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	Lauren Starkey College Admissions Examiner
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Lauren Starkey is an author, editor, and educator. She has written 18 books, including Goof Proof College Admissions Essays and SAT Writing Essentials, and test prep material for clients including Kaplan and McGraw-Hill. Lauren created SAT Bootcamp, a workshop that maximize scores through proven techniques and strategies. She also offers customized test prep and college application counseling for individual students.

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College admissions summer project: writing your application essay

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Two months without the pressures of homework, papers, and tests—summer is the perfect time to get your personal essay ready for the applications...
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Need to borrow money for college? There’s good news today

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Beginning today, the federal Education Department will offer a tuition repayment plan that ties monthly payment to your income. Because federal...
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AP classes and college admissions: what is a rigorous high school course load?

Friday, June 26th, 2009 · 1 comment

Here’s an interesting question from a College Admissions Examiner subscriber:I know that colleges look at the rigor of one's coursework but I...
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Remedial education for college students gets a boost

Monday, June 22nd, 2009 · 1 comment

The Chronicle of Higher Education reports this morning that The Gates Foundation has given $16.5 million in grants to 15 community colleges. The...
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College-bound in 2010: five tips to make the most of this summer

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As high schools across the country graduate their seniors and close the doors for the summer, it’s time to make a plan for two months of college...
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Legacies, Affirmative Action: Who’s really getting a break?

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The subject of unequal access has been a part of the college admissions discussion for decades, rising louder and more frantic at times, and then...
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Loyola College latest to dump SAT

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Loyola College in Baltimore is the latest of over 800 four-year institutions to make their admissions criteria SAT (and ACT) results optional. The...
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How much does college cost? It depends on when, and if, you graduate

“Diplomas and Dropouts,” a recent report by the American Enterprise Institute, found that four-year American colleges had a graduation...
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Can test prep really improve your admissions odds?

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The National Association for College Admission Counseling recently released its analysis of test preparation’s impact on SAT scores, which...
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Senioritis: Goof off now, pay later

It’s tempting. You’ve been accepted to college, with one foot out the door. But the other is still firmly planted in high school. Why...
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