An article in Business Week published last month compared the application numbers from several top-ranked institutions. The majority of the institutions have seen an increase in applications this year, making admission more selective than ever. Several experts quoted in the article sight the increase in application numbers as a direct result of the economic downturn. [...]
Read full post...Who doesn’t love a compliment? Yesterday afternoon I received a nice note from the mother of one of my clients who was accepted early to Dartmouth. He’s smart, talented, and fun to hang around. I enjoyed working with him on his essays. Apparently, he felt good about the experience, too.
Here’s what his mom had to [...]
An editorial in today’s New York Times is written by a prospective college student, Lauren Edelson, who laments that every college in America is now comparing itself to Hogwarts.
And she’s right: they do. For two reasons. First, today’s college students grew up with J. K. Rowling, just as I grew up with Dr. [...]
High school seniors are now in the final stretch of cranking out their college admissions essays. Pity them.
In an effort to keep students entertained during the admissions process, some colleges ask students to respond to some pretty wacky prompts.
Why? Well, the cynic in me wants to say that these essays are [...]
No more free hot breakfast? The dance team sharing space with Harvard Taekwondo? Recently, the NY Times reported on the budget adjustments being made at Harvard. Administrators made some difficult decisions last spring, but after some controversy, students are now being included in the conversation. Just goes to show that even the world’s richest university [...]
Read full post...A new book written by three Chinese undergraduates now attending liberal arts degrees at American colleges highlights the many advantages of smaller colleges for Chinese students and their families who hope to study in the United States.
The book, written in Chinese, aims to educate Chinese families about schools beyond the Ivy League and the large [...]
Does the early bird get the worm?
This is the time of year when I get calls from parents and students asking whether they should apply to college via early decision or regular decision. This decision is a very important one, especially if you are considering some of the more selective colleges and universities in [...]
A Dartmouth classmate send me a link to this video, developed by some of the creative minds of the Jack O’Lantern at Dartmouth. Dr. Seuss got his start at the Jacko.
It’s some good admissions-related humor for a busy Friday afternoon. Hope you enjoy.
Mark Montgomery
College Planner and Jacko Enthusiast
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Sometimes people think that an Ivy League education will guarantee success in life. Well, it all depends on your vision of success.
Ted Pascoe and I attended Dartmouth around the same time. Now he’s homeless.
By choice.
Sometimes you just have to take a stand. The non-profit program Ted runs for homeless seniors in Denver [...]
The Economix blog at the New York Times reports on a report (can you do that?) that concludes that the reason more and more college educated parents are spending so much time with their kids (when it would seem that it would be more rational for them to use their educations to make more money) [...]
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