Should you move to a different town or state to give your kids a better chance at a selective university? Maybe yes, but probably no.
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College Admission Visit to Millsaps in Jackson, Mississippi
I spend about 20% of my time touring around the country getting acquainted with colleges. Millsaps College had been on my list for quite some time, in part because Loren Pope raves about it in “40 Colleges That Change Lives.”
So when a trip to New Orleans to participate in a board retreat for the Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA) came up, I decided to drive the three hours up to Jackson, Mississippi, to have a look for myself.
Here is some video I took of my tour there. My tour guide, Philip, was excellent. And I loved the fact that he is a classics major. Gotta love kids who love the liberal arts!
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High GPA or Rigorous Courses? Think Academic Preparedness
As a college consultant, I continue to receive many questions about which is better: taking easier classes and getting a high GPA, or risk losing a few tenths of a point by taking rigorous classes.
I’ve started asking others their opinion on this matter. When I was at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, last week, I asked Mathew A. Cox, the Dean of Enrollment Management, how he would advise students.
It’s sometimes disappointing that in this whole admissions frenzy we lose sight of the goal. It’s about learning. It’s about training the mind. It’s about acquiring and using knowledge to solve the world’s pressing problems.
Mark Montgomery
College Counselor
