29 days ago by Mark

Perhaps the most vexing aspect of college admissions in the United States today is the use and abuse of standardized tests. While there is no solid research to support their pivotal role in determining who is accepted and who is rejected by the nation’s colleges and universities, the fact is that th ...

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33 days ago by Lynn

Is your teenager’s high school counselor an expert on college? Probably not. In fact, the odds are high that your counselor’s knowledge about college admission strategies, standardized testing and scholarships is limited. Ironically during this period of skyrocketing college costs, financial aid is ...

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67 days ago by Mark

There’s an interesting conversation taking place about the role of agents in recruiting international students. In the US, it is against the law for colleges and universities to pay commissions or finders fees to consultants or sales reps to “steer” applicants toward particular colleges or universit ...

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78 days ago by Todd Gibby

Thanksgiving is the best holiday on the calendar. And with my favorite holiday only days away, we’re now getting inundated with Thanksgiving-related stories in the media. One perennial Thanksgiving storyline is the requisite report on the road-choking, airport-swelling glut in holiday travel. I typi ...

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82 days ago by Erin Lewis

Sometimes it’s difficult to explain to applicants exactly what the college admissions process is at Ivy League and other selective liberal arts schools in the US. Sometimes it’s just easier to explain what it’s not. Last week NPR ran a story on South Korea’s national college entrance exam. Specifica ...

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96 days ago by Arleta James

He may wear the same popular brand names as your children. She may be a cheerleader like your daughter. He may like video games and hanging out at the mall or playing any type of ball. She may be into the latest hairstyles and texting her friends. You really can’t always tell an American “Waiting [. ...

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99 days ago by Arleta James

It’s time! November is Adoption Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about adoption, adoptive families and the children who are in need of adoptive homes (North American Council on Adoptable Children, 2001.) This post is to provide ideas for those of you who want to do something in honor of th ...

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101 days ago by Adoption Information and Laws

If you have decided to adopt, you already know that it is going to be a pricey endeavor. Adoptions are not cheap and cost anywhere from $5,000 to $40,000 and possibly more. The more expensive adoptions are usually the international adoptions. Finding enough money to fulfill this dream could prove di ...

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107 days ago by Rachel

This past Sunday I got a chance to visit the Performing and Visual Arts College Fair sponsored by NACAC at the Ackerman Union at UCLA. I’ve been to college fairs before, but this one was focused around schools that offered exceptional arts programs — everything from hardcore conservatories like New ...

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110 days ago by Karlyn Morissette

Last month at NACAC, I got my hands on a copy of the Hobsons Domestic Research Report 2009-2010. It’s a fantastic report that every admissions professional should get their hands on, but one set of numbers specifically stood out to me. Hobsons asked sophomores, juniors and seniors about their percep ...

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