http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/college-admissions Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick-oconnor/summer-before-college_b_1545598.html 2012-05-25T17:41:30Z 2012-05-25T17:42:34Z Patrick O'Connor http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick-oconnor/ Seniors, here are some recommendations on how to spend your summertime. College is about trying new things, so give these a spin, and you'll hit the campus more flexible than Gumby after a yoga class. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/graduation-gifts">Graduation Gifts</a>, <a href="/tag/graduation">Graduation</a>, <a href="/tag/high-school-graduation">High School Graduation</a>, <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/first-year-at-college">First Year at College</a>, <a href="/tag/graduating-high-school">Graduating-High-School</a>, <a href="/tag/college-freshman">College Freshman</a>, <a href="/tag/summer-before-college">Summer Before College</a>, <a href="/tag/things-to-do-before-college">Things to Do Before College</a>, <a href="/college">College News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/allison-singh/college-rejection-advice_b_1543971.html 2012-05-25T10:54:00Z 2012-05-25T10:55:31Z Allison Singh http://www.huffingtonpost.com/allison-singh/ They say the first heartbreak is the hardest to get over. For many students, this comes in the form of a rejection letter from their dream college. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/college-rejection">College Rejection</a>, <a href="/tag/getting-into-college">Getting Into College</a>, <a href="/tag/college-rejection-letter">College Rejection Letter</a>, <a href="/tag/rejection-letter-college">Rejection Letter College</a>, <a href="/tag/first-choice-school">First Choice School</a>, <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/college">College News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick-oconnor/a-reminder-not-to-do-the-_b_1534938.html 2012-05-22T00:30:25Z 2012-05-23T14:48:13Z Patrick O'Connor http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick-oconnor/ "Dr. O'Connor?"<br /> <br /> "Mrs. Hart, how are you? Emily is on her--"<br /> <br /> "You have some nerve, talking about Emily. After you call her a two-timer in your last... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/double-college-deposits">Double College Deposits</a>, <a href="/tag/applying-to-college">Applying to College</a>, <a href="/tag/college-deposits">College Deposits</a>, <a href="/tag/choosing-a-college">Choosing a College</a>, <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/comedy">Comedy News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marjorie-hansen-shaevitz/college-admissions-essays_b_1536119.html 2012-05-22T11:17:51Z 2012-05-22T15:52:36Z Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marjorie-hansen-shaevitz/ If you write about something you care about and dare to be yourself, or perhaps use a bit of irony or "tongue in cheek," you might just end up having a good time. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/college-application-essays">College Application Essays</a>, <a href="/tag/students">Students</a>, <a href="/tag/parents">Parents</a>, <a href="/tag/college">College</a>, <a href="/tag/college-news">College News</a>, <a href="/tag/education-news">Education News</a>, <a href="/tag/college-advice">College Advice</a>, <a href="/tag/college-applications">College Applications</a>, <a href="/college">College News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-selingo/an-alternative-admissions_b_1536176.html 2012-05-22T12:14:26Z 2012-05-22T12:13:27Z Jeff Selingo http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-selingo/ When Harvard and MIT announced that they would offer online courses free to the masses, they pledged $60 million to the effort. All for courses that, for now, won't bring in a penny in tuition revenue. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/distance-learning">Distance Learning</a>, <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/harvard">Harvard</a>, <a href="/tag/technology">Technology</a>, <a href="/tag/jeff-selingo">Jeff Selingo</a>, <a href="/tag/college">College</a>, <a href="/tag/the-chronicle-of-higher-education">The Chronicle of Higher Education</a>, <a href="/college">College News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peak-johnson/reflections-of-a-ccp-grad_2_b_1529180.html 2012-05-21T10:13:36Z 2012-05-21T10:12:38Z Peak Johnson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peak-johnson/ So far, Temple has been great. It is challenging at times, but I wouldn't change it. CCP prepared me to know what to expect of college-level work and how to best tackle it. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/college-prep">College Prep</a>, <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/education">Education</a>, <a href="/tag/college">College</a>, <a href="/college">College News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kat-cohen/summer-vacation-and-college-admissions_b_1527635.html 2012-05-18T18:30:12Z 2012-05-18T18:30:29Z Kat Cohen http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kat-cohen/ There are many ways to have a productive summer and improve your chances of college admission at the same time. With these summer options, you're bound to find a way to make the summer both engaging and enriching. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/summer-plans">Summer Plans</a>, <a href="/tag/extracurricular-activities">Extracurricular Activities</a>, <a href="/tag/college-applications">College Applications</a>, <a href="/college">College News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick-oconnor/annemarie-roeper_b_1524995.html 2012-05-17T17:44:16Z 2012-05-17T17:45:12Z Patrick O'Connor http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick-oconnor/ If her name doesn't ring a bell, it will. Annemarie Bondy Roeper and her husband George opened an early childhood program in Detroit in 1941, and later moved the school to the Detroit suburbs. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/humanism">Humanism</a>, <a href="/tag/roeper-school">Roeper School</a>, <a href="/tag/annemarie-roeper">Annemarie Roeper</a>, <a href="/tag/george-roeper">George Roeper</a>, <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/progressive-education">Progressive Education</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-impact">Detroit Impact</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marjorie-hansen-shaevitz/college-admissions-tips_b_1521282.html 2012-05-16T21:27:45Z 2012-05-16T21:26:10Z Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marjorie-hansen-shaevitz/ Begin paying attention to what you like, what pleases you, and what seems meaningful. This is not being selfish; it is quite the opposite. Happy, successful people are not motivated by their own egos, but by doing something meaningful in their lives. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/high-school">High School</a>, <a href="/tag/college-news">College News</a>, <a href="/tag/college-admissions-process">College Admissions Process</a>, <a href="/tag/college">College</a>, <a href="/tag/college-advice">College Advice</a>, <a href="/college">College News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jada-alexander/a-freshman-all-over-again_b_1510245.html 2012-05-16T08:32:09Z 2012-05-16T08:32:32Z Jada Alexander http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jada-alexander/ I think I knew all along that NYU was my top choice, but I needed to experience the environment, people and campus in person to be sure. Now, I'm proud to call myself a freshman in the Class of 2016. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/getting-into-college">Getting Into College</a>, <a href="/tag/nyu">Nyu</a>, <a href="/tag/mission-accepted">Mission Accepted</a>, <a href="/tag/college-acceptance">College Acceptance</a>, <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/college-applications">College Applications</a>, <a href="/teen">Teen News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-boone/heading-to-harvard_b_1503947.html 2012-05-11T09:03:31Z 2012-05-11T09:02:48Z David Boone http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-boone/ After getting my acceptances, I immediately called my mother and told her the great news. In the middle of her Bible class, she jumped up and down and cried tears of joy. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/mission-accepted">Mission Accepted</a>, <a href="/tag/harvard">Harvard</a>, <a href="/tag/college-acceptance">College Acceptance</a>, <a href="/tag/college-applications">College Applications</a>, <a href="/teen">Teen News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick-oconnor/cooper-union-tuition_b_1492941.html 2012-05-10T17:45:29Z 2012-05-10T17:45:36Z Patrick O'Connor http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick-oconnor/ About two weeks ago, Cooper Union announced its plans to start charging tuition for some of its graduate students. Is this really a big deal in the college world? No and yes. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/college-tuition">College Tuition</a>, <a href="/tag/applying-to-college">Applying to College</a>, <a href="/tag/free-colleges">Free Colleges</a>, <a href="/tag/college-financial-aid">College Financial Aid</a>, <a href="/tag/paying-for-college">Paying for College</a>, <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/college-applications">College Applications</a>, <a href="/tag/cooper-union">Cooper Union</a>, <a href="/tag/cooper-union-tuition">Cooper Union Tuition</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marjorie-hansen-shaevitz/college-admissions-advice-_b_1507425.html 2012-05-10T17:09:09Z 2012-05-10T17:00:53Z Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marjorie-hansen-shaevitz/ Parents often ask, "How can I get my son or daughter into the best, highest ranking college?" From 20 years of working with student applicants, I have learned that this is the wrong question to ask. