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History as college major: studying the past, preparing for the future

Recently the History Department at Rice University introduced a class on "Methods and Theory in History," aimed at introducing history...
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College applications: what's your story?

As they consider their upcoming summer plans and extra-curricular activities, high school juniors run the risk of a “checklist”...
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Stanford hosts admitted students: Just say "yes"

Today Stanford University welcomed hundreds of "ProFros" - Stanford-speak for Prospective Freshman, and their parents, to three days of...
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Eliminating Affirmative Action May be a Bad Call

The United States Supreme Court will be deciding an affirmative action case from the University of Texas this fall (Fisher v. University of Texas,...
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Waiting in limbo: the ambiguity of college waitlists

Now and in the coming month, students will be opening envelopes, receiving emails or logging into websites to discover the result of their college...
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Campus visits and college applications

With the spring break coming up, many families are planning to visit college campuses with juniors and sophomores. Demonstrating interest to a...
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Senior courses and college admissions

With February well on its way, many high school seniors have either been accepted into early application schools or will start receiving acceptance...
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High school juniors looking at college admissions

At this moment many juniors are looking up from their midyear exams to find that the college admission process is suddenly looming large! Indeed,...
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Competition escalates for coveted University of California admissions

With a 13% increase in student applications to the University of Californiafor entry into the class of Fall 2012, admission continues to...
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College choices: the value of a liberal arts education

  • Liberal arts colleges
  • November 17, 2011
A newly released report done on behalf of the Annapolis Group revealed that graduates of liberal arts colleges have a very positive opinion of the...
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