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Where More Upper-Middle Class Students are Heading

on February 28, 2012 in College Costs, Colleges, Community colleges, Money

At this time of year, lots of families are realizing that their high school seniors can’t attend their dream schools. Seniors are receiving their financial aid packages in the mail and for some of them the numbers don’t look good.  Among those who are struggling are upper middle-class families that you might assume would be [...]

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Don’t Waste Your Summer!

on June 3, 2011 in Admissions, College readiness, Parents

Here is something that really irritates me about the whole college process:  too many families view it as a game. Their aim is to get their child into the best school possible. Fair enough, but what’s often overlooked is making sure that teenagers are well prepared for whatever college they end up at. Too many [...]

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Holding Back the Tears

on October 5, 2010 in Admissions, Community colleges

When I’ve talked to students about their college choices, I’ve never made a teenager cry. At least until tonight. A teenage girl tried to hold back the tears when I told her that she would probably have to attend a community college before transferring to a four-year school. She’s a high school senior and her [...]

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Transfer Students: Your Ticket to a 4-Year College or University

on March 30, 2010 in Admissions, Community colleges

Today I’m running a guest column by Lan Ngo and Chris Goodmacher, who wrote the The Transfer Book that focuses on advice for college transfer students. Both started at community colleges, but they transferred to Stanford University and Dartmouth College where they graduated. They also received graduates degrees from prestigious institutions including Oxford University and [...]

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A Unique Arizona Plan to Cut College Costs

on June 23, 2009 in College Costs, Community colleges, Money

With state universities overflowing with students and applicants maybe this will be the wave of the future…. The president-elect of the Arizona Board of Regents, just released a report that urges the state’s three public universities — University of Arizona, Arizona State and Northern Arizona University — to launch programs that would allow its students [...]

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Latest College Admission Season Results

on June 9, 2009 in Admissions, College Costs

With the admission season over for the newest crop of college freshmen, preliminary figures are now in that reveal what choices these teenagers made during these tough economic times. Here are some of the latest college admission findings from the National Association of College Admission Counseling: More students will be attending community colleges this fall. [...]

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