The Chronicle of Higher Education reports this morning on a new study that finds that the overwhelming majority of students heading off to college this
‘Tis the season. High school graduation. It’s a wonderful time of the year. But it’s also a time of year when high school seniors–and maybe
Today a reader wrote in to ask a question about comparing grading system between two different geometry classes in California. Picture this. Two geometry teachers
Student-to-faculty ratios mislead. While they are oft-cited indicators of teaching quality, these ratios have no bearing on an individual student’s educational experience.
Sometimes campus tour guides go above and beyond. While on the University of Alabama campus recently, I was treated to a private tour by a
Jacques Steinberg of the New York Times reports today that Top Colleges See Little Fall in Freshman Commitments. Unsurprisingly, students offered admission to Harvard, Yale,
Today I spent a couple of hours at Stanford University. It was my first visit to the campus, and I was part of an organized
The New York Times has had a slew of interesting articles about college admissions lately. This one, about the odds of being accepted as a
Even in the economic downturn, many of the top colleges are still inundated with applications. Some colleges, like Williams, have experienced a decline in applications.
Theresa, a dear friend whom I haven’t seen in ages, called me the other day. We talked for a long time. Her son is a