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/campus-visit">Campus Visit</a>, <a href="/tag/college">College</a>, <a href="/tag/advice">Advice</a>, <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/parents">Parents</a>, <a href="/tag/students-college-advice">Students. College Advice</a>, <a href="/tag/college-rankings">College Rankings</a>, <a href="/college">College News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gaston-caperton/closing-the-gap-between-college-aspiration-and-success_b_1506039.html 2012-05-10T11:43:30Z 2012-05-10T11:43:45Z Gaston Caperton http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gaston-caperton/ College is more accessible than many families might think. They often overestimate the cost of college and underestimate the amount of financial aid that they are eligible to receive. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/education">Education</a>, <a href="/tag/higher-education">Higher Education</a>, <a href="/tag/achievement-gap">Achievement Gap</a>, <a href="/tag/paying-for-college">Paying for College</a>, <a href="/tag/college-application-process">College Application Process</a>, <a href="/tag/low-income-families">Low-Income Families</a>, <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/college-applications">College Applications</a>, <a href="/education">Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-maron/the-tuition-dilemma_b_1497059.html 2012-05-10T09:25:45Z 2012-05-10T09:25:37Z Matthew Maron http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-maron/ The dilemma facing today's high school grads is simple. Do you take out loans for college (and thrust yourself into debt) or do you save that money for graduate school or something else? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/student-loan-debt">Student Loan Debt</a>, <a href="/tag/college-costs">College Costs</a>, <a href="/tag/college-acceptance">College Acceptance</a>, <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/college-tuition">College Tuition</a>, <a href="/teen">Teen News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/09/college-rejection-10-posi_n_1503232.html 2012-05-09T11:49:20Z 2012-05-09T15:35:03Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ By Kelsey Damassa<br /> <br /> "It'll be OK." "It's not the worst thing that could happen." "It just wasn’t meant to be." While family, friends, and relatives... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/dealing-with-rejection">Dealing With Rejection</a>, <a href="/tag/college-rejection">College Rejection</a>, <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/her-campus">Her Campus</a>, <a href="/tag/college-applications">College Applications</a>, <a href="/teen">Teen News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nicolaus-mills/parents-and-college-admis_b_1495170.html 2012-05-08T11:09:59Z 2012-05-08T11:09:12Z Nicolaus Mills http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nicolaus-mills/ Great parenting begins with loving a son or daughter unconditionally. Great admissions decisions begin with a cool assessment of a student's strengths and weaknesses. The gap between the two could not be wider. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/ivy-league-schools">Ivy League Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/college">College</a>, <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/college-applications">College Applications</a>, <a href="/education">Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jess-coleman/why-colleges-should-be-li_b_1481013.html 2012-05-07T09:18:05Z 2012-05-07T09:18:38Z Jess Coleman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jess-coleman/ No one in their right mind would ever pay more for a car of lesser quality, and the same should hold true for a university. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/college-applications">College Applications</a>, <a href="/tag/college-tuition">College Tuition</a>, <a href="/tag/college-costs">College Costs</a>, <a href="/tag/student-loan-debt">Student Loan Debt</a>, <a href="/tag/student-loans">Student Loans</a>, <a href="/teen">Teen News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jd-rothman/act-or-sat_b_1480895.html 2012-05-05T10:23:18Z 2012-05-05T10:23:58Z J.D. Rothman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jd-rothman/ What time does Staples close, in case your child can't locate his TI-183 calculator the night before the SAT exam? What is the ACT? