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Why State Universities Aren't Always a Bargain

on November 15, 2010 in Admissions, California universities, College Costs, Financial aid, Liberal Arts Colleges, Money, Scholarships

If you’ve been a regular visitor to my college blog, you know that college price tags are meaningless. A $50,000 college, for example, could cost some families less than a $25,000 school. More families in my state of California are beginning to realize this. I bet that’s why expensive private schools such as Whitman College, [...]

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Visiting My Son in College

on October 24, 2010 in Campus life, College Life, Liberal Arts Colleges, Parents

When I dropped my son Ben off at Beloit College (WI) in mid August, I left with a lot of questions. Would he adjust well to college? Could he handle his classes? Would he make friends?  And would he tell his mom or dad if the answers to any or all of the preceding questions [...]

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A Hidden Jewel: 3-2 Engineering Degree Programs

on September 7, 2010 in Academic majors, Academic quality, Academics, Ivy League, Liberal Arts Colleges, Universities

My family lives in California where roughly 84 percent of the state’s college-bound students enroll in public colleges and universities here. With such a strong tradition of students staying put for college, my son Ben wasn’t surprised at the reaction he routinely received this spring when students at his high school in San Diego asked [...]

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Saying Goodbye to Ben

on August 15, 2010 in Academics, Admissions, Campus life, College Life, Liberal Arts Colleges, Other, Parents

Saturday evening I said goodbye to my son Ben, who officially started his four years at Beloit College. I am grateful that the send-off was better than the one that Scott Bierman, the president of Beloit College, experienced years ago when he dropped his second daughter off at Kenyon College. As the drop-off day wore [...]

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My Kids Are Growing Up

on June 28, 2010 in Academic majors, Academics, Liberal Arts Colleges, Parents

Saturday was a bittersweet day. My son Benjamin graduated from High Tech High. Ben received his diploma along with about 150 other seniors on the school’s lawn on a beautiful (naturally) morning in San Diego. High Tech High has never ranked students – that’s one of the things that I love about the school – [...]

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Being a Mom on Mother's Day

on May 8, 2010 in Parents

Mother’s Day always makes me cry. On this day, I remember my own mom, who was a teacher, and an incredible inspiration to me. She died suddenly in 2002, just hours after she had picked up her latest stack of  books at the library and played tennis with dear friends. I also think about how [...]

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