How Would You Rule the Admissions Universe?

I know I’d do things differently.  Most adults who have been through the college admissions process and are now the proud owners of hindsight, would agree that the hoop jumping is silly, the college choice is not critical, and your happiness and success in life are not proportionately related to how much you spent on [...]

How to Take Advantage of the College Application Frenzy

According to this article in The New York Times,  colleges are being inundated by applications from those seeking a coveted spot in the Class of 2012. 
The big bulge of baby-boomers’ kids, coupled with increases in the percentage of high school seniors who are heading to college, means most universities are seeing unprecedented numbers of applications. 
But there’s another element that [...]

Overachievers Are Average: The NEW Way For High School Students to Get Attention

One of the blogs I enjoy reading these days (among many) is Student 2.0.  Recently, I read a post by a senior in high school named Stacy called “Average Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore” in which she gives us a look at her own long list of accomplishments and lets us know that she’s practically [...]

Save THOUSANDS of Dollars By Studying Online–But Don’t Take the Wrong Courses!

The rate of enrollment in distance learning courses surpasses the growth in enrollment in face-to-face classes nationally, and two-year associate-degree institutions (community colleges) not only had the highest annual growth rate at 24 percent but also accounted for half of the online enrollments for the past five years. 
Four-year universities, on the other hand, had the [...]

Another Sad Story About the Mindless College Admissions Dance

Last night, I met with a young woman and her mother here in Buenos Aires.  The young woman is a delightful student who is studying at a university here.  Her mother is visiting her.  They shared their story about preparing for college.
L did everything right.  From her freshman year, she took the toughest courses, loaded up [...]

The Folly of the Ivy League–Malcolm Gladwell Pokes Fun At Harvard, Yale and Princeton

Well, I’ve been focusing on the strike at Acadia University for the last couple of weeks, and I’m happy to report that both sides are still “in talks” this weekend and we’re all hoping that papers will get signed and kids will start classes again by Wednesday.  Fingers crossed.
Today, let’s head south of the Canadian/US [...]