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Interview With Lawrence Goldstone, Author Of The Anatomy of Deception
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The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Obsession, Commerce, and Adventure
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Interview With Joseph Boyden, Author of Through Black Spruce
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Interview with Nino Ricci, Governor-General Award-Winning Author
There is so much to consider when shopping for colleges; the programs that are offered, where your friends are going and the campus are just some of the factors to consider when leaving home. We’re adding one more item to the already long list. Forbed reminds us that a big oversight is usually the cost of local housing. This is important to consider since the prices can range dramatically from town to town.
Here’s a list of the most and least expensive college towns.
Khadijah Williams grew up with her mother and younger sister, moving in and out of homeless shelters in the Los Angeles area for most of her childhood. She attended 12 schools in 12 years, but somehow managed to show that she was a gifted student. She worked through typical problems that people on the street have to deal with – pimps, prostitutes and drug dealers – and used that experience to learn how to keep good habits and find mentors. After her mother and sister disappeared from the homeless shelter one night, Khadijah went to stay with the Londons for the rest of her 12th grade year. They pushed her to apply to Harvard, and finally she was accepted. Read more…
Harvard University is the country’s oldest, wealthiest and most selective university. Now it’s back on top of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings, claiming sole possession of the No. 1 spot for the first time in 12 years.
Princeton slips to No. 2, ending eight straight years of at least sharing the top ranking. The latest edition hits newsstands Monday, but was to be published Friday on the magazine’s Web site.
Yale follows at No. 3, and MIT and Stanford tie for fourth. The University of California, Berkeley is the highest-ranked public university, at No. 21 overall. In a separate list for liberal arts colleges, Amherst moves up one spot to tie Williams, its rival just up the road in Massachusetts, for the top spot.
In an e-mailed statement, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences spokesman Robert Mitchell said that “it is always nice to be recognized in this way. However, our admissions officers always tell prospective students that they should select a college or university that best suits their needs, not by its position in a ranking.”
The ranking formula takes account of factors such as SAT scores, peer reputation, selectivity and alumni giving. Continue reading…
According to CNN
Aiming for the Ivy League? Admissions consultant Derek Meeker can give you advice on how to get in.
“There are a lot of myths out there about what school officials are looking for in an application,” said Meeker, who specializes in law school admissions. Part of his job is to steer clients in the right direction and, hopefully, increase their chances of getting into a school that’s right for them. He helps with everything from selecting an appropriate school to writing personal statements.
An admissions consultant’s work often begins with assessing clients’ strengths and weaknesses and discussing possible schools to consider. During this initial consultation, Meeker covers a few basics. “It’s sort of a counseling process,” he said. “I ask them about their personal background, academic interests, jobs that they’ve held. And I help people to identify what’s unique about themselves.”
One challenge in this work arises when clients’ aspirations outshine their qualifications. “While I get clients from all over the spectrum, the majority want to go to the top schools — those that have a 6- to 15-percent acceptance rate,” said Meeker. “I am very realistic with people. Sometimes, that’s not an easy conversation to have.” Read more…
According to Elka Maria Torpey
