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Visiting Ben at Beloit College

on April 2, 2012 in Liberal Arts Colleges, Parents

My husband Bruce and I visited Beloit College over the weekend to attend a biannual parent committee meeting and – of course – we were excited to see Ben, who is finishing up his sophomore year. When you live in San Diego, it’s hard to pinpoint when spring arrives since it is green year round. [...]

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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

My family lives in California where roughly 84 percent of the state’s college-bound students enroll in public colleges and universities here. With such a strong tradition of students staying put for college, my son Ben wasn’t surprised at the reaction he routinely received this spring when students at his high school in San Diego asked [...]

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