Ivy League
Why I Chose Yale – Not
If you haven’t seen the campy You Tube musical called “Why I Chose Yale, you might want to check it out. I imagine that watching it will only increase the anxiety of any parent or high school student who thinks Yale (or some other Ivy League school) is the only higher-ed trophy worth bagging.
If you [...]
Top 10 College Websites for Finding Great Schools
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 Top 10 [...]
Yale Accepts Quadruplets in its Next Freshman Class
Here’s a college admission success story that’s going to make you jealous.
Yale University just accepted four teenagers from the same Connecticut family for its next freshmen class. This is the first time in anyone’s memory that Yale has accepted quadruplets. The New York Times wrote about this stunning feat over the weekend.
This wasn’t some sort [...]
College Bowl Money Pits, Studying Abroad and More
It’s a relief to be sitting down to write this post. My husband, kids and I survived our annual holiday party. I cook for days, not including spending an entire Saturday making Christmas cookies, and by the time the party rolls around my back is screaming.
Anyway, I survived the party for 65 people and the [...]
A Peak Inside College Admission Offices
Want to know what college admission officers are really thinking?
The Wall Street Journal and Unigo managed to get admission deans from eight prestigious schools, including Bryn Mawr College, Grinnell College, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania and Weslyan University to parpticipate in a panel discussion that touched on many issues that are relevant to collegebound teenagers.
You [...]
A Clever Way to Get Into Harvard
Want to get into Harvard? Consider taking a gap year.
It’s not easy getting into Havard or other elite schools, but some high school seniors manage to get into their dream schools by taking the year off and pursuing other interests through a gap year program here or overseas.
I wrote about gap years experiences last week [...]
College Blog Roundup: Harvard, Baby Einstein and Most Expensive Colleges
As usual, I am sharing with you the posts that I wrote for my college blog for CBSMoneyWatch.com during the past week.
Baby Einstein Bust: Toys That Will Make Your Child Smarter.
Did parents really think that plunking their infants in front of Baby Einstein DVDs was really going to make them geniuses. Come on. Surely they [...]
The Price of High School Success
Last week I was talking to the college counselor at my son’s high school about research findings that suggest that Asian students face much greater odds in getting into Ivy League and other elite institutions.
During our conversation, the counselor took a hardback from his book-lined room and suggested I read it. School of Dreams: Making [...]
College Blog Roundup: Green Colleges, Ivy League Discrimination, 529 Problems
Every Saturday I share the college blog posts that I wrote for the week for CBSMoneyWatch. As usual, this was an eclectic bunch.
Are Elite Universities Discriminating Against Asians
The post that I found most fascinating was about a book — soon to be released — that examined the admission practices of seven elite (unnamed) universities. The [...]
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The Beauty of Liberal Arts Colleges
My son Ben’s best friend just returned from a tour of some liberal arts colleges that I suggested he visit in the Midwest.
Nathan visited Carleton, Grinnell and Macalester colleges and I’m sure that any one of these schools would be thrilled to welcome him as a freshman next fall. Nathan is slated to be his [...]
