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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Some Rich Students 'Merit' Financial Aid - US News and World Report
Although college tuition prices are at an all-time high, colleges are, on average, issuing stingier financial aid packages this year, say counselors who've been helping families with their college finances.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Huge debt incurred for college tuition just doesn't make the grade - The Boston Globe
For all you parents poised to tell your kid to go to whichever college he or she wants regardless of ability to pay without large loans, consider the consequences of that choice.
Getting Off the College Waitlist - TIME
Nine colleges have offered Sarah Simon, of Wellesley, Mass., a spot in their class of 2012: Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Princeton, Stanford, University of Chicago, Vassar and Williams.
Friday, April 25, 2008
BusinessWeek Debate Room Throw the Book at College Rankings
The rankings U.S. News & World Report gives to colleges and universities count too much toward these institutions’ esteem. Pro or con?
Eagle tuition soars - BostonHerald.com
BC’s higher costs do not appear to have hurt its popularity. The college attracted more than 30,000 applicants for 2,250 spots in this year’s incoming freshman class. That makes it the fourth most-applied-to college in the country.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
More support, less perfection, for college-bound - Opinion - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
This hyper-competitive race for admission is creating a generation of pre-professional high school students. They're building resumes, not just learning.
College admissions dance gets longer, more complicated | csmonitor.com
The class of 2008 has been dubbed the "echo boom." At 3.3 million, it's the largest class since 3.15 million baby boomers graduated in 1977, the National Center for Education Statistics reports.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Want to get into Harvard? | Homeroom
Students should also bring copies of a brief resume that gives contact information as well as major interests and accomplishments.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Big Spender - New York Times
Princeton’s $15.8 billion endowment not only dwarfs its operating budget but also generates enough income to pay for nearly half of it. It may not have the largest pot (Harvard, Yale and Stanford have more), but it has more money per student — $2.2 million — than any other university that enrolls undergraduates.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Home-schooled Evanston teen accepted by Harvard, Yale, more -- chicagotribune.com
In what has been called the most competitive year ever for college admissions, Chelsea Link defied the odds to get accepted into Yale. Then Harvard.
Then came the fat envelopes from Princeton, Columbia, University of Chicago, Stanford and Northwestern University.
Then came the fat envelopes from Princeton, Columbia, University of Chicago, Stanford and Northwestern University.
Friday, April 18, 2008
College admissions process sets records across the country - News
Applications to Washington University, which retained its early decision program, did not rise significantly. Similar to last year, about 22,000 students applied for entrance into the Class of 2012, with admission being offered to about 20 percent of applicants.
It's colleges' turn for nail-biting - The Boston Globe
"We have four weeks to convince students to fall in love with us," said Ann McDermott, director of admissions at the College of the Holy Cross, which calls many accepted students to congratulate them and has alumni call those who live in their area. "You're looking at talented kids with options, so you can't be passive. If you don't make them feel they are wanted, I think you're dead in the water."
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Country comfort - The Boston Globe
A bucolic town, an ivy league school, and plenty of fun stuff to do