Updated Research on Elite Colleges and Earnings
March 8, 2011
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Are elite colleges going to help you get a job after graduation? An updated study says “no”.
Tag: Elite colleges
Elite Colleges Take More Students from Waiting Lists
May 24, 2008
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This was a brutal year for admissions to top colleges. The applicant pool was larger than ever before. Harvard and Princeton did away with their
Numbers of College Applications WAY Up This Year
January 18, 2008
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The New York Times reported in an article yesterday that the numbers of applications to Harvard, Princeton, Dartmouth, Cornell, and many other colleges are way
Yale Follows Harvard in Beefing Up Financial Aid
January 15, 2008
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An article in today’s New York Times reports that Yale University has followed the lead of Harvard in pumping $24 million into its financial aid
Why Go to Dartmouth? One Man's Response
January 14, 2008
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As I explained in a previous post, I recently asked a group of friends about their experiences in selecting a college or university. These words
Harvard– One Man's Explanation of Why He Attended
January 8, 2008
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As I explained in a previous post, I recently asked a variety of friends and acquaintances how they selected the college they attended. This respondent
Ethics in Admissions: Using LinkedIn to Make Connections to Get Junior into College
December 17, 2007
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A colleague recently asked a question about using LinkedIn as a way to make connections that will somehow raise kids’ changes of getting into college.
Harvard Announces Tuition Break for Middle Class
December 11, 2007
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Harvard University announced today that it is restructuring its financial aid packages to provide more assistance to middle class families. With the price of tuition
Forget the Ivy League: Most Silicon Valley CEOs went Public
November 29, 2007
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An article in today’s San Jose Mercury News (registration required) reports on a survey of CEOs in high tech industries in Silicon Valley. Two-hirds went
Pomona: A "College of the New England Type" in Sunny California
November 19, 2007
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Pomona College was the first of the Claremont College (see my post about the consortium here). It was established as a “college of the New
