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Snobs, Pushy Relatives and Misinformed Teachers

on January 12, 2012 in Admissions, Applying, Parents

If you didn’t read my college blog post yesterday, I hope you do because it focused on a lot of hot-button issues for parents and teenagers trying to navigate the college process. The post, which was actually an email from the mom of a high school senior, touched upon such issues as: Brand name snob [...]

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Attending a College With Lousy Weather

on June 7, 2011 in Campus life, College Life, Financial aid, Money

I am answering a question from a mom from Southern California today. Here is what she wrote: Could you comment on choosing colleges that are in different weather areas? After reading your blogs and talking to other parents, a student can get more more merit aid if she applies out of state. My daughter plans [...]

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A Job Near the Beach

on May 17, 2011 in Academics, Campus life, Careers, College Life

Yesterday I shared the news that my daughter Caitlin graduated from college this week. And she did it in four years, which is a rare feat for today’s college students. If you missed the post here it is: Caitlin Graduates from Juniata College Today, I wanted to share what I wrote for my college blog [...]

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Caitlin Graduates From Juniata College!

on May 15, 2011 in Campus life, College Life, Colleges, Liberal Arts Colleges, Parents

My daughter Caitlin graduated from Juniata College this weekend! It just seemed like yesterday that we had arrived at this beautiful campus for freshmen orientation and now Caitlin was walking across the stage to receive her bachelor’s degree. With rain clouds threatening, workers packed up the white folding chairs set out for the outdoor ceremony [...]

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YouTube Video: Getting the Most Out of College

on March 11, 2011 in Academic majors, Academics

It’s shocking, but lots of students spend four — or more likely five or six years in college — and they have little to show for it. A bombshell of a book, Academically Adrift, suggests that 45% of college freshmen and sophomores learn little. I’ve written about this phenemonon here: Today, however, I wanted to [...]

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Campus Safety: How Safe is Your College?

on October 14, 2010 in California universities, Campus life, College Life, Evaluating Schools, Liberal Arts Colleges, Other, Parents, Research, Universities

I wanted to share a great federal resource today that can help you measure the campus safety at any college or university. All you need to do is visit the website of The Campus Safety and Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool. (It’s a federal website, which explains the clunky name.) With the federal college safety [...]

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