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Credit: Patrick J O’Conner, The Chronicle of Higher Education The recent wave of college admissions decisions shows more high school seniors applying to more colleges than ever before. This puts top-tier colleges in the position of rejecting more applicants than ever before, inevitably leaving disappointed students and parents to ask “What else could I have…
Credit: Megan Shuffleton of hercampus.com | Original article: http://www.hercampus.com/high-school/applying-college/how-clean-your-social-media-college-applications?page=3 As members of the infamous Millennial Generation, a lot of us are users of social media websites. And it’s not just Facebook anymore – Twitter, Tumblr, Vine, Instagram and Foursquare are all big names in the social networking world now. While this means it’s easier for us to…
According to the US Department of Education and American College Testing… 51% of U.S. college students entering a four year college will transfer or dropout. Don’t make this mistake. Our Major Matcher analytical tool for self-evaluation and career planning… Measures Interest levels, Values, Skills, and Personality type Determines Holland personality type Identifies career choices…
A huge part of the college decision process depends on the return investment students will gain after graduating. How exactly would you measure the value of a college education? We recommend using Payscale, a handy, free to access database that gathers data from hundreds of colleges and universities based on their total cost and alumni earnings. For…
Incoming college students might be breathing a sigh of relief after committing to a school, but another just-as-important decision looms: choosing a major. “It is one of the most unfair questions to ask an 18 year old,” says Robert Franek, senior vice president and publisher of The Princeton Review. “There’s a lot of pressure with…
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