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		<itunes:summary>A match to be made...Explore Universities and colleges from around the world: Admission tips, search ideas, applications strategies. </itunes:summary>
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		<title>Beginning the search, Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.internationalcounselor.org/archives/1559</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s market than people realise. Sure it is really competative at a hadnful of colleges, but many want applications from students just like you&#8211;not only do they want [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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&#8217;s market than people realise. Sure it is really competative at a hadnful of colleges, but many want applications from students just like you&#8211;not only do they want applicants, they want you to come to their university. Over at <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/college-admissions/college-admissions-strategies.html">The Washington Post</a>, Angel Perez, <em>Director of admission at <a href="http://www.pitzer.edu/">Pitzer College, offers 5 Key suggestions.<br />
</a></em></p>
<blockquote><p><strong>1. Take Time for Reflection</strong><br />
This is one of the few times in your life when you are going to have the opportunity to sit down and really think about who you are and more importantly, who you want to become.</p>
<p>What are some of the things you most care about? What kinds of activities do you most enjoy? What is your learning style and in what setting do you learn best? What are some of the things you are most curious about? Where do your passions lie? As you think of these, write down your thoughts.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>You will find that as you do research, certain colleges will match your needs more than others.</p></blockquote>
<p>But how to begin? USNEWS offers an <a href="http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/best-colleges/2008/08/21/college-personality-quiz.html">online version</a> of Bill Antanoff&#8217;s College Match survey. It does not actually offer a list of colleges, but rather gives you key aspects of college life to consider:</p>
<ul>
<li>Knowledge</li>
<li>Academic skills</li>
<li>Independence</li>
<li>Career orientation</li>
<li>Social Consciousness</li>
<li>Self understanding</li>
<li>Academic and social balance</li>
<li>Eagerness for college</li>
</ul>
<p>Be sure to go through all the way to the end and answer the reflective questions.</p>
<p>Quizzila serves up a much <a href="http://quizilla.teennick.com/quizzes/5159677/whats-your-college-personality">shorter</a> quiz&#8211;it only takes three minutes, as does <a href="http://www.seventeen.com/fun-stuff/quizzes/college-career-quiz/best-college-for-you-1107">17 magazine</a>&#8211; both do cause some reflection. For those heading to the UK or Australia or many other places, you really need to figure out what major you want to take. I recommend <a href="http://www.ukcoursefinder.com">UK Course Finder. </a></p>
<p>Tomorrow: Part 2: Be Open Minded</p>
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		<title>The International Counselor LOVES Hamilton</title>
		<link>http://www.internationalcounselor.org/archives/1557</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaunigan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeah for Hamilton! I am super impressed that they have quite literally put their money where their mouths are.They join the ranks of <a href="http://www.uticaod.com/education/x1224401138/Hamilton-College-to-disregard-financial-need-in-admissions">need blind. </a></p>
<blockquote><p>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 for its endowment to permanently fund the policy.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>Funding for student financial aid at Hamilton has increased nearly 80 percent in the last decade – from $14 million in the 1999-2000 school year to about $25 million today.</p></blockquote>
<p>There are about 3 dozen schools that are need blind for US citzens:</p>
<p>They include all of the colleges in the Ivy League, Duke, Georgetown and the University of Chicago, and liberal arts colleges such as Amherst, Bowdoin, Middlebury, Wesleyan, Williams, Grinnell, Haverford, Pomona, the University of Richmond and Swarthmore, among others.</p>
<p>Hamilton <a href="http://www.hamilton.edu/international/financial_aid.html">remains</a> need aware, but generous for international students.</p>
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		<title>Application statistics</title>
		<link>http://www.internationalcounselor.org/archives/1554</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WIth many college deadlines past, we get a glimpse of just how competative it is out there:
11% (vs. this time last year &#8212; deadline is 3/1) Temple
&#8220;down&#8221; Maryland-College park
-0.7% Yale
Whitman (no change)
+1% Bowdoin
+1% U Conn
+2% U of California System (overall)
&#8230;..+5.5% UCLA (72,000 &#8211;&#62; 76,000 apps!)
+2.3%  NYU
+3% George Washington
+3% Illinois Urbana-Champaign
+3% Lafayette
+3% Union
+3% Vassar
+3% Williams
+3% [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WIth many college deadlines past, we get a glimpse of just how competative it is out there:</p>
<p>11% (vs. this time last year &#8212; deadline is 3/1) Temple<br />
&#8220;down&#8221; Maryland-College park<br />
-0.7% Yale<br />
Whitman (no change)<br />
+1% Bowdoin<br />
+1% U Conn<br />
+2% U of California System (overall)<br />
&#8230;..+5.5% UCLA (72,000 &#8211;&gt; 76,000 apps!)<br />
+2.3%  NYU<br />
+3% George Washington<br />
+3% Illinois Urbana-Champaign<br />
+3% Lafayette<br />
+3% Union<br />
+3% Vassar<br />
+3% Williams<br />
+3% College of William and Mary<br />
+4% Columbia University<br />
+4% Dartmouth<br />
+4% Penn State<br />
+4% Virginia<br />
+5% Cornell<br />
+5% Harvard<br />
+5% MIT<br />
+5% Rutgers<br />
+5% Stanford<br />
+5% UMBC<br />
+5% Washington University in St. Louis<br />
+6% Washington and Lee<br />
+6% Wesleyan<br />
+7% Delaware<br />
+8% Swarthmore</p>
<p>+8% The College of New Jersey<br />
+8.6% Mount Holyoke College<br />
+9% Northwestern<br />
+9% Richmond<br />
+9% Rice<br />
+9% RPI<br />
+9% Syracuse<br />
+10% Connecticut College<br />
+10% Tulane<br />
+10% UMN Twin Cities<br />
+10% Villanova<br />
+11% Duke<br />
+12% American<br />
+12% Cal Poly SLO<br />
+13% Georgia Tech<br />
+13% Hopkins<br />
+13% Vanderbilt<br />
+14% Fordham<br />
+14% Miami (FL)<br />
+15% Middlebury<br />
+16% Carnegie Mellon<br />
+17% Penn<br />
+18% DePauw<br />
+19% Drexel<br />
+19% Princeton<br />
+20% Brown<br />
+25% Hawaii-Manoa</p>
<p>+ 27.4% Ohio State - Columbus (Main)<br />
+28% Cal State System<br />
+30% Loyola (MD)<br />
+30% Willamette<br />
+42% Chicago</p>
<div id="post_message_1064199541">Boston University states that they received around 38000 applications this year</div>
<div>Ohio state regional campuses:</div>
<div>*Lima 35.4%<br />
*Mansfield 54.3%<br />
*Marion 17.2%<br />
*Newark 27.6%<br />
*Wooster (ATI) -1.2%</div>
<div>Source: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/849181-applications-growth-class-2014-a-11.html">College Confidential. </a></div>
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		<title>Waiting for the University of California</title>
		<link>http://www.internationalcounselor.org/archives/1552</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaunigan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[With cutbacks, fee hikes and decrease of enrollment, everyone is wondering exactly how the University of California will make decisions this year. Seven of the nine campuses&#8211;all but UCLA and Merced&#8211;have announced they will use waitlists to help manage their enrollment.
Source: LA Times. 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With cutbacks, fee hikes and decrease of enrollment, everyone is wondering exactly how the University of California will make decisions this year. Seven of the nine campuses&#8211;all but UCLA and Merced&#8211;have announced they will use waitlists to help manage their enrollment.</p>
<p>Source: <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/03/uc-berkeley-joins-new-waiting-list-group-in-admission.html">LA Times. </a></p>
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		<title>What matters is what you take from college&#8211;so says Yale</title>
		<link>http://www.internationalcounselor.org/archives/1548</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shaunigan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I agree with Jeffrey Brenzel, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions at Yale,when he explains that &#8220;We&#8217;ve reversed the equation&#8211;that the college is going to make something out of your life, when actually it&#8217;s the student who makes something out of college,&#8221; he says.He goes on to explain in an interview with the Huffington Post
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&#8220;Any strong college [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree with Jeffrey Brenzel, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions at Yale,when he explains that &#8220;We&#8217;ve reversed the equation&#8211;that the college is going to make something out of your life, when actually it&#8217;s the student who makes something out of college,&#8221; he says.He goes on to explain in an interview with the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-leveen/college-its-not-where-you_b_485751.html">Huffington Post</a></p>
<p>:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Any strong college contains infinitely more opportunity than any student, no matter how smart and motivated, can extract in four short years. No kid is going to tap out one of these places. If students are prepared to engage, they will find resources in abundance. If they are not, it doesn&#8217;t matter if they are hand carried into their dream schools.&#8221;</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Off course try telling that to a Korean student who invested thousands of dollars on the Promise of an elite education.  <span> To gain better scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and improve their grade point average (GPA), she attended hagwon. These institutes normally charge a minimum of 800,000 won per month, but &#8220;star&#8221; SAT lecturers request as much as 10 million as revealed by the recent SAT cheating cases. </span> The Korea Times <a href="http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/03/117_61848.html">fourth</a> in a special series highlights just how challenging it is to change faulty belief systems. Yes you read that correctly: FAULTY BELIEFS. Does going to an elite university guarantee success?  Certainly a cursory look at Nobel prizes would seem to counter my aruguement: The universities that have graduated the most Nobel laureates are the <a title="University of Cambridge" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Cambridge">University of Cambridge</a> (61), <a title="Harvard University" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University">Harvard University</a> (48), <a title="Columbia University" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_University">Columbia University</a> (37).  But a closer examination reveals a wide range of talents:</p>
