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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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Fairness in college admissions? Asian American students will tell you to think again

A new study by Princeton sociology professor Thomas Espenshade highlights an issue that’s been debated since the early 1980s. The Daily...
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Finding the right college: are you aiming too low?

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There’s a college dropout crisis in America. Just 56 percent of freshmen nationwide graduate within four years, and the time it takes to earn a...
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Choosing a safe campus: it's harder than you think

The Daily Beast website, in what appears to be a timely attempt to cash in the on the tragic death of Annie Le at Yale a few weeks ago, has come up...
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Should you consider a community college?

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They’re hot. They’re crowded. And they’re a bargain. No, they're not free outdoor concerts. They're community colleges....
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College admissions dilemma: to friend or not to friend?

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Here’s a twist: for the past few years, Facebook users have been warned that college admissions officers were checking them out. Applicants were...
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US News college rankings: useful tool or misleading hype?

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US News & World Report just issued their latest round of college rankings, and, as expected, they’re getting wide coverage. The annual...
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College admissions frenzy: it’s not in your head

The equation is pretty simple: record numbers of students are graduating from high school, and a record number of them are applying to college. Add...
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College admissions counselors in the New York Times: you call this journalism?

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Recently I wrote about an article in the New York Times that skewered college admissions counselors. Jacques Steinberg started with a ridiculous...
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Summer melt: for college admissions, it’s not the heat (or the humidity)

There’s been much speculation during the year about how the economy is affecting college admissions. We saw record numbers of applications, and...
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College admissions, the New York Times, and some faux outrage

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No fewer than three Examiners covered the “shocking” New York Times story on college admissions counselors that ran Saturday. Are you...
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