Hampshire College: small and creative
College Size: Does it Matter?
Study finds interesting results on the topic of gender in higher education
The survey was completed by PEW Research in March, and included 2100 individuals, one third of whom had a college degree, reports The Chronicle of Higher Education. (more…)
Parents, college for your student is not about YOU
Tam Warner Minton, MS
Failure teaches important lessons
Grade grubbing. Burnt out. Academic dishonesty. Outright cheating. These are frequent in the high school race to get into a “good” college. Please read this article written by my colleague, Lisa McLaughlin, and send it to your high school friends and parents. This is tremendously important for both parents and students to read. It strikes [...]
The College Application Resume…don’t let it be a bore!
I see and read many, many resumes for student college applications. Most of them I save for bedtime because as I read them I fall asleep. That is NOT what you want the college application readers to do when they read your resume! So how to make it a bit more interesting?
Aspergers and College!
Did you know that this is the first generation of children who have recieved their Asperger’s diagnosis in childhood? These children are going to college and busting myths about Aspergers Syndrome. There is a terrific article about these students going to college, and how many colleges are stepping up to assist them in college life. The [...]
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Are you getting your info from US News rankings?
PLEASE THINK AGAIN. At the NACAC conference recently, college counselors and consultants ranked rankings poorly. Do rankings (actually, those who do the ranking) honestly believe that their ranked college list is right for every student? I have news: they are not right for every student. Read about it here!
My summer of love, life and learning in Italy
I am going to try to write a few blogs while I’m in Italy, but as I have to use other people’s computers, it will probably be limited, as much as I’d love to write about every single one of the experiences that I’ve had so far verbatim.
USC opens an LD program!
Check it out! USC has opened the Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity. It always wonderful when universities and colleges understand that students with LD’s can be the most creative and brightest among their populations.
