It all began last month with news that the University of California’s Board of Regents voted to raise tuition by 32% next fall. An article in the NY Times illustrated
An editorial in today’s New York Times is written by a prospective college student, Lauren Edelson, who laments that every college in America is now comparing itself to Hogwarts. And
There’s an interesting conversation taking place about the role of agents in recruiting international students. In the US, it is against the law for colleges and universities to pay commissions
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
American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong Presents Mark A. Montgomery, PhD Independent College Consultant Lunch and Learn Presentation: Choosing the Right College in the US: Strategies for Success February
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
Students and parents ask all the time about how colleges value weighted and unweighted GPAs. For example, what might be a good GPA for College of the Holy Cross? Well,
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
