Mark Montgomery will deliver a presentation on college admissions to the American business community in Hong Kong.
New research suggests that college students aren’t really learning. So how do find a college that will be academically challenging? How do you know if the students at the schools you are visiting are academically engaged?
How will your transcript be evaluating? Learn the questions you should ask every college you are applying to about their transcript review process.
Read about another interesting news story regarding college applications and intense press students are under.
College application stress is an epidemic. Students are feeling more and more pressure to have the perfect class schedule, the best list of extracurricular activities and still have a “normal” life. What can parents and educators do to help alleviate some of the stress associated with the college application frenzy?
A few years ago, some commentators thought early admissions programs might fade away. But colleges love these programs too much to let them end.
No more free hot breakfast? The dance team sharing space with Harvard Taekwondo? Recently, the NY Times reported on the
The Economix blog at the New York Times reports on a report (can you do that?) that concludes that the
Jacques Steinberg of the New York Times reports today that Top Colleges See Little Fall in Freshman Commitments. Unsurprisingly, students
Theresa, a dear friend whom I haven’t seen in ages, called me the other day. We talked for a long
The Yale Daily News reports that over 26,000 high school seniors applied for admission to Yale. Applications to Harvard have
According to an article in today’s New York Times, Harvard announced that its endowment has lost 22%, and may lose