<ul>
<li>Sure Standford had nine, but University of Minesota has 7.</li>
<li>University of Illinois has 11 while UPENN offers up only 6</li>
<li>Case Western has 7</li>
<li>City University of New York has three&#8211;while Duke has only 2.</li>
<li>UCLA has 4 but City college of New York City has 10!</li>
<li>University of Rochester has five but Cornell only has 13.</li>
<li>U Pitt has 3 but Brown only has 1.</li>
<li>Dartmouth has 3, but so does University of Cairo.</li>
<li>Williams has one, but so does Depauw, Macalister, and the College of Wooster&#8211;not to mention dozens of other schools.</li>
</ul>
<p>Several articles have highlighted the business world&#8217;s diverse points of entry:  The Wall Street Journal suggests <a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB115853818747665842-ZqcThW_76BozMT1wgzstA1afvh8_20080510.html">any college will do </a>when it examined where teh fortuen 500 bosses went to college.  The college diplomas of the nation&#8217;s top executives tell an intriguing story: Getting to the corner office has more to do with leadership talent and a drive for success than it does with having an undergraduate degree from a prestigious university. Most CEOs of the biggest corporations didn&#8217;t attend Ivy League or other highly selective colleges. They went to state universities, big and small, or to less-known private colleges.&#8221; - <a class="l_profile" href="http://friendfeed.com/paul">Paul Buchheit</a> from <a class="via" rel="nofollow" href="http://friendfeed.com/share/bookmarklet">Bookmarklet</a></p>
<p><img class="alignnone" title="WSJ" src="http://sg.wsj.net/public/resources/images/MK-AH070_INTHEL_20060917182422.gif" alt="" width="510" height="281" /></p>
<p>USA Today <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-04-06-cover-ceos_x.htm">explains</a> that the rate of CEOs coming from Ivies actually declined: &#8220;from 16% in 1998 to 11% in 2004.&#8221;</p>
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<td class="notch_medium" width="90">CEO</td>
<td class="notch_medium" width="246">College degree received from</td>
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<td class="notch_light" width="102">Acuity Brands</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Vernon Nagel</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">University of Michigan</td>
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<td class="notch_white" width="102">AGCO</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Martin Richenhagen</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">University of Bonn and Cologne</td>
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<td class="notch_light" width="102">Agilent Technologies</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">William Sullivan</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">University of Cal-Davis</td>
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<td class="notch_white" width="102">Allete</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Donald Shippar</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">University of Wisconsin, Superior</td>
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<td class="notch_light" width="102">Amica Mutual Insurance</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Robert DiMuccio</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">Providence College</td>
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<td class="notch_white" width="102">Aramark</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Joseph Neubauer</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">Tufts University; MBA University of Chicago</td>
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<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">ArvinMeritor</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Charles McClure</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">Cornell</td>
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<td class="notch_white" width="102">Avery Dennison</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Dean Scarborough</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">Hiram College; MBA University of Chicago</td>
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<td class="notch_light" width="102">Baker Hughes</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Chad Deaton</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">University of Wyoming</td>
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<td class="notch_white" width="102">Baxter International</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Robert Parkinson</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">Loyola University</td>
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<td class="notch_light" width="102">Beckman Coulter</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Scott Garrett</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">Valparaiso University; MBA Lake Forest        Graduate School of Management</td>
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<td class="notch_white" width="102">Boeing</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">James Bell</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">California State University at Los Angeles</td>
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<td class="notch_light" width="102">Broadcom</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Scott McGregor</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">Stanford</td>
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<td class="notch_white" width="102">Centex</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Timothy Eller</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">University of Nebraska</td>
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<td class="notch_light" width="102">Charles Schwab</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Charles Schwab</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">Stanford</td>
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<td class="notch_white" width="102">Chiquita Brands</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Fernado Aguirre</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">Southern Illinois University</td>
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<td class="notch_light" width="102">Citizens Communications</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Maggie Wilderotter</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">Holy Cross</td>
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<td class="notch_white" width="102">CMS Energy</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">David Joos</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">Iowa State University</td>
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<td class="notch_light" width="102">Coca-Cola</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Neville Isdell</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">University of Cape Town</td>
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<td class="notch_white" width="102">Computer Associates</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">John Swainson</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">University of British Columbia</td>
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<td class="notch_light" width="102">Continental Airlines</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Larry Kellner</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">University of South Carolina</td>
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<td class="notch_white" width="102">Corning</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Wendell Weeks</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">Lehigh University; MBA Harvard</td>
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<td class="notch_light" width="102">Crompton</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Robert Wood</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">University of Michigan</td>
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<td class="notch_white" width="102">CUNA Mutual Group</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Jeff Post</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">University of Wisconsin at Madison</td>
