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Great Values in Public Education
Edward Fiske, a former education writer and editor at The New York Times, is the author of numerous “Fiske Guide” books including the extremely popular Fiske Guide to Colleges 2011, 27E His most recent book, Fiske Guide to Getting into the Right College, 4E features a “Budget Ivy ” list. The author believes that…
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Best and Worst Paying College Degrees
If you are looking for an undergraduate degree that will help you earn a strong salary, think math. If you want to avoid some of the lowest paying fields, reconsider degrees related to children and food. Payscale’s survey of college degrees by starting and mid-career salary puts engineers high on the list, comprising much of…
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Big State Universities Favored by Corporate Recruiters
Companies prefer to recruit new hires at big state universities – not at the prestigious Ivy League, according to a new survey by the Wall Street Journal. As reported in the WSJ, “State universities have become the favorite of companies recruiting new hires because their big student populations and focus on teaching practical skills gives…
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New College Rankings from U.S. News and Forbes
U.S. News Best Colleges 2011 and Forbes America’s Best Colleges 2010 have dominated the college admissions headlines recently. Not surprisingly, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale grabbed the U.S. New top three spots in the national university rankings followed by Columbia, Stanford, Penn, Caltech and MIT. Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore, Middlebury and Wellesley took top honors for liberal…
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Admissions Hook – Community Service Project
Looking for inspiration to help find a worthwhile community service project that is right for you? Check out the impressive community service achievements of some of the 2010 AXA Achievement Scholarship Winners. AXA, in association with U.S. News & World Report, awarded winning students, known as AXA Achievers, $670,000 in college scholarships. Their projects and…
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Save Money: Check Out Graduation Rates
One of the best ways to reduce the cost of college is to graduate on time. Fewer than 30% of students attending state schools graduate in four years. Less than 60% of all college students graduate within 6 years. Many students skimp on college research because they consider it time-consuming or they don’t know where…
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The Best SAT / ACT Advice You’ve Never Heard
Could where you sit in the testing center impact your SAT or ACT scores? According to an article in The Wall Street Journal, college entrance exam scores can be influenced by both location in the testing room, and the total number of students sitting for the exam. Researchers have studied a phenomenon known as the…
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NMSQT / PSAT Qualifying Scores For National Merit Semifinalists
FairTest.org, the “National Center for Fair & Open Testing”, compiled qualifying scores for the Class of 2010 for each of the fifty United States and the District of Columbia. Students in Wyoming qualified with a PSAT score of 201, while 221 was the 2010 cut-off for students in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri and Maryland. …
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Gender Gap at U.S. Colleges & Universities
Women have represented about 57 percent of American college students since 2000 according to the American Council on Education. At the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, the student body that is nearly 60 percent female. According to an article in The New York Times, the gender imbalance is also pronounced at some private colleges,…
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Student Aid: Meeting Need Without Loans
Which schools provide the most generous financial aid for students? Many colleges and universities promise to meet 100% of a student’s demonstrated financial need with a combination of grants, work-study jobs, and loans. While most schools include loans into their financial aid packages, some do not. The Project on Student Debt publishes a list of…