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the absurd lies of college admissions
Megan McArdle, correspondent to Newsweek and The Daily Beast responds to the high school student who wrote an open letter to the colleges that rejected her, published in the Wall Street Journal. Part of the letter is excerpted below. Go to the original article below to read her response to the …
april college checklist for seniors
By Cynthia Crum Alverson and Sara Ringe, the director and assistant director of college counseling at Whitfield School in St. Louis for The New York Time's The Choice You’re finally preparing
no acceptances? don’t panic
As acceptances, rejections and waiting-list notifications arrive, panic has set in for some seniors. What do you do when you were rejected from ALL of your colleges, don’t
7 of 8 ivy league schools report lower acceptance rates
It was a little more difficult this year to get admitted to an Ivy League school, as tens of thousands of college applicants learned Thursday evening. Seven of the eight
march madness: college admissions will be easier in the future
It’s the other March Madness: College acceptance season is underway, with schools now sending out e-mails and letters to students across the country about whether they have been
“How do schools stack up?” – a new app from The Wall Street Journal
How Do Schools Stack Up? The financial return on a college education depends on a complex calculation involving cost and the potential payoff. The tools below will help you
10 things that matter when picking a college (&10 things that don’t)
Ready for an understatement? Choosing a college is a crazy process. And in the midst of all the mania, it can be hard to narrow your focus, figure
how to get off a wait list: the do’s and don’ts of wait-list limbo
Finding yourself on a college wait list is frustrating. If you’ve been accepted or rejected, at least you know where you stand. Not so with the wait list. First
anxious high school seniors await word on college admissions
Jack Brodsky, a student at Leman Manhattan Preparatory School, obsessively checked his emails, looking for any whisper of what his prospective colleges thought of him. The senior had just submitted
naviance on the go: new student app
College tracked high school students rejoice!! You can now take Naviance with you everywhere you go with the new mobile app. You can see upcoming deadlines and set reminders
