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Where Are the Freshmen Coming From?

on November 1, 2011 in California universities, Colleges, Liberal Arts Colleges, Universities

Today I want to share a nifty interactive tool on The Chronicle of Higher Education’s  website that you can use to see where students, who attend any college or university, are coming from. When I used it to look up the the University of Michigan, I discovered that the biggest contingent of nonresidents were from [...]

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Should You Apply to an Out-of-State Public University?

on October 14, 2011 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying, California universities, Colleges, Universities

I heard from a mom this week, who is worried about some of the schools her daughter has begun applying to. I wanted to share what the mother wrote: As I watch my daughter start her college applications, I’m cringing inside because she’s wanting to apply to out of state public schools such as UCLA, [...]

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Transfer Students: 8 Things You Need to Know

on October 7, 2011 in California universities, College Costs, Colleges, Community colleges, Liberal Arts Colleges, Money, Universities

I’ve been running into more and more parents, who are curious about sending their children to community colleges. I can understand the attraction. Community colleges are often much cheaper than four-year schools and they can offer a more personalized education than big state universities. Out here in California, for instance, a freshman can take introductory [...]

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Should Professors Work As Hard As We Do?

on June 28, 2011 in California universities, College Costs, Colleges, Ivy League, Money, Uncategorized, Universities

Should professors work as hard as many of the rest of us? If you compare the sort of work week and vacation time that many professors enjoy with other highly educated professionals, you could conclude that there are a lot of slackers hanging out in the Ivory Towers. I hope that professor productivity becomes a [...]

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What Is a Research University?

on May 6, 2011 in California universities, Colleges, Evaluating Schools, Ivy League, Liberal Arts Colleges, Research, Universities

In my last blog post I complained that too many high school students pick schools based primarily on size. And most of these students only want to look at schools that are large. Here is where I vented: Do You Know the Difference Between A College and University? What’s more important, I argued, is a [...]

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Do You Know the Difference Between a College and University?

on May 5, 2011 in California universities, Colleges, Evaluating Schools, Liberal Arts Colleges, Research, Universities

When I’ve been giving college presentations lately, I’ve begun asking the members of the audience this question: How many people here know the difference between a college and a university? It’s rare that even one person raises his or her hand. Yikes. I think it’s important to understand the distinctions before exploring a student’s higher-ed [...]

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