Fabulous site sponsored by The Chronicle of Higher Education and the Gates Foundation designed to help parents and students put the language of college information on an even playing field. The categories are net price vs sticker price, graduation rates, and graduation debt in an extremely user friendly manner. [read more]
Annie Murphy Paul of Time Ideas posts and article containing some good links to good study tools. Highlighting and summarizing are proven rather ineffective, yet popular. Flash cards and self testing are much better. [read more]
The Center of Academic Success at the University of Alabama provides the following information in the hopes that parents can help prepare their high school seniors for academic success in college. [read more]
Frank Bruni, writing for The New York Times Sunday Review, posts an editorial discussing the future of public higher education in the State of Texas. Based on the latest verbiage from Austin, Bruni questions: “Do we want our marquee state universities to behave more like job-training centers, judged by the number of students they speed toward degrees, the percentage of those students who quickly land good-paying jobs and the thrift with which all of this is accomplished?” [read more]
Edudemic.com posts a quick guide to understanding FAFSA specifically designed for students. [read more]
“Students have been confronted for generations with the question: ‘What do you expect to do with a degree in that?'” Philip Bean from Haverford College offers some advice the the incoming freshman student that includes: study something of interest to you, study something that will sharpen your mind, and spend time exploring career options. [read more]
The Choice edition of the New York Times posts the acceptance rates of many of the top institutions in the country. Applications to many of these schools continue to rise, enrollment remains level, acceptance rates fall to many of the most selective colleges. [read more]
Collegebound Network examines the fact vs fiction elements of college admissions. [read more]
“The Texas House has approved 145-2 an education overhaul that cuts the number of high school standardized tests in core subjects from 15 to five. It also creates a base high school diploma that doesn’t require Algebra II or high-level math and science courses. A similar bill is pending in the Senate.” ABC News [read more]
National College Advisory Center posts an article about how to increase your chances of being the recipient of scholarship dollars. Their best advice: be selective, organized, and thorough. [read more]