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<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">Dana</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Michael Burns</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">Kettering University; M.B.A. from the        Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania.</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">Darden Restaurants</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Clarence Otis</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">Williams College; Law degree Stanford</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">Dell Computer</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Kevin Rollins</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">Brigham Young University</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">Dover</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Ronald Hoffman</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">Oklahoma State University</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">Dow Chemical</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Andrew Liveris,</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">Dun &amp; Bradstreet</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Steven Alesio</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">St. Francis College; MBA University of        Pennsylvania&#8217;s Wharton School</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">Energizer Holdings</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Ward Klein</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">St. Olaf College; MBA Kellogg Graduate        School of Management at Northwestern University</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">Fannie Mae</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Daniel Mudd</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">University of Virginia</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">FirstEnergy</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Anthony Alexander</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">The University of Akron</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">Fleetwood Enterprises</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Elden Smith</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">Whittier College</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">Great Lakes Chemical</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">John Gallagher,</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">University of Delaware</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">HNI</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Stan Askren</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">University of Northern Iowa; MBA from        Washington University</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">IMS Health</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">David Carlucci</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">University of Rochester</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">Insight Enterprises</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Richard Fennessy</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">Michigan State</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">Intel</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Paul Otellini</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">University of San Francisco; MBA from        the University of California, Berkeley</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">Interpublic Group</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Michael Roth</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">CUNY</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">ITT Industries</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Steven Loranger</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">University of Colorado; Masters University        of Colorado</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">J. C. Penney</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Myron “Mike” Ullman</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">University of Cincinnati</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">Kellogg</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">James Jenness</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">DePaul University in Chicago</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">King Pharmaceuticals</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Brian Markison</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">Iona College</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">Kmart Holding</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Aylwin Lewis</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">University of Houston</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">LandAmerica Financial Group</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Theodore Chandler</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">University of Virginia; T.C. Williams        School of Law at the University of Richmond</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">Landstar System</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Henry Gerkens</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">Adelphi University</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">Lockheed Martin</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Robert Stevens</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">Slippery Rock</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">Louisiana-Pacific</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Richard Frost</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">Louisiana State University; MBA Northwestern        State University of Louisiana</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">Lowe&#8217;s s</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Robert Niblock</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">University of North Carolina-Charlotte</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">Lubrizol n</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">James Hambrick</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">Texas A&amp;M University</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">Maxtor</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Chong Sup Park</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">Yonsei University, Korea; MBA from the        University of Chicago, and a doctorate in Business Administration from Nova        Southeastern University</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">Mutual of Omaha</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Daniel Neary</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">University of Iowa; Masters, University        of Iowa</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">The New York Times Co.</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Janet Robinson</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">Salve Regina College</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">Nike</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">William Perez</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">Cornell University; American Graduate        School of International Management</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">Owens-Illinois</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Steven McCracken</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">Peabody Energy</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Gregory Boyce</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">University of Arizona</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">Perot Systems</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Peter Altabef</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">Binghamton University, State University        of New York; University of Chicago Law School</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">PETCO Animal Supplies</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">James Myers</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">John Carroll University</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">PG&amp;E</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Peter Darbee</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">Dartmouth; MBA Dartmouth</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">Premcor</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Jefferson Allen</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">Lehigh University; MBA Harvard</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">Progress Energy</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Robert McGehee</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">University of Texas, U.S. Naval Academy</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">RadioShack</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">David Edmondson</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">Pacific Coast Baptist College in San Dimas,        Calif.</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">Sara Lee</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Brenda Barnes</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">Augustana</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">Sempra Energy</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Donald Felsinger</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">University of Arizona.</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">Sequa</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Martin Weinstein</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Masters        MIT</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">Service Corporation International</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Thomas Ryan</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">University of Texas at Austin</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">Siebel Systems</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Michael Lawrie</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">Ohio University; MBA Drexel</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">SLM</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Tim Fitzpatrick</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">LaSalle University; MBA LaSalle University</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">Snap-on</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Jack Michaels</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">University of Cincinnati</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">Southwest Airlines</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Gary Kelly</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">University of Texas</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">Southwest Gas</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Jeffrey Shaw</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">University of Utah</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">Spherion</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Roy Krause</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">Ohio State University; MBA Georgia State</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">SPX</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Christopher Kearney</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">University of Notre Dame; DePaul University        Law School</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">Stryker</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Stephen MacMillan</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">Davidson College</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">Tellabs</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Krish Prabhu</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">Bangalore University; Masters Indian Institute        of Technology in Mumbai (Bombay)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">Texas