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College Admissions
Jared Hobson

Class of 2014 Mindset List

Every year Beloit College releases a “mindset” list of interesting cultural tidbits that have influenced the students entering college this fall. Not only does this

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College Admissions
Jared Hobson

Colleges That Change Lives

The Colleges That Change Lives fair is coming to Denver tomorrow, August 4th.  Colleges That Change Lives is a non-profit organization that strives to use

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College Application
Jared Hobson

Wanna Go To Med School? Forget Science. Major in Liberal Arts.

Most assume that in order to go to medical school, one must major in the sciences. But I tell people all the time that medical schools want interesting, educated, creative human beings. A philosophy major will do just as well, as long as one takes the basic requisites in the sciences (including the dreaded organic chemistry). But it turns out that organic chemistry might even be optional.

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