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Test-Optional Schools Grow & Now Include U of Chicago
See my post at Forbes.com: https://goo.gl/yjmZmj.
Posted in ACT, college, college admission, college counseling, high school, SAT
Tagged achievement, college, high school, high school students, SAT, testing
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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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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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Over at Forbes.com
Majoring in an obscure language or esoteric subject doesn’t condemn a student to itinerant professorship or garrett living. See my latest post at Forbes.com: http://tinyurl.com/hb9bn93
Posted in admission mania, American culture, college, college counseling
Tagged college, education, liberal arts
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Getting Here From There
Crabby is seized with a kind of nostalgia… Since I read about, talk about, and teach about college admission and the college process all the time, I am constantly flashing back to my own college experience. Hearing about the bad behavior … Continue reading
Posted in college, college counseling, education, liberal arts
Tagged Amherst College, college, liberal arts
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