The Ending of an Era? or the start of a brave new world? AS the Harvard Independent puts it:
Can the hallowed, ivy-covered halls of Harvard be reproduced on the Internet? It was recently announced that the Harvard Extension School will allow students to take classes from actual Harvard professors entirely online, as if sitting in [...]

The Mecury News is carrying an article on taking a year off before going to college. As one of the interviewees said: “If you spend it doing something others think you should,” she said, “you’ll probably learn a lot less than you would if you did something terrifying and new.” I am a big proponent [...]

Real college research means getting beneath the surface of a particular college. It means not just reading what others have to say about a college, but what actual students are concerned with on a  particular campus. I am a big fan of potential students listening to college radio stations and reading student news papers. Now [...]

Qualifications: Being international!
St. Cloud State is a unique college in Minnesota that recognizes the value that International Students bring to their campus. not only does this scholarship, worth about 2,300, give international students an opportunity to study in the US, but it “provides opportunities for residents of Minnesoota to learn about the wide array of [...]

With a Habitat building trip, a busy week at school and a quick trip to the states for a friend’s weedding, I plan to be back to regular posting tomorrow.

A couple of weeks ago, I posted some information on the College Admission Essay. Today, I want to distinguish what the folks accross the pond look for. In the UK, you use just one application service, UCAS, which allows you to apply up to 6 different universities. It requires on essay, which they term the [...]