The Sugar Bowl - A Cincinnati vs. Florida Admissions Match-up
Thursday December 31, 2009
University of Florida Football
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On New Years Day, #4 Cincinnati takes on #5 Florida in the Sugar Bowl. I'll leave the game analysis to Tim Hyland, the About.com ... Read More
How to Appeal an Academic Dismissal
Saturday December 26, 2009
The consequences of a really bad semester in college can be severe: dismissal. Most colleges, however, provide students with the opportunity to appeal an academic dismissal. There are effective and ... Read More
Do Boys Have an Admissions Advantage?
Tuesday December 22, 2009
The issue of gender and college admissions has been in the news again because of a new probe by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. The commission has issued subpoenas ... Read More
SAT Registration Deadline Extended
Friday December 18, 2009
The College Board recently announced that the deadline for registering for the January 23rd SAT will be extended until 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, December 23. The late online ... Read More
Register Soon for the January 23rd SAT
Friday December 11, 2009
The registration deadline for the January 23rd SAT is coming up soon -- registrations need to be received by December 15th, and late registration (a $23 fee) runs until December ... Read More
Spotlight on Santa Clara University
Wednesday December 9, 2009
Santa Clara University
Omar A. / Flickr
A couple weeks ago Mike Sexton, the Vice President of Enrollment Management at Santa Clara University, offered us 5 tips for a college applicant and ... Read More
Math Scores for Science and Engineering Applicants
Sunday December 6, 2009
Math Homework
Letting Go of Control / Flickr
Erin Lewis over at The Ivy Compass Blog recently fielded a question about a borderline SAT math score for a student applying for computer ... Read More
SAT Scores for Admission to Top Engineering Schools
Friday December 4, 2009
Berkeley
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If you're thinking of going to college for engineering, it's important to realize that the admissions standards for engineering can be different than those for other areas of ... Read More
Advice from Eight College Admissions Officers
Friday December 4, 2009
I just spent 90 minutes watching the web rebroadcast of "Inside the Admissions Office," a conversation with top admissions officers from eight highly regarded colleges and universities: Bryn Mawr College, ... Read More
Explore Wellesley College -- Photo Tour
Tuesday December 1, 2009
Wellesley College has many distinctions: it frequently tops lists of the country's best women's colleges, and it often appears on lists of the top ten liberal arts colleges. The social ... Read More