Colorado College: The Downside of Success and Selectivity
June 4, 2008
An article on the front page of today’s Denver Post is entitled, “College Admissions Miss ‘Risks,’” highlights the problem of up-and-coming colleges unwittingly bring on
An article on the front page of today’s Denver Post is entitled, “College Admissions Miss ‘Risks,’” highlights the problem of up-and-coming colleges unwittingly bring on
Periodically I ask friends, colleagues, and acquaintances about how they chose the college they attended. Each story is unique, and I think they help provide
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
With only 950 students, Pitzer College may seem tiny, but its relationships with the other Claremont Colleges allow it to also seem a medium sized.
Pomona College was the first of the Claremont College. It was established as a college of the New England type and both physically and philosophically,
On Wednesday of this week, I spent a few hours on the campus of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. The director of admission joked
I spent a few hours on the campus of Marymount College in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. This two-year, private college is located on the heights
Earlier this week I spent a day at the five Claremont Colleges: Pomona, Pitzer, Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, and Scripps. I enjoyed the red carpet
I spent a few hours last week on the campus of the California Institute of Technology (a.k.a. Caltech), and was pleasantly surprised by the attractive
Today I spent a few hours on the campus of Chapman University in Orange, California. The first pleasant surprise was the drive into town. The
Last week, I spent a few hours on the campus of Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. It’s an excellent liberal arts college located in
In a single day, I spent 4 hours on each of these two campuses. No two institutions could be more different, despite their geographical proximity.