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Best Value Colleges

This morning, The Today Show reported on the Princeton Review’s list of 100 Best Value Colleges for 2010.  You can see the video of the

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Teaching with Twitter

The Chronicle of Higher Education posted an interesting article on professors using mediums like Twitter and Facebook in the classroom.  Sugato Chakravarty, a professor of

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Class Size & Student to Faculty Ratios: What Research Says?

Student to faculty ratios are statistics that purport to describe the educational quality of a university. A lower ratio seems to indicate smaller class sizes and a more intimate classroom
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How Long Should a College Admissions Essay Be?

Throughout the process of applying to college, students must follow many steps and jump through what can feel like ten million hoops before (and even after!) hitting that submit button.
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The Perfect College Essay: Focus On You

What is the most important aspect of your college essay? You are!
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The Perfect College Essay: Tell a Good Story

When writing your college essay, it is important to think about the story you are telling. Everyone wants to be entertained, even admission officers.
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Supplemental Essays Are Important!

Most students will save the supplemental essays as the very last thing they do on their application. But those supplemental essays are important. Some would say they are as important
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Advice for Students on the Wait List

Are you currently on the wait list at your favorite college? There are few things you can do to increase your chances of receiving a favorable answer.
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