Industries</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Mel Brekhus</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">Montana Tech of The University of Montana</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">Texas Instruments</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Richard Templeton</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">Union College</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">Time-Warner</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Dick Parsons</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">University of Hawaii; Union University&#8217;s        Albany Law School</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">TXU</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">John Wilder</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">Southeast Missouri State University; MBA        University of Texas</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">Unisy</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Joseph McGrath</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">Rutgers University</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">United States Steel</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">John Surma</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">Pennsylvania State University</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">US Airways Grou</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Bruce Lakefield</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">U.S. Naval Academy</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">USEC</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">James Mellor</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">University of Michigan; Masters University        of Michigan</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">USF</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Thomas Bergmann</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">University of Saint Thomas; Masters of        Management degree from The J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern        University.</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">Valspar</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">William Mansfield</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">Drexel; MBA Lehigh</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">Visteon</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Michael Johnston</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">University of Massachusetts at Lowell;        Master&#8217;s degree in business administration from Michigan State University</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">Walt Disney</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Robert Iger</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">Ithaca</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">Waste Management</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">David Steiner</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">Louisiana State University; Law degree        University of California in Los Angeles.</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" width="102">Whirlpool</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="90">Jeff Fettig</td>
<td class="notch_white" width="246">Indiana University</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_light" width="102">Winn-Dixie Stores</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="90">Peter Lynch</td>
<td class="notch_light" width="246">Nichols College</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td class="notch_white" colspan="3">Source: Burson-Marsteller and USA TODAY        research</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Time Magazine <a href="http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1227055,00.html">supplied</a> a similar list.</p>
<p>In academia, the source of PhD&#8217;s comes from many places other than the Ivies:</p>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="512" bordercolor="#cccccc">
<tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td class="TableHeader1" colspan="5" align="center">UNDERGRADUATE ORIGINS OF PH.D.s</p>
<p>PERCENTAGE RANKING OF PH.D.S, BY ACADEMIC FIELD, CONFERRED UPON GRADUATES OF LISTED INSTITUTIonS</td>
</tr>
<tr class="TableSubhead1">
<td width="40" align="center" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#b4a580">Rank</td>
<td width="103" align="center" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#b4a580">
All Disciplines</td>
<td width="107" align="center" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#b4a580">Biological Sciences</td>
<td width="100" align="center" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#b4a580">History</td>
<td width="100" align="center" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#b4a580">Humanities</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="TableData1 style1" align="center">1</td>
<td class="TableData2 style1" align="center">Calif. Inst. of Tech.</td>
<td class="TableData1 style1" align="center">Calif. Inst. of Tech.</td>
<td class="TableData2" align="center"><span class="TableData2 style1">Yale</span></td>
<td class="TableData1 style1" align="center">St. John&#8217;s College</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="TableData1 style1" align="center">2</td>
<td class="TableData2 style1" align="center">Harvey Mudd</td>
<td class="TableData1" align="center"><span class="style1"><strong>Reed</strong></span></td>
<td class="TableData2" align="center"><span class="style1"><strong>Reed</strong></span></td>
<td class="TableData1" align="center"><span class="style1"><strong>Reed</strong></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="TableData1 style1" align="center">3</td>
<td class="TableData2 style1" align="center">Swarthmore</td>
<td class="TableData1 style1" align="center">Swarthmore</td>
<td class="TableData2" align="center"><span class="TableData2 style1">Pomona</span></td>
<td class="TableData1 style1" align="center">Yale</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="TableData1 style1" align="center">4</td>
<td class="TableData2" align="center"><span class="style1"><strong>Reed</strong></span></td>
<td class="TableData1 style1" align="center">Harvey Mudd</td>
<td class="TableData2" align="center"><span class="TableData2 style1">Swarthmore</span></td>
<td class="TableData1 style1" align="center">Amherst</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="TableData1 style1" align="center">5</td>
<td class="TableData2 style1" align="center">MIT</td>
<td class="TableData1" align="center"><span class="TableData1 style1">Univ. of Chicago</span></td>
<td class="TableData2" align="center"><span class="TableData2 style1">Oberlin</span></td>
<td class="TableData1 style1" align="center">Swarthmore</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="TableData1 style1" align="center">6</td>
<td class="TableData2 style1" align="center">Carleton</td>
<td class="TableData1" align="center"><span class="TableData1 style1">MIT</span></td>
<td class="TableData2" align="center"><span class="TableData2 style1">Carleton</span></td>
<td class="TableData1 style1" align="center">Bryn Mawr</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="TableData1 style1" align="center">7</td>
<td class="TableData2 style1" align="center">Oberlin</td>
<td class="TableData1 style1" align="center">Kalamazoo</td>
<td class="TableData2" align="center"><span class="TableData2 style1">Wesleyan</span></td>
<td class="TableData1 style1" align="center">Carleton</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="TableData1 style1" align="center">8</td>
<td class="TableData2 style1" align="center">Bryn Mawr</td>
<td class="TableData1 style1" align="center">Earlham</td>
<td class="TableData2 style1" align="center">Bryn Mawr</td>
<td class="TableData1 style1" align="center">Williams</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="TableData1 style1" align="center">9</td>
<td class="TableData2 style1" align="center">Univ. of Chicago</td>
<td class="TableData1 style1" align="center">Grinnell</td>
<td class="TableData2" align="center"><span class="TableData2 style1">Haverford</span></td>
<td class="TableData1 style1" align="center">Oberlin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="TableData1 style1" align="center">10</td>
<td class="TableData2" align="center"><span class="TableData2 style1">Grinnell</span></td>
<td class="TableData1 style1" align="center">Princeton</td>
<td class="TableData2" align="center"><span class="TableData2 style1">Univ. of Chicago</span></td>
<td class="TableData1 style1" align="center">Pomona</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Reed college supplies a plethora of <a href="http://www.reed.edu/ir/phd.html">data</a> in regards to where PhD&#8217;s earned their Bachelor&#8217;s degree. Certainly you do NOT need college to get rich&#8211;just ask these <a href="http://www.collegedropoutshalloffame.com/">people</a>. Of course, for the <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2003/07/28/cx_dd_0728mondaymatch.html">average soul</a>, it is better to go to college.</p>
<p>Back to the post at Huffington for final words of advice:</p>
<p>I put this question to Yale&#8217;s Jeffrey Brenzel, to John Jaquette, the executive director of <a href="http://eship.cornell.edu/" target="_hplink">Cornell&#8217;s campus-wide entrepreneurship program</a>, and to <a href="http://www.morrisinstitute.com/" target="_hplink">Tom Morris</a>, who for a decade was an inspired and inspiring professor of philosophy at Notre Dame. Here are a few of their recommendations:</p>
<ol>
<li>Seek out the top professors no matter what they teach, regardless of whether it&#8217;s related to your major, and sit in on one of their lectures. It will be easy to learn who they are from campus buzz.</li>
<li>Reach out to your fellow students and expect to learn as much from them as from faculty members. Some will remain friends for life. Others may be future business partners.</li>
<li>Make a special effort to connect with students from different backgrounds. You may never have another chance to so easily gain insights into so many other cultures.</li>
<li>Get inside places on campus you normally wouldn&#8217;t enter. Take a tour of the bell tower, or the backstage of the theater, or the nanotechnology lab or broadcast studios&#8211;wherever you&#8217;re not likely to be as part of your regular school life.</li>
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		<description><![CDATA[GamePro offers up a  listing of best colleges to study Video Game Design:

