Throughout my career, I have had the privilege of working with many siblings as they individually go through the admissions process. While parents are the first to acknowledge that their children differ greatly, they have also been the first to make comparisons.....
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Looking back on the college admissions process
NorthJersey - Sep 10, 2012
After doing 157 college advising columns since March 2006, I looked up my first column to see if the advice I gave then would be the same as I would give today. I also wanted to see if my philosophy about the college admissions process had stayed the same. ....
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Visiting
Here's Why You Should Do an Optional College Interview
About.com - Sep 11, 2012
For admission to many colleges, an interview is optional. This does not mean that the school does not value the interview. For many schools, it simply isn't practical to conduct an interview with every applicant....
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CollegeWeekLive Announces Virtual College Fair Fall Line-Up
Sacramento Bee - Sep 6, 2012
CollegeWeekLive announced today its upcoming fall line-up of three virtual college fairs. Students are invited to interact with more than 500 colleges and universities as they decide where to apply for institutions of higher learning next year...
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SATs & ACTs
The Difference Between the SAT and ACT
The College Solution - Sep 10, 2012
When deciding whether to take the SAT or ACT test keep this in mind: the ACT AND SAT require different kinds of skills. Some teens can significantly increase their scores just by picking the right standardized test to take....
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Parents in Action: Prepping for the SATs and ACTs
ABC Action News - Sep 10, 2012
Standardized tests, like the SAT and ACT, will most definitely be part of your teen’s high school career if they plan to attend a two or four year undergraduate program once they graduate. Although there is much debate as to the value of these tests....
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Senior Year Costs: Surviving the SATs
Dedham.Patch - Sep 11, 2012
Most often, when one hears the words ‘senior year’ one thinks back to the days of almost-freedom; of living each moment with no regrets and looking forward to the first big step into the real world.....
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Counselors
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Post - Sep 13, 2012
I Heard it Through the Grapevine Your College Apps Aren’t Going Well
Since I’m from Detroit, it’s only natural for Motown songs to come to mind on big occasions. On my daughter’s birthday, “Isn’t She Lovely” comes to mind. .... More
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Counselors a Resource for College-Goers, But Many Find Them Unapproachable
Ed Week - College Bound Blog - Sep 9, 2012
As students try to figure out the college admissions process, it would seem their high school counselor is the logical go-to person. Yet, a survey released last month showed that just 4 in 10 students said they received college information from their high school counselor.....
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A Hidden Gem: The Counselor Recommendation
Huffington Post - Sep 11, 2012
The school counselor recommendation is one of the most important and overlooked portions of the college admissions process. Virtually every classmate that I have spoken to at Stanford had a good relationship with his/her counselor and some maintain friendships....
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College Rankings
Another Ranking
Washington Monthly - Sep 11, 2012
When the Monthly first began to rank colleges in 2005 part of the reason we offered for an alternative ranking was that we should be ranking schools on multiple measures. “Best” can mean lots of things.
Well, we’ve got yet another one: the alumni ranking......
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What's wrong with this best-buy college list?
CBS News - MarketWatch - Sep 11, 2012
We're knee-deep in the college rankings season, with U.S. News & World Report, the most prominent peddler of that classification, set to release its latest list on Wednesday....
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Nobody Likes the U.S. News College Rankings
Boston Magazine - Sep 12, 2012
Like an internet slideshow or a Kardashian, the U.S. News and World Report college ranking list remains one of those stubbornly popular fixtures that everyone says they hate but no one ignores. U.S. News released the 2011-2012 rankings ...
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Paying for College
The Top 8 College Financial Aid Questions You MUST Ask!
Huffington Post - Sep 12, 2012
There are a variety of factors to consider when choosing colleges to apply to, such as how the school caters to your major, whether they offer an online program for distance education, etc. However, many students -- and their parents -- ignore one vital factor: how the colleges determine who will receive their financial aid. ...
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How Not to Blow It With Financial Aid
Wall Street Journal - Sep 9, 2012
What do last year's bonus, your kids' straight As and the money grandma socked away for their education have in common?...
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Off to College
Who to Get to Know at College
US News - Sep 11, 2012
Most college students expect to interact with professors while in school. But a college campus is full of other people who can be tremendous resources for students as well...
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Off to college? Plan to succeed
Charlotte Observer - Sep 11, 2012
Packing on the pounds – also known as the “Freshman 15” – used to be a parent’s biggest worry when sending their precious cargo off to college. But now we know that the transition to college presents many more concerns for all students....
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Northeast
College Admissions: 4 Fall New England Roadtrips
San Jose Mercury News - Sep 10, 2012
t won’t be long before the leaves are turning and autumn is in full swing. For parents of juniors and seniors, this can be a great time to take students to see New England campuses before the snows of winter....
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State University of New York launches effort to curb student loans
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Sep 11, 2012
The State University of New York on Wednesday will launch an offensive against mounting student loan debt, a first-in-the-nation initiative that will engage borrowers at every point in the process: when they take out loans, begin repayment and if they need help avoiding default....
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Is top-ranked Massachusetts messing with education success?
Christian Science Monitore - Sep 5, 2012
Massachusetts public schools produce students who are top in the nation in reading and math. Here's what the state did to get there, and here's why its shift to the new Common Core standards worries some experts.....
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Teen Dating
Talk with your teen about dating violence
Chicago Tribune - Sep 11, 2012
It's a frightening number. According to a new survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 4 women say they are violently attacked by their intimate partner.....
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