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Educational Consultant Says Research the Research Program

Mark advises students not to take "research" at face value when considering a college.
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College Admissions Expert on the University of Southern California in Los Angeles

Mark says the University of Southern California in Los Angeles has every reason to be popular... or does it?
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Liberal Arts College and Liberal Arts Education

While the liberal arts have declined in popularity in the past 50 years, part of this decline may be attributed to a misunderstanding of what a liberal education really is.
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Educational Consultant on Libraries: You May Not Be an Expert

Mark describes Union College's policy of teaching students how to do research in libraries.
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Considering Colleges in the South — Coming to Terms With Prejudices

Mark confronts the widespread wariness of attending colleges in the American South with an essay by Jake Bonnell, admissions counselor at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi.
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An Educational Consultant’s Thoughts on Vassar: A Very Liberal College

Mark visits Vassar College and talks about some of its more left-leaning tendencies.
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