Where to apply really comes down to who are you and who do you want to be? The dirty secret  is of course it is more a buyer’s market than people realise. Sure it is really competative at a hadnful of colleges, but many want applications from students just like you–not only do they want [...]

Yeah for Hamilton! I am super impressed that they have quite literally put their money where their mouths are.They join the ranks of need blind.
Six trustees have pledged $500,000 each to the college to help fund the first few years of the initiative. Hamilton College also will begin a fundraiser to raise $40 million [...]

The AMA made a profound mistake years ago in predicting there would be too many doctors. This resulted in only 1 new medical school opening in a thrity year period. It, of course, proved dumb since the US population kept going up and up. Rural communities already go without doctors. Of course this scarcity has [...]

Joshua Kim explains what he will be–and not–looking for when his kids start the college search in 2019 (Always good to get a head start).
Colleges and universities that invest in creating personalized learning opportunities will gain significant advantages in the competitive market for students.
Some attributes that we will look for in selecting a college:
- A [...]

Times–they are a changin’–or so it goes in financial aid for international students. Up until recently, things had looked more positive with 8 colleges offering need-blind for international students:

MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Massachusetts
Harvard University in Massachusetts
Princeton University in New Jersey
Yale University in Connecticut
Williams College in Massachusetts
Middlebury College in Vermont
Dartmouth College in New Hampshire
Amherst [...]

Google maps is one of the coolest things on the web. They now offer streetview for two college campus: Boston University
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and San Diego State University.
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Students applying to the UK often scoff at their classmates who have to take the SAT in order to apply to college. WHile their carefree days are numbered as 1 in 5 UK universities now require entrance tests:
Researchers said there were 84 different tests against 67 recorded a year earlier, although it still only dictated [...]

Northeastern is renowned for its Coop education program. One thing that turned students off was that Coop otion would take five years. Now Northeastern has found a way to make it four:

Under the plan, students who want to graduate in four years would take more courses online to squeeze in two six-month stints of full-time [...]

I have long been a fan of both the concept and implementation of Unigo. They cannot get their students reviews on colleges up fast enough for me. They have now partnered with The Wall Street Journal for a whole new level of content. This includes videos featuring 8 Admissions Officers from Eight Top Colleges Discuss and [...]

Jacques Steinberg can leverage the name and fame of New York Times to create really intereating and insightful articles. He has had several very good Q and A sessions with college counselors, admission directors and more. Today he shares an annotated copy of the reading sheet used at Holy Cross to evaluate a candidate’s grades and scores. He also provides [...]