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A Dilemma: Liberal Arts College vs. Journalism School

on February 7, 2012 in Academic majors, Academic quality, Academics, Admissions, Applying, Evaluating Schools, Research

I received an email over the weekend from a mom who is stressing about whether her accomplished daughter would be better off attending a liberal arts college or a journalism school. I happen to be a graduate of the the nation’s oldest journalism school at the University of Missouri (see photo) and I’ll share some [...]

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Schools Where You Can Graduate on Time

on January 17, 2012 in Admissions, Applying, Evaluating Schools, Research

Time is money and that is especially true when it comes to college. College students usually don’t graduate in four years and that comes as a shock to most parents. Yesterday I devoted my college blog to explaining how families can find the four-year grad rates of any schools — and just as importantly — [...]

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My Most Popular College Blog Posts of 2011

on January 2, 2012 in Admission practices, Admissions, College Costs, Liberal Arts Colleges, Money, Student Loans, Universities

I want to give a big thanks to all of my regular visitors — and the new folks too — who helped to make 2011 the best year ever for The College Solution! I know 2011 was my best year because I use Google Analytics to keep track of how many people visit my college [...]

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50 Schools That Produce the Most Science and Engineering PhDs

on November 4, 2011 in Academic majors, Academic quality, Academics, Careers, Graduate degrees

I got an email this week from a California mother who was happy that her child would be a attending St. Mary’s College of Maryland, a wonderful public liberal arts college, in the fall. Her husband, however, remained skeptical. He worried that his daughter would be jeopardizing her chances of going to graduate school if [...]

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What is a Small College?

on May 10, 2011 in Academic quality, Academics, Colleges, Liberal Arts Colleges

What Is a small college? In recent posts, I’ve been looking at the size of colleges and explaining why size matters. It drives me nuts that students routinely pick schools by size without understanding the educational ramifications of their choices. Here are my three previous posts on this subject: What’s a Medium-Sized University? What is [...]

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Do You Know the Difference Between a College and University?

on May 5, 2011 in California universities, Colleges, Evaluating Schools, Liberal Arts Colleges, Research, Universities

When I’ve been giving college presentations lately, I’ve begun asking the members of the audience this question: How many people here know the difference between a college and a university? It’s rare that even one person raises his or her hand. Yikes. I think it’s important to understand the distinctions before exploring a student’s higher-ed [...]

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