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Allen's College Admissions Blog August 2008 Archive

By Allen Grove, About.com Guide to College Admissions

Spotlight on the Burnett Honors College at UCF

Friday August 29, 2008
The University of Central Florida has been a rising star among public universities in recent years, and in the new 2009 issue ofU.S. News and World Report it ranked #7 ... Read More

U.S. News and World Report Rankings for 2009

Sunday August 24, 2008
U.S News and World Report has released their most recent rankings of colleges and universities in the United States. The rankings offer few surprises other than a little jockeying for ... Read More

Spotlight on Hendrix College

Friday August 22, 2008
This week's spotlight takes us to the town of Conway, Arkansas, where we find the 160-acre, flower-filled campus of Hendrix College. If you have negative stereotypes of the Bible Belt, ... Read More

Cash for Good AP Exam Scores?

Wednesday August 20, 2008
The New York Times reported this week that students at 31 New York City high schools were offered $1,000 dollars if they could get high scores on Advanced Placement exams. ... Read More

Spotlight on College of the Atlantic

Friday August 15, 2008
This week's spotlight takes us up north to Bar Harbor, Maine, home of College of the Atlantic. I chose COA for a couple reasons: 1) not enough people have heard ... Read More

The 20 Most Selective Colleges

Thursday August 14, 2008
Some colleges and universities send out a lot of rejection letters every spring. You can probably guess that Harvard and Stanford are on the list. Some of the ... Read More

Spotlight on St. Mary's College of Maryland

Friday August 8, 2008
This week's spotlight focuses on another great public liberal arts college. Despite what the name might lead one to believe, St. Mary's College is a secular, public college. Its ... Read More

Admission to The Big Ten Conference

Saturday August 2, 2008
For a lot of students, the college experience wouldn't be complete without packed stadiums and exciting Division I athletics. What does it take to get into a university with ... Read More

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