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Princeton Review Rates How “Green” Colleges Are
The Princeton Review announced that it will rate colleges on how environmentally conscientious they are. You can view an article about this new ratings system
April 22, 2008
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Carnivals, Old and New
The latest edition of the Carnival of Education is up today at the Elementary Educator, and it’s full of interesting posts, as usual. In addition,
April 10, 2008
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ACT vs. SAT
Clients ask all the time whether they should take the ACT or the SAT tests to prepare for college. Here is what my colleague, Nancy
April 10, 2008
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Changes in How US News Calculates Rankings
US News & World Report’s infamous rankings system may include new sorts of data, according to an article today in Inside Higher Ed. They may
April 9, 2008
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Eight Tips For Handling Rejection in College Admission
Forbes.com recently did a series of articles on the aftermath of the college admissions season, and looked at how kids are handling rejection. I was
April 4, 2008
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Educational Experience: Questions for Admissions
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
March 31, 2008
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Student-to-Faculty Ratios Explained
The other day I received this question from a client: Hi, Mark. I’ve been reading college profiles, and nearly all of them cite student-to-faculty ratios,
March 27, 2008
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Answering Coach Questionnaires for NCAA Recruitment
Nancy Nitardy, a former Division 1 coach at Harvard, Dartmouth, and Indiana University, works with Great College Advice to ensure that athletes get the best
March 26, 2008
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Changes in College Financial Aid
Two more colleges have readjusted their financial aid policies in the wake of Harvard’s decision to woo the middle classes by offering richer aid packages
March 18, 2008