Some sources for finding scholarships if you are of Hispanic heritage:
Hispanic Scholarship Fund www.hsf.net <http://www.hsf.net/>
http://www.hispanicfund.org <http://www.hispanicfund.org/>
NCLR, National Council of La Raza would be a great source for you.
Also MALDEF, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Foundation
Hispanic/Latino Students is ³Latino College Dollars.² Their website iswww.latinocollegedollars.org <http://www.latinocollegedollars.org/>
Hispanic American Colleges and Universities (HACU)http://www.hacu.net/hacu/Default_EN.aspThe Hispanic Association of Colleges [...]

A self styled insider gives tips on what it takes to get into one of the most competitive flagship universities, University of Wisconsin at Madison. The tips are good stuff that could be applied to the college search process as a whole:

Start early:
Take time with the essays:
Proofread:
Pay attention to deadlines:
Don’t obsess:
Perform senior year:
Think ahead:

Little know Global Language Monitor jumped into College rankings by using a “trendtopper media buzz analysis f the nation’s colleges and universities” based on “their appearance on the Internet, throughout the Blogosphere, as well in the global print and electronic media.” Who wins? Surprise, surprise: Harvard….and Colorado College?!?!Okay Harvard is no surprise atop the University [...]

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In the old days, the Yale Daily News Insider guide to colleges had a niche on “authentic reviews” of colleges by the people who use them, their students. Sure Fiske and Princeton Review included a couple of quotes but it always left one deeply dissatisfied. College confidential gave rise to discussions about colleges by semi [...]

Restrictive early action is a non binding program but only allows students to apply to their institution.

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An Ambitious Approach to Overseas Expansion :: Inside Higher Ed :: Higher Education’s Source for News, Views and Jobs
Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business announced ambitious plans Monday to develop a network of deep partnerships and branch campuses — what the dean calls a “physical presence of real scope and scale” – in Dubai, London, [...]

Those following the College Admissions 2.0 posts will note that I have long been an advocate of admission offices developing policies re their staff googling or facebooking applicants. Today, the Wall street journal carries a high profile story:College Applicants, Beware: Your Facebook Page Is Showing - WSJ.com
A new survey of 500 top colleges found that [...]

I usually do not blog much about grad school….but this is cool:An Ambitious Approach to Overseas Expansion :: Inside Higher Ed :: Higher Education’s Source for News, Views and Jobs
“It’s not enough to be there. You have to really, really be there. You have to have M.B.A. program activity. You have to have research activity, [...]

The minefield of testing, keeps us guessing. Students should always consult with the college directly to see if they require a particular test. One of my colleagues has put together a list for colleges and what they expect re the SAT Subject tests (We use to call them SAT II and old habits die hard). [...]