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 University of Southern California, Interactive Media Division


Location: Los Angeles, CA
Degrees offered: Major/Minor
Number of students enrolled: 16,283
Student/Faculty ratio: 9:1
Annual tuition: $38,570
The Interactive Media Division of USC has graduated some pretty big names in the indie gaming scene. Jenova Chen of thatgamecompany (flOw), Matt [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>GamePro offers up a  <a href="http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/214164/8-highest-ranked-colleges-for-game-design/">listing</a> of best colleges to study Video Game Design:</p>
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<li class="number">1</li>
<li class="title"> <a href="http://interactive.usc.edu/">University of Southern California, Interactive Media Division</a></li>
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<p><strong>Location:</strong> Los Angeles, CA<br />
<strong>Degrees offered:</strong> Major/Minor<br />
<strong>Number of students enrolled:</strong> 16,283<br />
<strong>Student/Faculty ratio:</strong> 9:1<br />
<strong>Annual tuition:</strong> $38,570<br />
The Interactive Media Division of USC has graduated some pretty big names in the indie gaming scene. Jenova Chen of thatgamecompany (<a href="http://www.gamepro.com/games/ps3/128941/flow/">flOw</a>), Matt Korba and Paul Bellazza of The Odd Gentleman (T<a href="http://www.gamepro.com/games/xbox360/163876/the-misadventures-of-p-b-winterbottom/">he Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom</a>), and Justin Hall of GameLayers (<a href="http://passivelymultiplayer.com/">Passively Multiplayer Online Game</a>) all came up through Division and all almost immediately made games or have game studios of their own.</p>
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<li class="number">2</li>
<li class="title"> <a href="http://www.digipen.edu/"> DigiPen Institute of Technology</a></li>
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<p><strong>Location:</strong> Redmond, WA<br />
<strong>Degrees offered:</strong> Major/Minor/Conc.<br />
<strong>Number of students enrolled:</strong> 883<br />
<strong>Student/Faculty ratio:</strong> 12:1<br />
<strong>Annual tuition:</strong> $476 per credit<br />
Founded in 1998, DigiPen is one of the oldest game design programs in the country. Recent graduate Kim Swift (class of 2005) went on to develop the award-winning game, <a href="http://www.gamepro.com/games/xbox360/142364/portal-still-alive/">Portal</a> at Valve Corporation before joining Airtight Games as project lead in December 2009. Google &#8220;most influential women in the games industry,&#8221; and you&#8217;re sure to find her name on at least half a dozen lists from various publications.</p>
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<li class="number">3</li>
<li class="title"> <a href="http://www.replay.drexel.edu/">Drexel University, RePlay (Digital Media &amp; Computer Science)</a></li>
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<p><strong>Location:</strong> Philadelphia, PA<br />
<strong>Degrees offered:</strong> Major/Minor/Conc.<br />
<strong>Number of students enrolled:</strong> 13,139<br />
<strong>Student/Faculty ratio:</strong> 9:1<br />
<strong>Annual tuition:</strong> $29,800<br />
Graduates from Drexel wind up in a variety of jobs across the games industry. You can find RePlay alumni in everything from animation to community management. Even before the gaming program was formalized, Drexel graduated two people who became big names in the games industry: Tom Fulp is known for creating both the game <a href="http://www.gamepro.com/games/xbox360/143592/alien-hominid-hd/">Alien Hominid</a> and the Flash portal/gaming hotspot, Newgrounds.com; and Jack Wall composed award-winning music for <a href="http://www.gamepro.com/games/pc/105025/myst-iii-exile/">Myst III: Exile</a> and <a href="http://www.gamepro.com/games/pc/107996/myst-iv-revelation/">Myst IV: Revelation</a>.</p>
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<li class="number">4</li>
<li class="title"> <a href="http://www.becker.edu/gamedev">Becker College, Game Design and Game Programming</a></li>
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<p><strong>Location:</strong> Worcester, MA<br />
<strong>Degrees offered: </strong>Major/Concentration<br />
<strong>Number of students enrolled:</strong> 103<br />
<strong>Student/Faculty ratio:</strong> 39:1<br />
<strong>Annual tuition:</strong> $23,725<br />
Becker College is famous for its graduates outside the gaming community-people like Eli Whitney, the inventor of the cotton gin-but they hope to add gaming industry people to their lineup after graduating their very first class in the Game Design and Game Programming departments just last year. Already, some of their students are finding employment in the industry with studios like Blue Fang Games, which develops the award-winning <a href="http://www.gamepro.com/games/pc/105440/zoo-tycoon/">Zoo Tycoon</a> game series.</p>
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<li class="number">5</li>
<li class="title"> <a href="http://www.gsas.rpi.edu/">Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences </a></li>
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<p><strong>Location:</strong> Troy, NY<br />
<strong>Degrees offered:</strong> Major/Minor/Conc.<br />
<strong>Number of students enrolled:</strong> 5367<br />
<strong>Student/Faculty ratio:</strong> 14:1<br />
<strong>Annual tuition:</strong> $38,100<br />
Rensselaer&#8217;s graduate pool includes a lot of chief executive officers: Kathrik Bala is founder and CEO of Vicarious Visions, which developed several <a href="http://www.gamepro.com/games/wii/159860/guitar-hero-5/">Guitar Hero Wii</a> games among other well-known projects. His fellow RPI alumna Tobi Sauliner worked at Vicarious Visions for five years before going off to found and become CEO of 1st Playable Productions-which handles Cartoon Network&#8217;s Ben 10 and Secret Saturdays games for the Nintendo DS. More recent graduate Mike DelPrete is founder and CEO of Agora Games, an online game technology and community-building resource for many prominent games such as Guitar Hero and <a href="http://www.gamepro.com/games/ps3/142246/call-of-duty-world-at-war/">Call of Duty: World at War</a>.</p>
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<li class="number">6</li>
<li class="title"> <a href="http://www.artinstitutes.edu/">The Art Institute of Vancouver, Game Art &amp; Design/Visual &amp; Games Programming </a></li>
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<p><strong>Location:</strong> Vancouver, BC (Canada)<br />
<strong>Degrees offered:</strong> Concentration<br />
<strong>Number of students enrolled:</strong> 1530<br />
<strong>Student/Faculty ratio:</strong> N/A<br />
<strong>Annual tuition (GAD):</strong> $45,465 (international); $39,375 (domestic)<br />
<strong>Annual tuition (VPG):</strong> $38,970 (international); $33,750 (domestic)<br />
Though it is an art school, the GAD and VPG programs produce graduates in all kinds of video games industry jobs besides art design and animation. There are alumni in product development, production, game design, level design, and even a film instructor across a number of well known game development studios and film programs.</p>
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<li class="number">7</li>
<li class="title"> <a href="http://imgd.wpi.edu/">Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Interactive Media and Game Development (IMGD)</a></li>
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<p><strong>Location:</strong> Worcester, MA<br />
<strong>Degrees offered:</strong> Major<br />
<strong>Number of students enrolled:</strong> 3160<br />
<strong>Student/Faculty ratio:</strong> 14:1<br />
