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Ivy League: West Coast Tech Advantage

Ivy League: West Coast Tech Advantage

on May 12, 2011 in Admissions, Applying, Colleges, Ivy League, Liberal Arts Colleges, Universities

I once calculated that only .2% of freshmen who start college every year head off to the Ivy League, but these eight schools still monopolize much of the national coverage of college issues. The spotlight on the Ivy League has helped to make it nearly impossible to get into these eight schools, as well as [...]

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Do You Really Need an Ivy League Education?

on March 13, 2011 in Academics, Careers, Colleges, Ivy League

Do you need to graduate from an Ivy League school or other super elite college to earn the highest salaries? Many families believe that graduates who can put Harvard or Yale on their resume will fare significantly better financially than smart students who end up earning their degrees from elsewhere. In a famous study, two [...]

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Is Any College Really Worth $50,000 a Year?

on March 8, 2011 in College rankings, Colleges, Ivy League, Liberal Arts Colleges, Research, Universities

Affluent families, who can afford to send their children anywhere to college, are becoming more discriminating. Some are questioning whether a private college that costs $50,000 or more is really worth the price. That’s one of the take-home messages of a podcast that I listened to recently on The Chronicle of Higher Education’s website. The [...]

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A Race to Nowhere Skeptic

on December 18, 2010 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying, College rankings, Ivy League, Parents

Race to Nowhere, a documentary about the stress that college-bound teenagers experience, has gotten a lot of attention. I first heard about Race to Nowhere a couple of weeks ago after I gave a college presentation to a group of financial advisers and their clients in Irvine, CA. An adviser, who raved about the film, [...]

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What Ivy League Professors Don't Want You to Know

on December 13, 2010 in Academic quality, Academics, Grades, Ivy League

Ivy League schools always hog the top spots in the college rankings, but are Ivy League professors the best teachers? Heck no. I’ve written a college blog post for CBS MoneyWatch that reveals that the undergrads who attend Ivy League schools aren’t nearly as happy with their teachers as you might expect. I drew that [...]

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Why It's Harder Getting Into Harvard

on August 5, 2010 in Admission practices, Admissions, Ivy League, Other

It’s not your imagination. It’s become even harder to get into Harvard, the rest of the Ivy League gang and the other super elite schools. In the college blog post that I wrote for CBSMoneyWatch.com today, I explain 5 reasons why it’s become even more challenging trying to storm the gates of Harvard and other [...]

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