My clients who aspire toward a career in fine art know that they need to prepare a portfolio of their work to present to admissions officers. These portfolios need to
I spent a beautiful fall day at recently at the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, located in Lakewood, Colorado. The occasion was National Portfolio Day. Budding young artists
During my recent visit to the University of Wyoming, I met a woman from Suzhou, China, chattering away in Mandarin with a friend. I had learned that there were significant
I just finished reading Jeremy Miller’s article in the September issue of Harper’s. It’s entitled, “Tyranny of the Test: One Year as a Kaplan coach in the public schools.” The
During my recent visit to the University of Wyoming, I came across two women chattering away in Mandarin Chinese. While one was Chinese, the other was from Saipan, a small
Often when I visit a college campus, I sit down with students to discuss their experiences. Such discussions initially unnerve the students (“Who are you, and what do you want?”).
Just a couple of weeks ago, the National Council for College Admissions Counseling issued a report calling on colleges to reduce the importance of standardized scores in the admissions process.
The big show at last week’s conference of the National Association for College Admissions Counseling was a report by NACAC examining the role of SAT and ACT tests in the
I recently visited the University of Wyoming. Situated in Laramie, the university is the only four-year college in the entire state. As such, the entire population is focused on providing
