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Getting A College Education for Free – Really!

on January 30, 2012 in Admissions, Applying, Liberal Arts Colleges, Scholarships

I wrote a post for my CBS MoneyWatch college blog on Friday that blew out Antioch College’s server. How did I do that? Actually, it wasn’t me. I was just the messenger for the liberal arts college that had a dramatic announcement to make. For the next three years, Antioch College in Yellow Springs, OH, [...]

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8 Tips for Taking the College Plunge

on April 15, 2011 in Academic majors, Academic quality, Academics, Colleges, Liberal Arts Colleges, Universities

It’s decision time for high school seniors who typically have until May 1 to decide where they’re going to attend college in the fall. Recognizing it’s crunch time, someone at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA, sent me a list of eight tips that Suzanne Holland, an ethics and religion professor at the [...]

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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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Finding the Success Rate of Applying Early Decision

on September 8, 2010 in Admission practices, Admissions, Evaluating Schools, Research

Should you apply early decision? I got an email last night from a psychologist who asked if his daughter should apply early decision to The College of New Jersey, which is a public liberal arts college. Last month, I wrote about the early decision dilemma that a mom from Minnesota was facing regarding her daughter’s [...]

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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

Every week I write a college blog post for US News & World Report. Today I want to share my latest that explains who you can combine a liberal arts education with an engineering degree. Here it is: My family lives in California where roughly 84 percent of the state’s college-bound students enroll in public [...]

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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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