Admissions

Weighing The Cost Of College

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 02.14.2012

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Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

By: Sayre Quevedo Photo Credit: BRETT MYERS/Youth Radio One day last year I skipped school to wait for acceptances from colleges. It was the fina...

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College Freakout: Teens Share Their Stories

Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: College Students, College Prep, High School News, Admissions, College News, Teens, High School News

We hear you, high school seniors: it's a stressful time right now. Of course, the complicated, long, and grueling process of applying to college is no...

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DePaul Makes ACT, SAT Score Submission Optional

Posted 11.02.2011

Read More: Sat Scores, College Admissions, Depaul, College, Low-Income, DePaul University, Standardized Testing, Sat, Admissions, Act Scores, Act, College Applications, Chicago News

After five years of deliberation, DePaul University has decided to make submission of ACT or SAT scores optional, starting with the 2012 admission cyc...

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Joy Resmovits

UPDATE: GWU Applicants Receive False Hope, Student's Information In Email Kerfuffle

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 08.22.2011

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You're accepted! Oh wait ... Online applicants to George Washington University's non-degree program were befuddled Wednesday morning when they ...

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Scoring Error May Have Affected Admission For 7,000 Private School Applicants

The New York Times | Posted 06.17.2011

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More than 7,000 students were incorrectly graded on the standardized test required for admission to most New York City private schools, the test compa...

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Consider a Gap Year

David D. Burstein | Posted 06.15.2011

Read More: Deferral, Youth, Gap Year, Mark Zuckerberg, College Freshmen, Opinion, Innovation, College Process, Students, Seniors, Ivy Leagues, Education, Bill Gates, College, Early Decision, Early Acceptance, Princeton, Brown, High School, Op-Ed, Admissions, College News
David D. Burstein

I took a gap year and it actually changed my life. Although, I initially resisted the idea, wanting to stay "on track," I soon realized that this wouldn't "set me back" at all.

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Interviews Reemerge As Crucial Part Of Application Process

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College of William and Mary, Washington Post, The South, National Association for College Admission Counseling, Alumni Interview, Admissions, College Interview, New York Times, College News

With tens of thousands of applicants at many institutions, colleges are more desperate than ever for any scrap of intel that might distinguish one str...

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College Days

Peter Mehlman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Peter Mehlman

Each fall, some kids ask me for college recommendation letters. This is, more or less, this year's edition.

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The College Insider: Admissions Freak-Out Countdown #6: The College Trip - How To Let The Schools Know You Care

Karen Stabiner | Posted 11.17.2011

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Karen Stabiner

Schools prefer to accept students who are going to accept them. One way to cut the herd is to see who cares enough to visit, and schools rely on this marker even though it's a flawed indicator.

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The Truth About College Rankings: Who is Really #1?

Kat Cohen | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: College Admissions, Ivywise, Applywise, College Admissions Craze, Ivy League, College Rankings, University, College Students, Notre Dame, Boston University, US News College Rankings, College, US News & World Report, Admissions Officers, Admissions, Georgetown, Healthy Living News
Kat Cohen

There is no real "top 50 colleges": this zero-sum game of rankings renders meaningless. Students must examine a college's philosophy, environment, and academic offerings themselves.

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