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Category Archives: admission practices
Curating Your College List, Writing the Application Essay, College as Work, and Wondering About Colleges’ Effect On Society: New Forbes Entries
Some college application advice and some commentary. Enjoy! Continue reading
Posted in admission practices, American culture, college, college admission, college application essays, college applications, college counseling, college essay advice, college life, high school
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College Admission Anxiety is a Systemic Problem
I haven’t posted here in a while because I’m writing for my Forbes.com blog. But my most recent entries are about how the college admission system is a major cause of anxiety and pressure in kids and families. Here’s the … Continue reading
Posted in admission practices, college admission, college counseling
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What Colleges Could Do About College Admission, Part 2
In Part 1 and in other posts on this site, I’ve defined what I think a “better” college admission process is and emphasized that colleges and universities have the responsibility of reforming it. Only these institutions are capable of making it … Continue reading
Posted in admission practices, college admission, higher education
Tagged college, college admission process
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What Colleges Could Do About College Admission, Part 1
There’s plenty not to like about the way college admission has developed over the years. More due dates, more essays, more ways to cheat, more silly rankings, and more complexity in general make everyone’s lives crazily complex at a time … Continue reading
Posted in ACT, admission practices, college access, higher education, SAT
Tagged college, Colleges and Universities, education, high school
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NACAC Notes, Columbus OH, 2016
Some thoughts on the latest annual conference of the National Association for College Admission Counseling. I attended several sessions, including Juan Sanchez’s talk. As usual, I saw many colleagues and had a chance to catch up, even if only on the … Continue reading
Posted in admission practices, Annie Reznik, college, college admission, college counseling, NACAC
Tagged college admission, high school counseling, NACAC
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