<strong>Annual tuition:</strong> $36,890<br />
Pretty much right across the street from Becker College, WPI has a friendly rivalry going for it in the college town of Worcester. Becker College, however, is more of a liberal arts-based school while WPI has a technical emphasis-so it never gets too fierce. Some of its prominent alumni include Chris Dyl, chief technology officer at Turbine; Ichiro Lambe, principle designer at Dejobaan Games (whose most recent game, <a href="http://www.dejobaan.com/aaaaa/">AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!!-A Reckless Disregard for Gravity</a>, is nominated for an Independent Games Festival Award); and Mike Gesner, lead designer on <a href="http://www.gamepro.com/games/pc/131782/second-life/">Second Life</a>.</p>
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<li class="number">8</li>
<li class="title"> <a href="http://gambit.mit.edu/">Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab </a></li>
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<p><strong>Location:</strong> Cambridge, MA<br />
<strong>Degrees offered:</strong> None (see below)<br />
<strong>Number of students enrolled:</strong> 4138<br />
<strong>Student/Faculty ratio:</strong> 7:1<br />
<strong>Annual tuition: </strong>$37,510<br />
MIT doesn&#8217;t offer a game-specific degree; it only has degrees in disciplines like computer science and media studies. Through these programs, however, students can access the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab to work with other schools in collaboration to create games. The other unique thing about MIT&#8217;s program is they teach students not to crunch by restricting their work on a full-time project to eight hours a day.</p>
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		<title>Cheating the system</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Simply fascinating&#8230;and depressing. Cheating has long been a major plague of education. In a rare glimpse inside Korean students seeking admissions to US colleges, The Korea Times has launched an investigative series. The first examines Ghost writers&#8211;students hiring professionals to not only write their college admission essays, but also art portfolios.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Simply fascinating&#8230;and depressing. Cheating has long been a major plague of education. In a rare glimpse inside Korean students seeking admissions to US colleges, The Korea Times has launched an investigative series. The <a href="http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/03/117_61610.html">first</a> examines Ghost writers&#8211;students hiring professionals to not only write their college admission essays, but also art portfolios.</p>
<blockquote><p><span>A high school graduate in Gyeonggi Province was admitted to the art school of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh with a portfolio created by such a consultant.</span></p>
<p>&#8220;I spent about six months preparing for admission into the art school,&#8221; the freshman at the prestigious U.S. school told The Korea Times. Carnegie Mellon school officials didn&#8217;t make a specific comment when asked whether the school was aware of such practices involving Korean students.</p>
<p>The student had no background in the arts whatsoever. In Korean art schools such as Hongik University&#8217;s, the aspirants are required to take a rigid set of on-location tests.</p>
<p>In a telephone interview, one such ghostwriter said she can produce drawings for use in university entrance without triggering any suspicion from admissions officers.</p>
<p>&#8220;All the students need to do is to get accustomed to using drawing pencils for about three months ? not for admission but for studying at the school following enrollment,&#8221; she said.</p>
<p>Such drawings usually cost some 300,000 won ($259) apiece, although the fee depends on the success rate of the consultants in getting &#8220;unskilled&#8221; students into overseas art schools, according to private instructors and tutors.</p></blockquote>
<p><img class="alignnone" title="korea" src="http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/upload/news/100301_p01_ghostwriters.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="214" /></p>
<p>In the <a href="http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/03/117_61671.html">second</a> article, they look at Korean students submitting fake references including one from the President of Korea.</p>
<blockquote><p><span>Carnegie Mellon University received a recommendation written on presidential stationary and signed by former President Kim Young-sam for a Korean student applying to the Pittsburg-based private school for its 2008 semester.</span></p>
<p>That recommendation caught a source working in the school&#8217;s admissions office by surprise ? so much so that he still remembers the incident.</p>
<p>However, when The Korea Times attempted to verify the authenticity of the recommendation letter, aides to the former head of state said, &#8220;Neither former President Kim nor his office has ever made such a recommendation for anybody.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>In related news, Korea Government <a href="http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/02/117_60660.html">forbid</a> a famous SAT tutor from leaving the country pending an investigation into SAT test taking rigging. On a different note, Korean students may also be <a href="http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2009/11/181_51964.html">falsifying volunteer activities</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p><span>&#8220;It&#8217;s up to the organizations and the schools. The organizations confirm the work done and, if requested, give a certificate. Then, the teachers also confirm that the content is true. The problem is that this double check system does not always work.&#8221; said an official. &#8220;We have an online system to filter out dirty cases, but not all the students use that system. Even if students forge documents and hand them in, we would have a method of verifying them.&#8221;</span></p>
<p>Furthermore, universities in Korea also do not have a method to assure the legitimacy of volunteer work done.</p>
<p>&#8220;In regular admissions, we look only to see if the student did twenty hours of volunteering,&#8221; said an official at Chung-Ang University. &#8220;But admissions officers look at the content as well as the hours completed. Here, we have no method of confirming whether the content or the hours are authentic. Last year, we received about a thousand applicants, and we couldn&#8217;t call every single organization to make sure that the numbers were true.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>And finally, Tunritin.com is now offering colleges a 30 day free trial on its latest service: <a href="http://www.turnitinadmissions.com/">Turnitinadmissions</a>. A <a href="http://campustechnology.com/Articles/2010/03/01/Plagiarism-May-Be-Rife-in-Higher-Ed-Applications.aspx?Page=1">study</a> of over 450,000 essasy found over a third contained significant matching text. This indicates an  astronomical number of students may have plagiarized portions of their admission essays.</p>
<p>(Now I do not intend this to be  a bashing of Korean students&#8211;indeed many examples exist in China and the USA, but I was catching up with some reading on Korean Universities and these articles are right there&#8211;ouch!)</p>
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		<title>What they are reading on Campus</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What They&#8217;re Reading on College Campuses
1. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 
2. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner 2 (in previous survey)

