Tag: Harvard

student to faculty ratios and class size

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

Jared Hobson February 1, 2024 No Comments

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 experience. Not so. These ratios are unrelated to average class size, and they do not have anything to do with educational quality. An expert college admissions counselor explains what is behind these statistics and how to get beyond them to understand the truth about the educational environment at a college or university.

Legacy Admissions

Jared Hobson August 1, 2023 No Comments

When applying to college, how much does it really help to be a legacy?

Is An Expensive Private College Education Worth the Money?

Jared Hobson July 24, 2023 No Comments

Is an expensive private college education worth the money? Many have to tried to use statistically prove this one way or another. The fact is that you cannot control the most important variables: humans who graduate from college. They choices they make while attending and after college have at least as much bearing on the stats as the cost of the diploma.

What Is a College Library For?

Jared Hobson July 1, 2023 No Comments

Libraries aren’t just for studying any more. And they may not be for storing books and magazines much longer, either.

Harvard Student Thankful For Gap Year Experience

Jared Hobson July 12, 2017 No Comments

In this guest post, Colin Smith, a Harvard College junior, shares his experiences in taking a gap year between high school and college.

alumni interview questions for college admission

Are Ivy League Admissions a Sham?

Jared Hobson March 20, 2015 No Comments

Mark comments on a recent anonymously-written exposé of the Harvard alumni interview process.

The Dark Underside of Community Service in the Quest for College Admission

Jared Hobson April 22, 2014 No Comments

Is community service in a developing country a good idea for improving your college application? Is it a good idea for the poor people the teens may serve? The answer may be “No” to both questions.

The Ups and Downs of Ivy League Admissions

Jared Hobson April 14, 2014 No Comments

A recent post in the New York Times illustrated which Ivy League universities had more applications this past year, and which ones had fewer. Which college came out on top?

Class of 2017 Early Application Results from Highly Selective Colleges: What Do They Indicate?

Andrea Aronson December 28, 2012 No Comments

Early application acceptance numbers are in for Ivy League and other highly selective schools. Read on to check out what percent got admitted and about early trends in applications for the Class of 2017.