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How Hard Is It To Get Into College?

How Hard Is It To Get Into College?

on November 21, 2011 in Academic quality, Admission practices, Admissions, Applying

Do you assume that most teenagers face lousy odds of getting accepted into a good college? Lots of families believe that the admission process is stacked heavily against applicants, but this isn’t true. I largely blame the media’s obsessive coverage of the most elite universities for that misconception. A new report from the College Board, [...]

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Will Colleges Be the Next Bubble to Burst?

Will Colleges Be the Next Bubble to Burst?

on July 1, 2009 in Admissions, College Costs, Universities

Are colleges going  to be the next big bubble that bursts? College prices continue to rise even as fewer and fewer parents are remotely able to cover the tab. Ever since George Washington University broke the $50,000-a-year barrier awhile ago, a growing number of elite schools now charge at least that much. Imagine that. Or [...]

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