When students are making the all-important decision of where to apply to college, they often turn to U.S. News and World Report’s rankings of colleges and universities. According to one study, more than half of incoming college freshmen surveyed said the rankings were important when […]
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What if students applying to college knew that they could enroll in the school of their choice, and receive a tuition reimbursement if they later discovered it wasn’t a good fit? That might be possible some day if the insurance industry adopts a type of […]
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This opinion piece by Jill Tiefenthaler, Wake Forest’s provost and professor of economics, first appeared in the Greensboro News & Record. By JILL TIEFENTHALER There are no objective inputs to the college admissions process. We crave clear tests that offer a fair chance to prove merit. […]
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One acceptance letter to an Ivy League school is enough to get any family excited. But imagine receiving four acceptance letters all in the same day. That’s what happened to Ray, Kenny, Carol and Martina Crouch, quadruplets at Danbury High School in Connecticut. All four […]
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Since the publication of J.K. Rowling’s first book, Harry Potter mania has taken the nation by storm. And as it turns out, college campuses are no exception. In a light-hearted opinion piece for the New York Times, Oregon high school senior Lauren Edelson recounts […]
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Changes are in store for the Graduate Record Examination. Beginning in fall 2011, the Educational Testing Service will begin scoring the test on a 130-170 point scale, with score increments of one point. The new system will replace the current 200-800 scale with score increments […]
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At last count, California State University had received more than 600,000 applications for admission next fall, with more than 70,000 of those arriving the day before the November 30 deadline. Most of Cal State’s 23 campuses are no longer accepting applications, but a few […]
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Some would argue that there has always been a friendly competition between the makers of the SAT and the ACT. But Fortune Magazine reports the rivalry has escalated to an “undeclared war.” In his article headlined, “The Standardized-Test Smackdown,” reporter David A. Kaplan says […]
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Every parent is all too familiar with the high cost of sending a child to college, but many people do not consider that the admissions process can get expensive too – unless you adopt some cost-cutting strategies. Jean Chatzky, the Today Show’s personal finance expert, […]
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The number of test-optional colleges and universities is on the rise with one-third of all accredited schools now no longer requiring applicants to submit SAT and ACT scores to be considered for admission. Agnes Scott, Assumption, Sacred Heart, SUNY Pottsdam and Washington & Jefferson are […]
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