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Category Archives: universities
Perspectives on College and College Admission: Some Reading
Feeling guilty about not reading “how to get into college” books? Try these related but wider-ranging books for a break. Continue reading
Posted in adolescence, American culture, college admission, college counseling, high school, universities
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College Counselors as Advocates: A New Dynamic
Most of the time, college counselors are seen as ardent supporters of their students during the college process. Whether it’s helping create college lists, going over procedures, checking up on deadlines, or writing recommendations, we are in students’ corners as they … Continue reading
Posted in admission practices, adolescents, college access, college admission, college counseling, higher education, higher education marketing, universities
Tagged admission process, college access, college admission, University and college admissions
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Our Broken College Admission Process and Five Ways to Fix It
Crabby thinks it’s time to overhaul the college admission system… The complaints are as consistent as they are constant: The college admission process is too stressful, too complicated, too tipped in favor of the privileged, too subject to manipulation, too test-obsessed. … Continue reading
Posted in admission practices, college, universities
Tagged admission process, admission testing
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Collegiate and Cultural Crossroads
For a long time the mantra has been, “Go to college if you want to improve your life prospects,” but that idea has lately come under fire, given the increasing cost of attendance and the crushing debt burden many students … Continue reading
Posted in American culture, college, education, universities
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The Crabby Counselor Talks About the Best-Laid Plans
Trying to groom children for particular outcomes (colleges, especially) is a fool’s errand and Robert Burns knows it. Continue reading
