Social Networking and Admissions: Who is Checking?
I am not a big fan of social networking like facebook and twitter. I am sure that this is mostly due to my age and the other part is that I am not fond of the amount of over-sharing we see. Yes, I...
View ArticleCharging More for Popular Classes?
A few weeks ago, I read about a community college in California that was considering charging more for the most popular—and therefore harder to get in to—classes. The article from The Atlantic...
View ArticleIs This Carrying Things Too Far?
A colleague sent a link to this article in the NY Post about some high schools instituting guidelines about how seniors should announce their college acceptances and choice. To quote the article, “In...
View ArticleStudent Debt
Student debt is big news these days. I have seen numerous articles about student debt with headlines like this one from the Wall Street Journal “Despite Concern, Banks Give Student Loans the Old...
View ArticleSAT in the Summer?
The NY Times has a short piece about the SAT, here. I suspect this will be the first of many on this controversial subject. Their headline says it all, “For a High Price, SAT Available in Summer”. As...
View ArticleCollege Board Cancels Summer SAT
Yesterday, the College Board canceled its ill-conceived idea of allowing a handful of students– whose parents had paid $4500 for a summer program– to take the SAT in August. As I wrote in this blog...
View ArticleOptimism at The University of Connecticut:
The Chronicle of Higher Education recently ran this story, tilted, Bucking the Bad Economy, a Few Universities Plan to Hire Hundreds of Faculty. (This article is only available to subscribers.) The...
View ArticleMerit Aid versus Need Based Aid
This article in the New York Times discusses the rise of merit aid at some colleges. This is not a new discussion and some folks are against the idea of merit aid and feel that it takes resources away...
View ArticleBuying Essays
I was reading Jay Mathew’s column in the Washington Post the other day. He is one of my favorite education writers and I am always interested in what he is discussing. His column was about essays...
View ArticleThe Common Application is Online
The Common App is online and ready for the graduating class of 2013. Seniors—to your computers! The Common Application, if you are relatively new to the college application process, was started in...
View ArticleWhat I Wish I Knew Before Going to College:
This is the time of year when college freshmen are buying dorm supplies and getting ready to go off to their respective campuses. I am reprinting two of my blogs from last year (July 26 and Aug. 2)....
View ArticleIs College Worth It?
This is a topic that simply will not die. I talked about the flurry of articles asking this question in my blog posts of June 14 and June 28 in 2011. It doesn’t surprise me that there are still...
View ArticleFinding Your Passion…or Not
A colleague posted the link to this article in the NY Times—about students following their passion—and I almost didn’t read it. Some words associated with college admissions, and students in general,...
View ArticleBuyer Beware
The rising cost of college and the huge debt that students and their families incur is often in the news. Sometimes when I see the amount a student has borrowed I wonder why anyone would approve these...
View ArticleEarly Applications and Hurricane Sandy
As Yogi Berra famously said, “It’s déjà vu all over again”. November 1 is a big day for college application deadlines. Many colleges that offer binding Early Decision and some that offer Early Action...
View ArticleSome Early Deadlines Extended
At Janet Rosier’s Educational Resources, Inc. we are without power or internet but happy to have survived Hurricane Sandy without damage. On Friday I strongly suggested to seniors with November 1...
View ArticleExpect the Unexpected
This fall has certainly given the northeast a run for our money. We had a hurricane that was nicknamed Frankenstorm, as much for its proximity to Halloween as its size and potential for destruction....
View ArticleFirst Time Back Home for College Freshmen:
Happy Thanksgiving to All. I wrote this blog in 2010 and it is still relevant. This week, college freshmen will arrive home for a four day– or even longer –Thanksgiving break. For many, this will be...
View ArticleTuition Fees Based on Your Major?
What is going on in Florida? As a former resident of the Sunshine State and a proud graduate of the University of Florida, I was dismayed to read what the state is proposing regarding higher education....
View ArticleCollege Roommate Issues
In December of 2010, I wrote a blog about co-ed dorm rooms—where male and female undergraduate students share a dorm room. My advice was for students and parents to get as much information as possible...
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