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As Talk About Retention Rises, Rates Drop

January 23, 2009

Get it right the first time, I say. When asked why someone ought to hire an educational consultant, one of my top five reasons is

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‘Score Choice’: a Tempest in a Teapot? – Chronicle.com

January 21, 2009

The Chronicle of Higher Education has joined in the reporting on “Score Choice,” the new policy by the College Board to allow students the ability

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The global market in universities | The future is another country | The Economist

January 15, 2009

The global market in universities | The future is another country | The Economist Posted using ShareThis

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At M.I.T., Large Lectures Are Going the Way of the Blackboard – NYTimes.com

January 14, 2009

At M.I.T., Large Lectures Are Going the Way of the Blackboard – NYTimes.com Posted using ShareThis

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GPA Explained–With Some Simple Advice

January 13, 2009

One of my most popular posts is dedicated to explaining the difference between an unweighted and weighted GPA. It generated a lot of discussion (and

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More Best Value Rankings..With No More Insight

January 9, 2009

Yesterday I wrote about Princeton Review’s rankings of the “Best Value” colleges.  Kiplinger’s just came out with it’s own version.   Same colleges appear in

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Dirty Secrets of College Admissions–It’s More Art Than Science

January 9, 2009

Thanks to a reader, I stumbled upon a new publication today (new to me, anyway). The Daily Beast is running an article entitled, “Dirty Secrets

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Best Value Colleges from Princeton Review: Information You Can Lose

January 8, 2009

The Princeton Review has published its latest list of “best value” colleges.  This list sells nice glossy magazines, but provides precious little information to help

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SAT, Score Choice, and the Business of Standardized Testing

January 8, 2009

Today’s edition of Inside Higher Ed presents an excellent analysis of the College Board’s new policy allowing students to select which of their SAT scores

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Harvey Mudd College–The Claremont College with a Clear Math and Science Focus

January 5, 2009

Not so long ago I paid a visit to Harvey Mudd College, one of the five Claremont Colleges in the Los Angeles area. Harvey Mudd

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Facebook and College Admissions–"FacebookGate" and Evolution of Social Media

December 23, 2008

FacebookGate. That’s what blogger social media in education guru Brad J. Ward has called the College Prowler scandal, in which the purveyor of college guides

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The Scoop on Selective Admissions–from the Horses' Mouths

December 19, 2008

The New York Times is running a Q&A with the admissions directors of Pomona, Yale, University of Texas, and Lawrence University. If you want to

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