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Declining Enrollments: Your Opportunity
Today’s New York Times includes an article about worried admissions officers across the land, especially at private colleges, who are noticing steep declines in the
December 23, 2008
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Selective Admissions: Inside Scoop
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
December 19, 2008
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Wacky Application Questions for Oxford, Cambridge
About this time of year, some of my clients are pulling their hair out because they have to answer crazy questions on their college applications.
December 9, 2008
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U Penn: Large Class Sizes and Inaccessibility of Profs
I find that some parents are stuck on reputation and prestige when they walk into my office and start talking about colleges. I try to
December 9, 2008
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At Dean College, Late-Bloomers Get a 2nd Chance
This past summer I had the opportunity to visit Dean College in Franklin, Massachusetts. I didn’t really know what to expect. I knew of its
December 9, 2008
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On the Road: Measuring Miles per Applicant
The Chronicle of Higher Education is carrying an interesting piece about admissions officers on the road, beating the bushes for applicants. Something tells me that
December 9, 2008
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Private Colleges May Cost Less Than You Think
A recent op-ed piece in the Providence Journal by Donald V. DeRosa, the president of the University of the Pacific, makes the case that even
December 4, 2008
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All Colleges Feel Financial Squeeze
According to an article in today’s New York Times, Harvard announced that its endowment has lost 22%, and may lose up to 30% by the
December 3, 2008
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Club Sports: New Participation Opportunities
The New York Times ran a piece today about the rise of club sports at colleges across the country. These are very professionally run organizations,
December 3, 2008