Waitlisted. Now what?
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The advice is out there—if you are waitlisted do not wait. What you probably want to know is what that means in a nutshell... the steps are straightforward. Add to that a bit more nuanced thought.
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What exactly is “liberal arts”…and why go there?
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The liberal arts may be a nice idea, but they just don’t matter and can’t be afforded. ...Let me argue against that conclusion.
Read MoreStudents’ Stories: 2nd Year Engineer at University of Virginia
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This second in a series shares the story of what my students are doing in college. Sebastian is a 2nd Year (other colleges know them as sophomores) Engineering student at UVA. I hope his story sparks imagining possibilities for yourself.
Read MoreStudents' Stories: Junior from USC
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Every year I talk with past clients; their stories are inspiring. When a college is a good fit, opportunities abound and sharing my students’ stories let’s you imagine the possibilities. Here’s a story from a University of Southern California junior.
Read MoreRoad Trip: “Aha!” Moments at Colgate University
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My last blog was about Hamilton College in central NY just a short distance from the subject of this blog, Colgate University in Hamilton, NY — both strong liberal arts schools; yet noticeably unique...
Read MoreRoad Trip: “Aha!” Moments at Hamilton College
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Hamilton College is in Clinton, NY, not in Hamilton, NY just 20 minutes away…that’s Colgate University. The two universities in central NY are equally rural, but each has their own character...
Read MoreRoad Trip: "Aha!" Moments at Vassar College
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Vassar College is your picture perfect New England liberal arts school — situated in the Hudson Valley on 1000 acres with two lakes, an arboretum...
Read MoreRoad Trip: "Aha! Moments" at Union College
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Schenectady may not be a magnet city for college students, but Union College is embraced as home for 2,200 undergraduates
Read MoreRoad Trip: “Aha! Moments” at Northeastern University
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Northeastern University is truly unique among the 50-plus colleges in Boston. It follows that Northeastern’s 13,000 undergraduate students are also unique
Read MoreRoad Trip: "Aha! Moments" at Tufts University
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Just five miles or 15 minutes from Boston and a 5 minute “T” ride from Cambridge, Tufts’ feel is more urban than college town.
Read MoreRoad Trip: “Aha! Moments” at Bentley University
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My tour of universities in the Boston area included Bentley University in Waltham, MA a suburb nine miles outside of Boston. Bentley is known as a business school,
Read MoreRoad Trip: “Aha! Moments” at Boston College and Boston University
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I will no longer confuse Boston College and Boston University! They are truly distinct and similarities are not apparent.
Read MoreRoad Trip: “Aha! Moments” at Wellesley College
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This month’s Boston area campus touring included a brief but informative stop at Wellesley College. Having lived in the city of Wellesley I well remember
Read MoreRoad Trip: "Aha! Moments" at Franklin W. Olin School of Engineering and Babson College
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Our tour guide confirmed, “the dorms at Olin are closer to Babson’s buildings than our own” — “Aha!”
Read MoreRoad Trip: "Aha! Moment" at Reed College
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Last stop on my tour of colleges in Washington and Oregon was Reed College; regardless of one’s perspective, it is well known. My “aha! moment” at Reed: one can’t trust what one reads
Read MoreRoad Trip: "Aha! Moment" at The Evergreen State College
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With close to 2,500 four-year colleges in the US, I confidently tell students and families that there is a college for everyone. My aha! moment at The Evergreen State College was taking that statement out of the theoretical and experiencing it first hand.
Read MoreRoad Trip: "Aha Moments" at Lewis & Clark College
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A brief stop on the road trip, but well worth it. Lewis & Clark College is just six miles from downtown Portland something they were quick to point out and clearly enjoy. At roughly 2,100 undergrad students, I was surprised to find three separate but adjacent campuses
Read MoreRoad Trip: "Aha! Moment" at the University of Puget Sound
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On my recent road trip through Washington and Oregon, The University of Puget Sound was one of three schools visited that are identified as Colleges That Change Lives (CTCL) — a rarified group of forty schools anointed by Loren Pope in his book of the same name
Read MoreRoad Trip: "Aha! Moments" at the University of Oregon
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University of Oregon Ducks’ football is formidable…and their uniforms cutting edge, but the Aha! was the prevalence of athleticism at UO. Everything about the campus’ atmosphere was fast paced.
Read MoreRoad Trip: "Aha! Moments" at Whitman College
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Well over half the miles driven on my Washington / Oregon West Coast Road Trip were going to and from Walla Walla, Washington in order to see Whitman College. I learned that everything about Whitman is intentional
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