Tagged: "Yale"
Legacy Admissions
When applying to college, how much does it really help to be a legacy?
Ask The Colleges On Your List How They Help Sophomore Students Avoid The “Sophomore Slump”
We are all used to asking colleges questions about how they help ease transitions for first year students on campus, but what about the sophomore class?
Ivy League Hype
Feel pressured to apply to an Ivy League school? Reality is that an Ivy League education may not be for everyone.
Yale Admissions Video–Raising the Bar in College Marketing
Well, Yale has raised the bar for new admissions videos. This is an outstanding promo video for Yale that was produced by Yale undergraduates and recent alumni. I’m sure the admissions office was delighted to assist, as well. If for no other reason you should watch it for the pure entertainment value. And thanks to [...]
College Admissions and Multiples
Last week, the NY Times published an article on quadruplets who were all recently accepted to Yale. The article describes the scene of Ray, Kenny, Carol and Martina Crouch all logging into the Yale website to see if they were admitted. I can only imagine how agonizing it must have been for all four siblings [...]
Is An Expensive Private College Education Worth the Money? There's No Telling!
An opinion piece by John F. Wasik published yesterday at Bloomberg.com argues that the high tuition cost of Harvard and other high-priced colleges isn’t worth the money. Clearly, an elite, private education is a lot of money. But the argument that it’s a waste of money is impossible to refute. It’s equally futile to argue [...]
Top Colleges See Little Fall in Freshman Commitments
Jacques Steinberg of the New York Times reports today that Top Colleges See Little Fall in Freshman Commitments. Unsurprisingly, students offered admission to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Pomona are accepting those offers at more or less the same rates as in years past. All of these schools have increased their financial aid budgets this year [...]
Applications to Harvard pass the 29,000 mark
The Yale Daily News reports that over 26,000 high school seniors applied for admission to Yale. Applications to Harvard have passed the 29,000 mark. So once again, each will accept less than 10% of their applicants. Harvard will probably accept between 7 and 8%. Not great odds. And yet, the odds have never been that [...]
Peter Schwartz: Low-Down, Dirt-Poor, Hands-to-Heaven College Application Parental Blues
Peter Schwartz from the Huffington Post has writen a funny, yet sorta sad piece about how he has been fretting about his son’s college applications. The funny part is that he writes with just the right amount of self-mockery to help the reader undertand he is embarrassed that he is such a helicoper parent. But [...]
The Scoop on Selective Admissions–from the Horses' Mouths
The New York Times is running a Q&A with the admissions directors of Pomona, Yale, University of Texas, and Lawrence University. If you want to consult the oracles, this is about as good as it gets. Check it out at http://questions.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/qa-college-admissions/?hp
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Mark Montgomery
A former college professor and administrator, Mark Montgomery, PhD, is a college insider who can demystify universities and deliver solid advice to students and their families.
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Katherine Price
Katherine Price has over 10 years of experience in admissions and student affairs at selective colleges and universities that enable her to counsel students for success.
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Cara Ray
Cara Ray is a former admissions officer, and has a Master's degree in Higher Education. She enjoys helping students navigate their educational path, whether toward small liberal arts schools or large public universities.
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Juliet Giglio
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Andrea Aronson
Leading our New Jersey office, Andrea Aronson holds an MBA from the Wharton School and is a candidate for a certificate in college counseling from UCLA. As a marketing expert, she assists all students in presenting themselves in the best possible light.
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Heather Creech
Heather Creech is an award-winning teacher who with over 15 years of experience in helping students with special needs transition from high school to higher education.