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Is This University Stingy?

on March 15, 2013 in Admissions, Applying, California universities, Colleges, Financial aid, Money, Scholarships

If you require need-based financial, you should hunt for schools that are generous with their aid packages. This is the advice that I shared in my last college blog post: Where Is the Financial Aid Cash? If you didn’t read it, I’d suggest that you do before continuing on with this post. If money is [...]

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Surprise: Where Harvard Law Students Got Their Undergrad Degrees

on October 10, 2012 in Academic quality, Academics, California universities, College rankings, Evaluating Schools, Graduate degrees, Ivy League, Liberal Arts Colleges, Research, Universities

Today I’m passing along a fascinating list that comes from Harvard Law School. The list you see below includes the 261 colleges and universities where members of the Class of 2013 law school students come from. Michelle Kretzschmur, the creator of Do-It-Yourself College Rankings sent me the link to the list because she knows how [...]

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50 Reasons Why You Don’t Need to Attend an Elite College

on August 3, 2012 in California universities, Colleges, Ivy League, Universities

The 2012-2013 college admission season hasn’t even officially started, but I’ve already been hearing from parents who are stressed about paying for elite schools that are on their teenagers’ lists. Some of these parents believe that they have an obligation to incur huge debt if their children get accepted into the most prestigious schools. Here’s [...]

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A Recruiter’s Take on Hiring Students from No-Name Schools

on April 17, 2012 in Academic quality, Academics, Admissions, Applying, California universities, Careers, Ivy League, Liberal Arts Colleges, Universities

I’ve been receiving some fascinating comments lately that were triggered by recent posts that shared the agony of students who aimed for the Ivies and other elite schools and got spurned or who couldn’t afford the tab. If you missed the posts, here they are: Should You Blow the Budget on Cornell? The Odds of [...]

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What’s Wrong With College Dream Lists

on April 4, 2012 in Admissions, Applying, California universities, Colleges, Ivy League, Universities

I recently took a look at The Princeton Review’s latest lists of America’s most popular dream colleges and I immediately saw a problem. Before I explain why, check out the dream colleges that teenagers and parents cited most often. Teenagers’ Dream Colleges Stanford University Harvard University New York University Princeton University Massachusetts Institute of Technology [...]

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California Teen Getting Grief for Liking Southern Universities

on January 11, 2012 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying, California universities, High school counselors, Liberal Arts Colleges, Universities

Note: I wanted to let you know that I will be holding my next two college workshops at the University of California, San Diego on Jan. 28 and Feb. 4. At the workshops — you can sign up for one or both – I aim to share with you ways to help you make smart [...]

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