Up, up and away…

January 26, 2011

Application numbers are hitting record highs this year. So much for the end of the ‘baby boomlet’ having come in 2010.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/college-inc/2011/01/harvard_nets_35000_application.html?hpid=news-col-blog

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Tarheels to follow Cavs and Wolverines?

January 24, 2011

Following on the heels of both UVA and the University of Michigan moving to the Common Application this fall, UNC’s Daily Tarheel is reporting that UNC may do so as well. This good news almost enough to make a Carolina fan out of me!  (OK, it’s good news for applicants and high schools, but let’s [...]

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The College Conversation: Tinker Your Words and Improve Outlook with It

January 11, 2011

My friend and colleague, Lisa McLaughlin, posted an article with some new year’s resolutions for parents in the process.
Read it here: http://www.dailypilot.com/news/opinion/tn-dpt-0109-mclaughlin-20110108,0,5436010.story.

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Want to Get Your Kids Into College? Let Them Play.

January 7, 2011

Everything they need to succeed at Harvard, my kids are learning in preschool…at least according to these two Harvard profs who advocate for play-based learning for the very young!
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/12/29/christakis.play.children.learning/index.html?hpt=Sbin

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Scholarship Alert: Thursday Network “I EMPOWER” Scholarship

January 6, 2011

Thursday Network “I EMPOWER” Scholarship
Accepting Applicants

Applications for Thursday Network’s 2011 “I EMPOWER” Scholarship are now available.  Since 1992, the Thursday Network “I EMPOWER” Scholarship Fund has awarded close to $140,000 in financial assistance to deserving high school graduates from the Greater Washington area.  The scholarship is open to high school seniors residing in Washington, [...]

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Read This Article

November 24, 2010

I don’t think I have ever read a more complete or compelling explanation and analysis of what the author calls, “the tension between mission and marketing has long defined admissions.”
http://chronicle.com/article/Application-Inflation/125277/

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Harvard Offering Early Action in Fall of 2011

November 22, 2010

Harvard is considering moving back to offering Early Action beginning in the fall of 2011.
UVA has already confirmed that they will offer EA next year.
Read the update from the Chronicle of Higher Ed here: http://chronicle.com/blogs/headcount/harvard-u-revisits-policy-on-early-admissions/27740?sid=pm&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en and the Daily Press report on the University of Virginia here: http://www.dailypress.com/news/virginia/dp-va–uva-admissions1116nov16,0,2414784.story.

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If You Are Looking for Money for College

November 15, 2010

If you are looking for money for college, the internet is full of information, but lots of the information out there is confusing, misleading and sometimes even just plain wrong.  Avoid scams: it should never cost you money to do a scholarship search when there are so many wonderful, reputable and FREE sources of information [...]

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Before you hit ‘submit,’ submit yourself to another round of proofreading!

October 21, 2010

Just in time for the November 1 deadline, here are a few great reminders of why: http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/18/proofread/.

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Are middle school students really college bound?

October 19, 2010

While the biggest worries I remember from middle school were who would sit with me at lunch, today, middle schoolers are facing the early onset of the college admissions craze. If getting into a most selective college means taking the most advanced courses, then it’s true that the first steps of that path are taken [...]

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