Tagged: "Colleges that change lives"
College of Wooster – Changing Lives
The College of Wooster is a fantastic liberal arts college in a small town in Ohio. It's a place that trains scholars--even students who are not scholars in high school. Wooster still requires a culminating research experience at the end of the four year Bachelors degree as a way to bring together everything one has learned. Visiting a college is a good way to get a measure of the friendliness of a campus. Wooster gave me personalized attention when I arrived--even at 4:15 on a Friday afternoon in August. If you want personalized attention and advice in choosing a college that is right for you, you might want to consult Montgomery Educational Consulting for some great college advice.
Ohio Wesleyan University–Where Greek Life Dominates the Social Scene
Every school is a party school, in one way or another. Ohio Wesleyan has the reputation as a party school, but it has many fine attributes that one must consider--it's not just for the frat boys and sorority girls.
McDaniel–A High Quality, High Value Liberal Arts Education
Looking for an excellent liberal arts college that offers excellent quality at a relatively low price? Check out McDaniel College in Maryland.
Colleges That Change Lives Comes to Denver
Why should you attend the Colleges That Change Lives Fair?
Colleges That Change Lives
The Colleges That Change Lives fair is coming to Denver tomorrow, August 4th. Colleges That Change Lives is a non-profit organization that strives to use “fit” rather than name and prestige for the college search process. The group highlights 40 schools that offer a student-centered learning philosophy. The group of schools will be traveling all [...]
Quality of the Educational Experience: Questions to Ask Admissions Officers
A couple of my previous posts have focused on student-to-faculty ratios and class size averages as indicators of educational quality. By and large, my conclusion is that these statistics are not all that helpful in uncovering the quality of the educational experience for a prospective undergraduate. So what to do? How can we compare and [...]
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