Archive for June, 2010
No easy solution to the mysteries of college admissions
Posted by Jerry in Admissions on June 14th, 2010
The Washington Post
Jay Mathews
May 24, 2010
Parents and students are annually confused and angered when rejection letters arrive from colleges. Much of the frustration arises from the lack of an explanation for the rejection. What no one stops to consider is that the situation may be worse if the colleges did offer an explanation. Read the full article at the site below.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/23/AR2010052303569.html?wpisrc=nl_most
The Dynamics of Demonstrated Interest
Posted by Jerry in Admissions on June 7th, 2010
The Chronicle of Higher Education
May 25, 2010
As the number of students applying to colleges continue to rise, colleges utilize more details about the student that may not be included in the application. More schools are increasing the weight of demonstrated interest in their decisions about who to accept, wait list, or reject. Read the article at the site below.
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/The-Dynamics-of-Demonstrated/24288/
Failure: The Secret to Success
Posted by Jerry in Good Advice on June 4th, 2010
YouTube
I don’t know anyone who has ever tried to accomplish anything that will not benefit from watching this clip about those who tried and failed. Think of yourself and your kids and not only the consequences of failing but the consequences of not trying at all.
Preparation For College Admission Starts Earlier Than You Think
Posted by Jerry in Studnet Performance on June 2nd, 2010
Blogannath
May 14, 2010
I get questions from more than half the families I counsel about preparing for college entrance exams. This blog site may just point the way to the answer for most concerned parents. I have not tried out the available practice exams, and for that matter I am not too excited about taxing my brain like that. So, I would welcome comments from anyone looking for practice exams online to comment on what they find. Follow the link below to the blog site.
http://blogannath.blogspot.com/2010/05/preparation-for-college-admission.html
How to Prepare High School Students for College
Posted by Jerry in Good Advice on June 1st, 2010
Suite101.com
May 15, 2010 (Ashley Anderson)
This information is most helpful if freshmen and their parents put it into practice but it can help at any level. All the decisions made beginning in the freshmen year of high school will impact the decisions college admission professionals make about you. Don’t give them any reason to doubt that you are and will continue to be an excellent addition to their campus. Read the whole article at the address below.
http://college-preparation.suite101.com/article.cfm/how-to-prepare-high-school-students-for-college