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/yale">Yale</a>, <a href="/tag/cubs">Cubs</a>, <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/ti-183-calculator">TI-183 Calculator</a>, <a href="/tag/college-board">College Board</a>, <a href="/tag/standardized-testing">Standardized Testing</a>, <a href="/tag/cornell">Cornell</a>, <a href="/tag/staples">Staples</a>, <a href="/tag/sats">Sats</a>, <a href="/tag/act">Act</a>, <a href="/tag/penn">Penn</a>, <a href="/tag/apgar">Apgar</a>, <a href="/parents">Parents News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick-oconnor/college-admissions-decisions_b_1476923.html 2012-05-04T15:29:19Z 2012-05-04T15:30:05Z Patrick O'Connor http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick-oconnor/ Panicked parents of next year's high school seniors are anticipating a rough ride when it comes to applying to colleges in the fall, and when you ask them why, they point to what happened in college admissions this past year. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/applying-to-college">Applying to College</a>, <a href="/tag/college-decisions">College Decisions</a>, <a href="/tag/college-counseling">College Counseling</a>, <a href="/tag/how-to-apply-to-college">How to Apply to College</a>, <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/college-applications">College Applications</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-selingo/value-of-a-college-degree_b_1473511.html 2012-05-03T08:36:31Z 2012-05-03T08:37:20Z Jeff Selingo http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-selingo/ What happens to the value of the college degree when top universities are essentially giving away some of their courses free? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/college-students">College Students</a>, <a href="/tag/online-learning">Online Learning</a>, <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/jeff-selingo">Jeff Selingo</a>, <a href="/tag/college">College</a>, <a href="/tag/the-chronicle-of-higher-education">The Chronicle of Higher Education</a>, <a href="/tag/college-degree">College Degree</a>, <a href="/college">College News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bev-taylor/ivy-league-admission-isnt_b_1469683.html 2012-05-02T11:56:21Z 2012-05-02T11:57:12Z Bev Taylor http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bev-taylor/ While the word "holistic" may seem far from scientific, the Ivy League admissions process is indeed a social science. And it's one that can be mastered. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/ivy-league-admissions-process">Ivy League Admissions Process</a>, <a href="/tag/ivy-league-admissions-officers">Ivy League Admissions Officers</a>, <a href="/tag/ivy-league-admission">Ivy League Admission</a>, <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/ivy-league-admissions">Ivy League Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/ivy-league-academic-index">Ivy League Academic Index</a>, <a href="/education">Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jayanti-tamm/community-college_b_1469427.html 2012-05-02T10:29:31Z 2012-05-02T10:37:26Z Jayanti Tamm http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jayanti-tamm/ As the wounds of college rejections are still raw from April's thin-or-thick envelope onslaught, all over America, the reality of plan B's are slowly starting to settle in. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/success">Success</a>, <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/ivy-league">Ivy League</a>, <a href="/tag/high-school">High School</a>, <a href="/tag/college">College</a>, <a href="/tag/higher-education">Higher Education</a>, <a href="/tag/community-colleges">Community Colleges</a>, <a href="/tag/high-school-dropouts">High School Dropouts</a>, <a href="/education">Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/corey-stern/post_3298_b_1465836.html 2012-05-02T09:20:06Z 2012-05-02T09:22:41Z Corey Stern http://www.huffingtonpost.com/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. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/college-visits">College Visits</a>, <a href="/tag/college-admissions-craze">College Admissions Craze</a>, <a href="/tag/college-prep">College Prep</a>, <a href="/tag/helicopter-parents">Helicopter Parents</a>, <a href="/teen">Teen News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/uloop/question-about-a-sleevele_b_1466045.html 2012-05-01T15:59:54Z 2012-05-01T15:59:08Z Uloop http://www.huffingtonpost.com/uloop/ The passage, modified from a fable by self-proclaimed "nonsense author" Daniel Pinkwater, is a parody of the tortoise and the hare story, in which the tortoise has been replaced by a pineapple. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/new-york-city-schools">New York City Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/high-school">High School</a>, <a href="/tag/college-admissions">College Admissions</a>, <a href="/tag/standardized-testing">Standardized Testing</a>, <a href="/tag/college">College</a>, <a href="/tag/testing">Testing</a>, <a href="/education">Education News</a></p>