3. Nightlight: A Parody by the staff of The Harvard Lampoon 10
 
4. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown 1
 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>What They&#8217;re Reading on College Campuses</h1>
<p>1. <strong>The Lovely Bones </strong>by Alice Sebold<strong> </strong></p>
<p>2. <strong>Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything </strong>by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner<strong> 2 </strong>(in previous survey)<strong><br />
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<p>3. <strong>Nightlight: A Parody </strong>by the staff of The Harvard Lampoon<strong></strong><strong> 10</strong></p>
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<p>4.<strong></strong><strong></strong><strong> The Lost Symbol </strong>by Dan Brown<strong></strong><strong> 1</strong></p>
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<p>5.<strong></strong><strong></strong><strong> Are You There, Vodka? It&#8217;s Me, Chelsea </strong>by Chelsea Handler<strong></strong><strong></strong><strong> </strong></p>
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<p>6.<strong></strong><strong></strong><strong> Food Rules: An Eater&#8217;s Manual </strong>by Michael Pollan<strong></strong><strong></strong></p>
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<p>7.<strong></strong><strong></strong><strong> Dear John </strong>by Nicholas Sparks<strong></strong><strong></strong><strong> </strong></p>
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<p>8.<strong></strong><strong></strong><strong> Eclipse </strong>by Stephenie Meyer<strong></strong><strong> </strong></p>
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<p>9.<strong></strong><strong></strong><strong> Pride and Prejudice and Zombies </strong>by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith<strong></strong><strong> 3</strong></p>
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<p>10.<strong></strong><strong></strong><strong> Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime </strong>by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin<strong></strong><strong> </strong></p>
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<p><em>The Chronicle&#8217;</em>s list of best-selling books was compiled from information supplied by stores serving the following campuses: American U., Beloit College, Case Western Reserve U., College of William &amp; Mary, Drew U., Florida State U., George Washington U., Georgetown U., Georgia State U., Harvard U., James Madison U., Johns Hopkins U., Kent State U., Pennsylvania State U. at University Park, Stanford U., State U. of New York at Buffalo, Tulane U., U. of California at Berkeley, U. of Chicago, U. of Florida, U. of Nebraska at Lincoln, U. of New Hampshire, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U. of North Dakota, U. of North Texas, U. of Northern Colorado, U. of Oklahoma at Norman, Vanderbilt U., Washington State U., Washington U. in St. Louis, Wayne State U., Williams College, Winthrop College, and Xavier U. (Ohio). Source: <a href="http://chronicle.com/article/What-Theyre-Reading-on/64306/">Chronical of Higher Education</a>.</p>
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According to Unigo:




01
Reed College


02
Wabash College


03
University of Chicago


04
Whitman College


05
Swarthmore College


06
Bennington College


07
Pitzer College


08
Hampshire College


09
Sarah Lawrence College


10
Grinnell College



Let see how they did when you compare it with the data on full-bright scholars?
Top U.S. Producers of Fulbright Students, by Type of Institutions, 2009-10






Research institutions
Number of awards
Number of applicants




Northwestern U.
32
109


U. of Chicago
31
128


Brown U.
29
106


Stanford U.
28
87


U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor
28
111


Yale U.
25
92


Columbia [...]]]></description>
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<p>According to Unigo:</p></div>
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<td><strong>01</strong></td>
<td width="100%"><a title="Reed College" href="http://www.unigo.com/reed_college/"><span>Reed College</span></a></td>
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<td><strong>02</strong></td>
<td width="100%"><a title="Wabash College" href="http://www.unigo.com/wabash_college/"><span>Wabash College</span></a></td>
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<td><strong>03</strong></td>
<td width="100%"><a title="University of Chicago" href="http://www.unigo.com/university_of_chicago/"><span>University of Chicago</span></a></td>
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<td><strong>04</strong></td>
<td width="100%"><a title="Whitman College" href="http://www.unigo.com/whitman_college/"><span>Whitman College</span></a></td>
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<td><strong>05</strong></td>
<td width="100%"><a title="Swarthmore College" href="http://www.unigo.com/swarthmore_college/"><span>Swarthmore College</span></a></td>
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<td><strong>06</strong></td>
<td width="100%"><a title="Bennington College" href="http://www.unigo.com/bennington_college/"><span>Bennington College</span></a></td>
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<td><strong>07</strong></td>
<td width="100%"><a title="Pitzer College" href="http://www.unigo.com/pitzer_college/"><span>Pitzer College</span></a></td>
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<td><strong>08</strong></td>
<td width="100%"><a title="Hampshire College" href="http://www.unigo.com/hampshire_college/"><span>Hampshire College</span></a></td>
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<td><strong>09</strong></td>
<td width="100%"><a title="Sarah Lawrence College" href="http://www.unigo.com/sarah_lawrence_college/"><span>Sarah Lawrence College</span></a></td>
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<tr align="left" valign="top">
<td><strong>10</strong></td>
<td width="100%"><a title="Grinnell College" href="http://www.unigo.com/grinnell_college/"><span>Grinnell College</span></a></td>
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<p>Let see how they did when you compare it with the data on full-bright scholars?</p>
<h1>Top U.S. Producers of Fulbright Students, by Type of Institutions, 2009-10</h1>
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<td class="align-left">Northwestern U.</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>109</td>
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<td class="align-left">U. of Chicago</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>128</td>
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<td class="align-left">Brown U.</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>106</td>
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<td class="align-left">Stanford U.</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>87</td>
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<td class="align-left">U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>111</td>
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<td class="align-left">Yale U.</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>92</td>
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<td class="align-left">Columbia U.</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>84</td>
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<td class="align-left">George Washington U.</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>74</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Harvard U.</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>97</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Boston College</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>68</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Arizona State U. at Tempe</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>58</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Princeton U.</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>69</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">U. of California at Berkeley</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>84</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">U. of Pennsylvania</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>88</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Indiana U. at Bloomington</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>46</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">U. of Minnesota-Twin Cities</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>39</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">U. of Wisconsin at Madison</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>58</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Fordham U.</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>44</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>26</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Cornell U.</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>73</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">U. of Washington</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>47</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Duke U.</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>38</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">U. of Arizona</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>48</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>48</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">U. of Texas at Austin</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>42</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Dartmouth College</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>34</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Georgetown U.</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>36</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Ohio State U.</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>38</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Rutgers U. at New Brunswick</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>47</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Washington U. in St. Louis</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>29</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">U. of California at Los Angeles</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>42</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">U. of Florida</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>36</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">College of William and Mary</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>23</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Ohio U. at Athens</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>22</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Tufts U.</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>47</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">U. of Georgia</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>32</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">U. of Massachusetts at Amherst</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>18</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">U. of Oregon</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">U. of Southern California</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>51</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0">
<tbody></tbody>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Master&#8217;s institutions</th>
<th>Number of awards</th>
<th>Number of applicants</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Rollins College</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Drake U.</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Hunter College of City U. of New York</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Saint Joseph&#8217;s U. (Pa.)</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">U. of Portland</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">U. of Redlands</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>14</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">U. of Scranton</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Valparaiso U.</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Augsburg College</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">California State U. at Sacramento</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Canisius College</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Central Washington U.</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">City College of City U. of New York</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">College of Notre Dame of Maryland</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Creighton U.</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Fairfield U.</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>16</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Hamline U.</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Humboldt State U.</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Ithaca College</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Long Island U. Brooklyn Campus</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Loyola Marymount U.</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>24</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Rochester Institute of Technology</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Santa Clara U.</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Texas State U. at San Marcos</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">U. of Minnesota at Duluth</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">U. of Nebraska at Omaha</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Villanova U.</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>12</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Western Kentucky U.</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Whitworth U.</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>7</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0">
<tbody></tbody>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Bachelor&#8217;s institutions</th>
<th>Number of awards</th>
<th>Number of applicants</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Pomona College</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>58</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Smith College</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>36</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Pitzer College</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>67</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Kenyon College</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>26</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Oberlin College</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>24</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Swarthmore College</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>42</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Vassar College</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>42</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Scripps College</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>28</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Wellesley College</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>36</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">New College of Florida</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>22</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Barnard College</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>16</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Grinnell College</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>31</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Kalamazoo College</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>15</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Bowdoin College</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>20</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Occidental College</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>20</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">U. of Richmond</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>30</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Wheaton College (Mass.)</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>14</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Williams College</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>35</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Amherst College</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>35</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Denison U.</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>22</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Trinity College (Conn.)</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>16</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Agnes Scott College</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Claremont McKenna College</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>21</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">College of the Holy Cross</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">DePauw U.</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>29</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Hamilton College</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>13</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Lawrence U.</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Lewis &amp; Clark College (Ore.)</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>14</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Middlebury College</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>15</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Nebraska Wesleyan U.</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Sewanee: U. of the South</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Spelman College</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>15</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Bard College</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>13</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Bates College</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Carleton College</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>15</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Colgate U.</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Colorado College</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Connecticut College</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>21</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Georgetown College</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Haverford College</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Hope College</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Lafayette College</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>13</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Mount Holyoke College</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>19</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Reed College</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Skidmore College</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">St. Mary&#8217;s College of Maryland</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Transylvania U.</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Washington and Lee U.</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>21</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Wesleyan U.</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>23</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Willamette U.</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>18</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0">
<tbody></tbody>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Other institutions</th>
<th>Number of awards</th>
<th>Number of applicants</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">School of the Art Institute of Chicago</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>21</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Rhode Island School of Design</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>19</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Juilliard School</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Berklee College of Music</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">California College of the Arts</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">City U. of New York School of Law at Queens</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Cranbrook Academy of Art</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>17</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Curtis Institute of Music</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Manhattan School of Music</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Maryland Institute College of Art</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">New England Conservatory of Music</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Princeton Theological Seminary</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">U. of California at San Francisco</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tfoot>
<tr>
<td colspan="3">Note: This list includes confirmed recipients as of September 21.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3">Source: Institute of International Education</td>
</tr>
</tfoot>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="100%">
<tbody></tbody>
</table>
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		<title>Smart places part 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Fullbright program is the flagship scholarship program of the United States. Today we look at Master&#8217;s level institutions


