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Grades, GPA, Education: Compare Apples to Apples?
Today a reader wrote in to ask a question about comparing grading system between two different geometry classes in California. Picture this. Two geometry teachers
May 27, 2009
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What is the Student to Faculty Ratio
Student-to-faculty ratios mislead. While they are oft-cited indicators of teaching quality, these ratios have no bearing on an individual student’s educational experience.
May 13, 2009
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Economic Trends in College Enrollment
As an update to yesterday’s article in the New York Times about enrollment and yield trends this year at the most selective colleges, Scott Jaschick
May 11, 2009
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Holding College Chiefs to Their Words
The Wall Street Journal came up with a neat trick: asking college presidents to write essays from the application to their own college. Tough assignment!.
May 10, 2009
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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,
May 10, 2009
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College Visits: Remember Three Important Features
When I visit college and university campuses, I try to search for a few distinguishing features that will help me remember what makes this particular
May 7, 2009
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University of San Francisco: Jesuit, Urban, and Diverse
I visited the University of San Francisco last week. It was a beautiful, sunny day, but the wind was brisk. Despite the chill in late
May 1, 2009
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Party Schools: Choose by Alcohol Policy
What’s the Number One Party School? Most likely, it’s whatever college or university your student attends. Sometimes my clients (or rather, the parents of my
April 30, 2009
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A Visit to Stanford
Today I spent a couple of hours at Stanford University. It was my first visit to the campus, and I was part of an organized
April 27, 2009