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Can Facebook Hurt My Admission Chances?

on March 24, 2011 in Admission practices, Admissions, Applying, Featured

Can Facebook hurt a teenager’s chances of getting accepted to colleges? Specifically can the stuff that students post on Facebook impact their chances? Unigo, the popular college research website, recently posed that question to admission experts from around the country. Unigo offered to share some of the responses with my college blog visitors.  You can […]

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7 Ways to Support Your Children in College

on September 30, 2010 in Campus life, College Life, Parents

What is the best way to support your college students when they head off to college? I began exploring this question in my last post: Staying in Touch With College Students Today I’m going to share some examples of what parents can do for their children besides writing those big tuition checks.  These ideas come […]

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Staying in Touch With College Students

on September 28, 2010 in Campus life, College Life, Other, Parents

When children head off to college how much contact should parents have with them? This question has generated a lot of angst over the years and maybe it’s because nobody knows how much communication is appropriate. Is one call a week enough? How about a dozen? Do text messages and E-mails count? And what about […]

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Top 10 College Websites for Finding Great Schools

on January 11, 2010 in Academic quality, Academics, Admissions, California universities, College Costs, College rankings, Community colleges, Evaluating Schools, Financial aid, Ivy League, Liberal Arts Colleges, Money, Parents, Research, Scholarships, Universities

Want to research colleges, but not sure where to start? It’s no surprise. When I just typed “college” into Google, I got 634 million college websites. To make your job easier, I’m sharing wonderful websites that can help you assemble a great list of colleges. If you want to research specific colleges, here are my […]

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College Acceptance Letter Etiquette

on December 30, 2009 in Admission practices, Admissions, Parents

High schools students have started receiving college acceptance letters. A student writing on The New York Times’ college blog today suggests that teenagers shouldn’t brag when they start getting acceptance letters. Specifically, she believes that sharing college admission news on Facebook is in poor taste. The freshman at Northwestern argues that bragging about college acceptances […]

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The Latest Trend: Online College Matchmaking

on October 8, 2009 in Academic majors, Academic quality, Admissions, Evaluating Schools, SAT/ACT

How do teenagers find great colleges? Traditional ways have included buying a copy of one of those big, fat guidebooks such as Princeton Review’s The Best 371 Colleges and the Fiske Guide to Colleges. Or teenagers look at US News’ college rankings. Today, however, you can discover higher-ed possibilities by turning to online college matchmakers. […]

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