The Most Competitive College Admissions Year Part II
Many newspaper headlines have breathlessly given us the news that this has been the most competitive year for college admissions. The NY Times “The Choice” blog has published a list of the admissions...
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(Well, we survived Hurricane Irene. Six days without power, cable internet and phone strained patience but since that is all we had to complain about, then we have nothing to complain about and...
View ArticleU Conn ranked #30 in Best Value in Public Colleges
I heard on both local television and radio news that Kiplinger has rated the University of Connecticut #30 of their “100 Best Values in Public Colleges 2012” rankings. I searched their site and found...
View ArticleOptimism at The University of Connecticut:
The Chronicle of Higher Education recently ran this story, tilted, Bucking the Bad Economy, a Few Universities Plan to Hire Hundreds of Faculty. (This article is only available to subscribers.) The...
View ArticleEarly Applications
How early in senior year do some students apply to college? Today is Oct. 1 and I have a student whose application is going in today. She was offered an opportunity to apply without a fee if she...
View ArticleThe Common Application Goes Live Aug. 1
The Common Application for the Class of 2016 will go online August 1. For those of you new to college admissions, The Common Application is a streamlined way for students to apply to many colleges...
View ArticleThe Most Competitive Year Ever! Again
I have been an Independent Educational Consultant guiding students to colleges that are a good fit since 2003 and, every April the headlines have been the same: “This Was The Most Competitive Year for...
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