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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 tour for college counselors. We
April 27, 2009
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 tour for college counselors. We
The New York Times has had a slew of interesting articles about college admissions lately. This one, about the odds of being accepted as a transfer student to some of
I spend about 20% of my time touring around the country getting acquainted with colleges. Millsaps College had been on my list for quite some time, in part because Loren
I recently attended a GAP year fair to learn more about the growing number of excellent programs for students who want to take a year out between high school and
I recently toured several colleges in New England, including Amherst and Hampshire Colleges in Massachusetts, and Bennington and Marlboro Colleges in Vermont. These visits brought home the fact that students
I spent some time on the campus of Bennington College in Vermont, where the curriculum is very different from most other colleges. Bennington requires students to create educational “plans” that
I recently spent a gorgeous spring afternoon on the campus of Bennington College in southern Vermont. The campus is a lovely mixture of colonial architecture and internationalist modern styles, and
I recently visited Marlboro College in southern Vermont. Many colleges claim to be unique. Marlboro merits the label. With only 320 students, Marlboro attracts students who want to take charge
I had the good fortune to visit Sacred Heart University, a Catholic institution in Fairfield, Connecticut. I gleaned some “crunchy nuggets” of information to share about the school. Here they