Kiplinger recently published a list of their Top 100 Best Values in Private Colleges and Universities. While I always caution clients to take the value of rankings lightly, it is
Tips and Tricks First, avoid being a “GPA protector.” Don’t play it safe by enrolling in easy classes. An effortless “A” is not as impressive as a hard-earned “B” or
The Chronicle of Higher Education posted an interesting article on professors using mediums like Twitter and Facebook in the classroom. Sugato Chakravarty, a professor of consumer sciences and retailing at
Recently on InsideHigherEd.com, an article reported that early applications are up at several institutions this year. This goes against the conversation started a few years ago where colleges were thought
The “turkey drop” can be one of two things. It is often referred to when first-year students return home for Thanksgiving break and break it off with their high school
Last week, a study published in the Journal of American College Health found that students who live in coed residence halls are more likely to drink and have more sexual
It’s that time of year again, when students and parents are being solicited by all sorts of organizations who promise to find you a scholarship. Before you lunge at that
Public universities, including the land grant universities, are being hard hit by the economic downturn. An article in the Chronicle of Higher Education today (registration required) reports on a survey
College campuses have social stereotypes: The geeky, intellectual campus. The very conservative campus, both socially and politically The earthy-crunchy campus where veganism is common The laid-back, middle-of-the-road, “I-don’t-take-life-too-seriously” sort of
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