Spotlight on Ripon College
Friday October 31, 2008
Ripon College, Smith Hall
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This week's spotlight takes us 80 miles northwest of Milwaukee where we find the 250-acre campus of Ripon College. Ripon, Wisconsin, a ... Read More
Spotlight on Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Sunday October 26, 2008
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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Today's spotlight takes us to Terre Haute, Indiana, where we find Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Most of the country's top engineering ... Read More
Paying for College in an Economic Crisis
Tuesday October 21, 2008
A recent article in the New York Times reported what is becoming fairly obvious: the current financial crisis is making it more difficult for students to pay for college. ... Read More
Spotlight on the University of Mary Washington
Friday October 17, 2008
University of Mary Washington
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Today's spotlight takes us to historic Fredericksburg, Virginia, home of the University of Mary Washington. In its 100 year history, UMW has ... Read More
6 College Application Blunders
Tuesday October 14, 2008
I recently met with my colleague Jeremy Spencer, Director of Admissions at Alfred University, and asked him to describe the most common mistakes made by college applicants. Some of ... Read More
Spotlight on Ursinus College
Friday October 10, 2008
Ursinus College Tower
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Today's college spotlight takes us to the small town of Collegeville, Pennsylvania, where we find Ursinus College's attractive 170-acre campus. Ursinus is in ... Read More
Sample Essay: Lisa Simpson as Role Model?!
Tuesday October 7, 2008
Lisa Simpson
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The personal essay is often a huge source of frustration during the college admissions process. The essay demands a difficult balancing act as you ... Read More
Spotlight on Harvey Mudd College
Friday October 3, 2008
Harvey Mudd College
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Today's college spotlight features one of the great undergraduate science and engineering colleges in the United States. While places like M.I.T. and Stanford ... Read More