Bachelor&#8217;s institutions
Number of awards
Number of applicants



Pomona College
15
58


Smith College
14
36


Pitzer College
12
67


Kenyon College
11
26


Oberlin College
10
24


Swarthmore College
10
42


Vassar College
10
42


Scripps College
9
28


Wellesley College
9
36


New College of Florida
8
22


Barnard College
7
16


Grinnell College
7
31


Kalamazoo College
7
15


Bowdoin College
6
20


Occidental College
6
20


U. of Richmond
6
30


Wheaton College (Mass.)
6
14


Williams College
6
35


Amherst College
5
35


Denison U.
5
22


Trinity College (Conn.)
5
16


Agnes Scott College
4
7


Claremont McKenna College
4
21


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The <a href="http://fulbright.state.gov/">Fullbright</a> program is the flagship scholarship program of the United States. Today we look at Master&#8217;s level institutions</p>
<table style="width: 350px;" border="0" cellspacing="0">
<thead>
<th style="width: 65%;">Bachelor&#8217;s institutions</th>
<th>Number of awards</th>
<th>Number of applicants</th>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Pomona College</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>58</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Smith College</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>36</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Pitzer College</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>67</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Kenyon College</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>26</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Oberlin College</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>24</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Swarthmore College</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>42</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Vassar College</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>42</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Scripps College</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>28</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Wellesley College</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>36</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">New College of Florida</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>22</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Barnard College</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>16</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Grinnell College</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>31</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Kalamazoo College</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>15</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Bowdoin College</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>20</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Occidental College</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>20</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">U. of Richmond</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>30</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Wheaton College (Mass.)</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>14</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Williams College</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>35</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Amherst College</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>35</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Denison U.</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>22</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Trinity College (Conn.)</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>16</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Agnes Scott College</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Claremont McKenna College</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>21</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">College of the Holy Cross</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">DePauw U.</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>29</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Hamilton College</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>13</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Lawrence U.</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Lewis &amp; Clark College (Ore.)</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>14</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Middlebury College</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>15</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Nebraska Wesleyan U.</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Sewanee: U. of the South</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="align-left">Spelman College</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>15</td>
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<td class="align-left">Bard College</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>13</td>
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<td class="align-left">Bates College</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>10</td>
</tr>
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<td class="align-left">Carleton College</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>15</td>
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<td class="align-left">Colgate U.</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>10</td>
</tr>
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<td class="align-left">Colorado College</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>7</td>
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<td class="align-left">Connecticut College</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>21</td>
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<td class="align-left">Georgetown College</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="align-left">Haverford College</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>8</td>
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<td class="align-left">Hope College</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>6</td>
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<td class="align-left">Lafayette College</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>13</td>
</tr>
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<td class="align-left">Mount Holyoke College</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>19</td>
</tr>
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<td class="align-left">Reed College</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="align-left">Skidmore College</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="align-left">St. Mary&#8217;s College of Maryland</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>10</td>
</tr>
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<td class="align-left">Transylvania U.</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="align-left">Washington and Lee U.</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>21</td>
</tr>
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<td class="align-left">Wesleyan U.</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>23</td>
</tr>
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<td class="align-left">Willamette U.</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>18</td>
</tr>
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