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College Application
Jared Hobson

College Admissions Essays: Wacky Prompts

High school seniors are now in the final stretch of cranking out their college admissions essays. Pity them. In an effort to keep students entertained during the admissions process, some

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College Application
Jared Hobson

Best MBA, or EMBA Programs for Women

Pinkmagazine.com, a professional resource site for women, posted a list of their favorite business schools for women.  While the article focuses on MBA or EMBA programs, it is an important

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College Application
Jared Hobson

Are Too Many Students Going to College?

On Monday, The Chronicle of Higher Education posted a dialogue that asked several experts a the loaded question, “Are too many students going to college?”  The editors not only asked

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College Profile
Jared Hobson

M.I.T. Considers 300 Student Increase

During rough economic times, it’s hard to get at the reasons college make policy changes. According to Jacques Steinberg in today’s New York Times, M.I.T. is considering an increase in

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College Application
Jared Hobson

Social Stereotypes & Campus Life at Carnegie Mellon

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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College Application
Jared Hobson

Even Harvard Has Faced Budget Cuts

No more free hot breakfast?  The dance team sharing space with Harvard Taekwondo?  Recently, the NY Times reported on the budget adjustments being made at Harvard.  Administrators made some difficult

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