At Dean College, late-bloomers get 2d chance – The Boston Globe
December 9, 2008
This past summer I had the opportunity to visit Dean College in Franklin, Massachusetts. I didn’t really know what to expect. I knew of its
This past summer I had the opportunity to visit Dean College in Franklin, Massachusetts. I didn’t really know what to expect. I knew of its
The Chronicle of Higher Education is carrying an interesting piece about admissions officers on the road, beating the bushes for applicants. Something tells me that
A recent op-ed piece in the Providence Journal by Donald V. DeRosa, the president of the University of the Pacific, makes the case that even
The New York Times ran a piece today about the rise of club sports at colleges across the country. These are very professionally run organizations,
AP courses are among the most rigorous offered in American public high schools. But how good are they? Lots of kids take them–and fail the exams. So how good are AP courses for college admissions? As with most things, the answer depends on a number of factors. This article helps you to evaluate the value of AP courses at your school.
When it comes to the Advanced Placement or AP program offered by the College Board, parents and students have all sorts of questions. Are Advanced
A few days ago I wrote a post providing some of my predictions about how the credit crunch will affect college admissions. The New York
Lisa Belkin, a writer and blogger for the New York Times, has a couple of posts on her blog yesterday about the general angst and
Actress Emma Watson is embarking on a new adventure: the college search. Apparently she is considering a liberal arts degree from one of the Ivies.
When the going gets rough, the rough go to grad school. Or something like that. The International Herald Tribune ran an article yesterday about the
Montgomery Guides Students, Parents Through College Admissions Maze by Rosemary Fetter The Villager Newspaper 9 October 2008, p. 26 Reprinted with permission. For
The Times Higher Education in the UK recently released its rankings of the top 200 universities in the world. Seven out of the top 10