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Grades, Your GPA, Education, and Learning: How Do We Compare Apples to Apples?

May 27, 2009

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

New Student Loans Require Payments While in School

March 23, 2009

Sallie Mae, the largest private lender in the student loan market, will no longer defer interest until graduation. Starting today, all new student loans require

Some Selective Colleges Experience Decline in Applications

March 20, 2009

Bloomberg reports that some selective colleges have seen a decline in applications this year, as more and more students and parents fret about the freakish

Federal Reserve Bank Says Don't Go To Community College

March 18, 2009

Well, methinks the community colleges of America will be having a cow about now. Yesterday, education reporter Mary Beth Marklein of USA Today announced a

The Benefits (and Risks) of a GAP Year In Tough Economic Times

March 17, 2009

The New York Times carried an article yesterday, entitled Delaying College for a Year Could Have Benefits, which lays out a few creative reasons for

Colleges and Universities React to the Economic Crisis: Gnash Teeth, Wring Hands…and Repeat

March 10, 2009

In a pair of pieces appearing this past weekend in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, two journalists illustrate that this admissions

Financial Aid and College Planning in Tough Economic Times

March 9, 2009

Here I am being interviewed by 9News KUSA, the NBC affiliate in Denver, about how to think about college selection and financial aid in tough

Spitzer Sparks Debate on How to Pay for College

March 5, 2009

Eliot Spitzer has not completely disappeared in disgrace. He still has the mentality of Don Quixote or the Lone Ranger, riding out to right all

Taking Out a Student Loan? Listen To This First!

March 4, 2009

OnPoint, a radio production of WBUR and NPR, ran a story this past week called The Dark Side of Student Loans. The featured guest is

Applications to Public Colleges Surge, While Private Colleges Freeze Tuition

March 2, 2009

The New York Times has an article today about the surge in applications from bargain hunting applicants. Also today, Inside Higher Ed has posted an

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College Counseling for International Students

August 29, 2023 / Sarah Farbman

International students who want to do their undergraduate studies in the United States may need professional advice and guidance. The university admissions process in the US is quite different from

Does Volunteer Work Matter for College Admissions?

August 29, 2023 / Sarah Farbman

College applicants everywhere want to know, does volunteer matter for college admissions? The answer is yes. But it isn't about the number of hours or even the place where you

What Looks Good on a College Application?

August 25, 2023 / Jared Hobson

What really looks good on a college application? Fancy summer programs? You'd be surprised...

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How Many Colleges Should I Apply To?

August 24, 2023 / Jared Hobson

How many applications is the magic number to submit for admission? Many experts come up with a formula to answer this question. I hear counselors say something like this all

Do My Test Scores Matter?

August 23, 2023 / Jared Hobson

SAT. ACT. TOEFL. PSAT. These tests loom large in the college admissions process. And yet, every student seems to be asking these days, “do my test scores matter?” No other

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