College Admissions Craze

College Visits and Helicopter Parents: A Bad Combination

Corey Stern | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: College Admissions, College Visits, College Admissions Craze, College Prep, Helicopter Parents, Teen News
Corey Stern

Often, I've seen parents look to impress the student tour guides as if they were the actual admissions officers. The parents seem only interested in making it clear how amazing they think their kids are.

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The Light at the End of the College Admissions Tunnel

Sam Lyons | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: College Admissions Craze, College Admissions, College Acceptance Rates, College Applications, Teen News
Sam Lyons

Something has been really bugging me. It's not unique to me -- every kid my age goes through it in a similar way. It's a modern horror that I've just dipped my toes into: THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS.

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Why Your Brilliant Child Didn't Get Into The Ivies

J.D. Rothman | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: College Admissions, Fieldston, Greenwich, Humor, College Admissions Craze, Ivy League, Outward Bound, Latrines, Stanford, Mit, Parents News
J.D. Rothman

These new Ivy rejects are far from slackers. They're incredible kids with impressive resumes -- 2,350+ SATs, straight As in their 16 APs, debate champions, flute soloists and MVPs.

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College Timeline for Neurotic Parents

J.D. Rothman | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: College Admissions Craze, College Application Tips, College Admissions Process, College Essays, Tutors, High-School-Stress, Timeline, Parents News
J.D. Rothman

You know the drill: Rural or Urban? Large or Small? Rah Rah or Nerdy? Come up with a dream college list and go on an eight-state bonding tour with your teen, who will rarely want to leave the car.

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TEEN REPORTER: 'Why Ivy League Schools Are Overrated'

| Victoria Snare | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: College Admissions, Video, College Reputations, Brand-Name Colleges, Ivy League, College Admissions Craze, College Prep, College Rejection, Ivy League Schools, College Acceptance, High School News

This is a teen-written article from The Saxon Scope, the student-run newspaper of Langley High School in McLean, Virginia. A “good college” sh...

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'Getting Rejected From Your Dream School Can Be A Good Thing -- Seriously'

The Washington Post | Posted 01.27.2012

Read More: College Admissions, Rejection, College-Rejection-Rates, College Admissions Process, College Admissions Craze, Dream Colleges, College Rejection, College Rejection Letters, Video, High School News

There are only so many ways that a school can say that you aren’t worthy to attend, and rejection letters seem to follow a similar style. Some of...

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10 Things Colleges Want From Applicants

Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: College Admissions Craze, College Admissions Process, College Admissions, College Admissions 2011, College Admissions Frenzy, College News

College admissions are essentially mysterious. Of course there are vague ideas about what to do to get into college, but what is really the most impo...

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Applying to College: Online Forums and the "Chances" Game

Shara Azad | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: College Admissions Craze, College Admissions Process, College Confidential, Applying to College, College Admissions 2011, College Admissions Frenzy, College News
Shara Azad

I was too scared to post anything on the College Confidential, however, fearing that a classmate would trace the combination of extracurricular activities and academic coursework back to me.

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Making College-Bound Students Smart Consumers

Julie Morgan | Posted 06.15.2011

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Julie Morgan

Good information about college options should be a matter of public policy. Colleges should be required to post information such as graduation rates, job placement rates, and average debt of graduates on the front page of their websites.

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Why Advanced Placement Classes Are a Good Decision

Ethan Klapper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College, College Fee Hikes, Advanced Placement, College Admissions Craze, College Admissions Process, Standardized Testing, High School, College Tuition, College Admissions Frenzy, High School Testing, College News
Ethan Klapper

I regret surprisingly few things about my time in college. But as I enter the final year of my undergraduate studies at American University, many of m...

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What to Do When Colleges ACCEPT You

Jeff Brenzel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Northeast, Ivy League, College Admissions Craze, Competition for Ivy League, College Admissions, Yale University, Yale Daily News, College News
Jeff Brenzel

April is admissions time in colleges. Here are a few thoughts based on several years of observing what happens after students get their envelopes, whether thick or thin, and they are suddenly faced with a big decision.

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Alternate College Rankings

Tasha Gordon-Solmon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tasha Gordon-Solmon

Fretting about college? Here are three schools that offer world-class educations, but have significantly decreased in popularity in the last decade.

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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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The Truth About Getting In: Knowing Your "Battleground" Colleges

Kat Cohen | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Former Admissions Officers, College Admissions, Admissions Help, Ivywise, Applywise, Ivy League, College Admissions Craze, Competition for Ivy League, Election Results, Healthy Living News
Kat Cohen

With a record number of students graduating in Spring 2009, combined with a depressed economy, colleges will be flooded with applications.

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Deliberation, Education ... and Immigration

Peter Kaufman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Purpose of a College Education, University, College Students, Youth, College, Oxbridge, College Admissions Craze, College Tuition, Elitism, Western Civilization, The Purpose of Culture, Healthy Living News
Peter Kaufman

Why should we go to college? Let's admit that career advancement, fun, and variety have places in any good answer's line-up. But there's also the so-called "civilizing effect."

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The Anxiety Business

Eliot Schrefer | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: College Admissions, Education, Sat Prep, College Board Sat, College Board, College, Cost of Higher Education, SAT Testing, College Admissions Craze, Sat Tutors, Higher Education, SAT's, Healthy Living News
Eliot Schrefer

The College Board is both in the business of test administration and test prep. If this feels inherently unfair, it should -- it's like a doctor whacking your knee with a sledgehammer and then offering to patch you up.

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College Coach Charges Upwards Of $40K For Ivy Acceptances

Business Week | Susan Berfield, Anne Tergesen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College Admissions Craze, Michele Hernandez, College Coaches, Admissions Coaches, Business News

As I listened to my 8th period English teacher drone on for the third time about how Finny, a character in A Separate Peace, was indeed the main chara...

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