College Admissions Craze

Deliberation, Education ... and Immigration

Peter Kaufman | Posted 07.14.2008 | Living

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, 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 07.12.2008 | Living

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, 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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Recession Special - The Truth About Affording The Rising Cost of College (Part I)

Kat Cohen | Posted 06.20.2008 | Living

Read More: College Loans and Debt, College Admissions, College, College Admissions Craze, High School, Higher Education, College Admissions Frenzy, Independent College Counselor, Financial Advice, Living News
Kat Cohen

Before you can even begin to consider the, "Will my child get in to her top choice college?" question, it's impossible not to reflect on the cost of attending college. And college costs are rising.

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The Truth About Getting In....Off the Elusive Ivy League Wait List

Kat Cohen | Posted 05.13.2008 | Living

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Kat Cohen

In early April, some wonderful high school seniors were placed in college admissions purgatory: the cryptic waitlist. Would they get in or should they move on?

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College Coach Charges Upwards Of $40K For Ivy Acceptances

Business Week | Susan Berfield, Anne Tergesen | Posted 10.15.2007 | Business

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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Parents and the College Admissions Craze

Karen Stabiner | Posted 10.02.2007 | Living

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Karen Stabiner

A more level-headed college application process is the educational equivalent of a cease-fire or a nuclear stand-down: It only works if everyone does it, and that never happens.

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