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		<title>Colleges in a Fit over Finances</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We all know that lots of businesses in the US are struggling in these difficult economic times. What we don&#8217;t all know is that higher education is a business like any other and, as such, can be subject to the challenges these circumstances bring.  Inside Higher Ed just published the results of a survey of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.faycc.com/2011/09/22/colleges-in-a-fit-over-finances/</link>
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		<title>Colleges That Really Pay Off</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a graduate of #8 on this list of schools whose graduates earn the most, I&#8217;m doing my best to bring down the mean by working in education! It&#8217;s not the MBA players who really skew these numbers, it&#8217;s the engineers.  Take a look through the top eight and you&#8217;ll see that most of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.faycc.com/2011/07/27/colleges-that-really-pay-off/</link>
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		<title>Out of State Numbers Are Outta Sight at Some State Colleges</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Education budgets are being slashed all over the country. Some state colleges are responding by admitting more students from out of state, who pay a higher rate of tuition than do their in-state counterparts.
Click the links below to read about this phenomenon happening at UWashington, UMass and the University of California system:
http://www.king5.com/news/local/UW-taking-more-out-of-state-students-to-offset-budget-cuts-118401624.html
http://www.umass.edu/newsoffice/newsreleases/articles/108565.php
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/19/university-of-california-_n_851121.html
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		<link>http://www.faycc.com/2011/06/01/out-of-state-numbers-are-outta-sight-at-some-state-colleges/</link>
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		<title>On the Road Again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[College admission reps are traveling the country and the world this spring and fall, hoping to meet some of the students who will one day call their campuses home. Here’s a posting from a colleague of mine about some of the events in the DC Area this month and next.  Happy trails!
http://www.examiner.com/college-admissions-in-washington-dc/news-from-the-2011-college-reception-circuit?fb_comment=33053551
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		<link>http://www.faycc.com/2011/05/16/on-the-road-again/</link>
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		<title>Making the Dean&#8217;s List</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My colleague, John Bader, former Dean at Johns Hopkins, has written a book chronicling the “11 habits of highly successful college students.” The book will be out this June (available for preorder at Amazon now), but you can already get the advice of the other deans he interviewed for the book via a weekly podcast [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.faycc.com/2011/05/11/making-the-deans-list/</link>
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		<title>Common App News</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A preview of the 2011-2012 Common Application is now available online.
(https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/Docs/DownloadForms/2012-11CAO_Highlighted.pdf).
The actual app won’t go live until August 1, but this is an easy way to begin to familiarize yourself with the general components of college applications as well as the details of the form now accepted by 460 colleges and universities (including 48 brand [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.faycc.com/2011/04/14/common-app-news/</link>
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		<title>The Ivies Aren’t Fooling Around</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The eight colleges of the Ivy League Athletic Conference have always had a shared mail date for decision letters and a shared reputation for being among the most selective colleges in the country. This year, they released decision letters just before April 1 and the news wasn’t good: thousands of wonderfully talented and qualified students [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.faycc.com/2011/04/04/the-ivies-aren%e2%80%99t-fooling-around/</link>
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		<title>Looking for a school to love?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Looking for a school to love? You might find the right one in unusual places – like a large Jewish population and a small Lutheran college!
Read all about how Muhlenberg has grown their Jewish student population at Huffington: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/28/muhlenberg-college-hot-am_n_841578.html.
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		<link>http://www.faycc.com/2011/03/30/looking-for-a-school-to-love/</link>
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		<title>Mind the Gap!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I think every student should consider taking an interim year before college – to adventure, invent and explore. 
This weekend, you have not one, not two, but THREE chances to consider the possibilities and learn more.  Please note the time change for the fair at Sidwell Friends on Saturday.
On behalf of Dynamy Internship Year and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.faycc.com/2011/02/25/mind-the-gap/</link>
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		<title>UM-EOC Seeking Volunteers for College Goal Sunday 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
 COLLEGE GOAL SUNDAY 2011 
Hosted by the University of Maryland Educational Opportunity Center (UM-EOC) 
For Prince George’s County residents seeking assistance in completing the FAFSA 
 (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) 
Sunday, February 20th, 2011, 1:00-4:00pm
Prince George’s Sports &#38; Learning Complex
8001 Sheriff Road, Landover, MD 20785
Contact: 301.429.5933
Flyer attached HERE for more event details.
As [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.faycc.com/2011/02/11/um-eoc-seeking-volunteers-for-college-goal-sunday-2011/</link>
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