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May 20, 2010
By: Brady Norvall
Category: Best College Tips
One of my wife’s good friends from college (Columbia University) recently came to visit for a weekend. Quick background: this friend happens to be a former private college counselor; she is currently enjoying life in the admissions office at a top, private school in Wisconsin. Aside from all of their hilarious memories shared (though I have heard them many times, they still make me laugh), I was offered some very interesting insight on their Ivy League experiences and the “pressure to find a ’successful’ career” as they remembered it, for many months leading up to graduation day.
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October 19, 2009
By: Lynn Mattoon
Category: Campus Life, The working student
Are You Going to College For…..
an experience, yes. Broadening your horizons and expanding your knowledge, of course. Ultimately, though, you’re looking for the key that will unlock the door to the career you desire. Does it matter which college you choose? If you’re focused on IT jobs or maybe jobs in finance – will the school you choose make a difference?
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August 28, 2009
By: Brady Norvall
Category: Aid for College, Loan tips, Loans, Student loans, The financial insider
Due to the rising cost of college, over 70% of college students now consider taking out student loans. While these numbers are a sad reflection of the cost of college, the fact is that student loans are very good debt to have.
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August 10, 2009
By: Pauline Diaz
Category: Best College Tips, Choosing a College, US College rankings
Last month, the Princeton Review released their annual college rankings, listing off the nation’s biggest party schools, best college towns and nicest dorms. And while you may be thinking about those factors as you shop for schools, maybe it’s worthwhile to look ahead: PayScale.com recently released an interesting report of college graduate salary statistics. Is your dream school worth the price of tuition?
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January 03, 2009
By: Elizabeth Kraus
Category: Best College Tips
In honor of the new year, I’ve decided to put together a list of the best myUsearch articles with important advice for choosing, applying to and getting into college. Here are my favorites:
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December 22, 2008
By: David Petersam
Category: Admissions insider, Get into College
It is that time of year, when holiday decorations go up, the temperature drops, snow starts to blanket the outside world in a white wonderland and holiday panic ensues. It is also the time of year for the majority of high school seniors to start burrowing into dens and bedrooms, huddling over laptops as they prepare college applications. Ah! The admissions season is getting underway and news stories abound with dire warnings of the slim chances applicants face in getting into their desired colleges.
104/365: 1985-1986, courtesy of hyperbolic pants explosion
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November 19, 2008
By: Laura Kruse
Category: Best College Tips, College Tips, Get into College
When I interviewed my fellow Yale freshman suitemates about tips for getting into the Ivy League, they agreed that the admission process is often more about luck than strategy. While it’s important to keep this in mind if your heart is set on an Ivy League school, there are things you can do to improve your chances of admission. I asked my suitemates what they thought was most important for people to keep in mind when applying for college. Here’s what they had to say.
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October 01, 2008
By: Elizabeth Kraus
Category: Aid for College, Best College Tips
Today, we have a guest blogger, Linda P. Taylor, author of “Insider Secrets to Scoring Scholarships”. The following is a short excerpt from her book:
Good news, there is nearly $1.6 BILLION in scholarships available each year. So finding the $5,000 to $50,000 per year you need for college should be easy if you just knew the “secret” of where to look, right? Sorry, no. Bad news is, there are 4 “dirty little secrets” that no one shares about scholarships. If you don’t know how these will 4 secrets will impact your cost of college, you may be wasting your time looking for scholarships. Once you know the truth, you will focus your efforts where you have the chance for REAL success.
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September 24, 2008
By: David Petersam
Category: Choosing a College
Eight U.S. universities comprise the ‘Ivy League‘ – Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania and Yale. Although the term ‘Ivy League’ actually refers to an athletic division, all of the Ivy League schools rank near the top of the U.S. News and World Report college rankings and rank within the top one percent of the world’s academic institutions in terms of financial endowment. The Ivy League comprises some of the most established, prestigious, selective and well-financed universities in the world. But is the Ivy League for you?
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September 19, 2008
By: Laura Kruse
Category: Campus Life, Choosing a College, College Tips
People don’t just go to Ivy League schools for the architecture. After spending about two weeks at Yale, I am beginning to realize why I’m here: infinite opportunity. I had my share of anxiety this summer, wondering if I would fit in at Yale, wondering if Yale would be all they say it is. Is the Ivy League all I’d expected? The truth is: it is and it isn’t.
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August 15, 2008
By: Laura Kruse
Category: College Tips
In the past couple of weeks, I’ve suddenly become terrified of the Ivy League. In two weeks I’ll be at Yale. I’ve written about my general college fears before, but now I’m worried about the Ivy atmosphere. What if I don’t fit in? What if all those Ivy stereotypes are true? In my paranoia, my mind begins to drift to a bad place. A place where expensive polo shirts are plentiful and money grows on trees. My mind leads me to a worst-case scenario of my first day at Yale and it goes something like this:
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August 04, 2008
By: David Petersam
Category: Choosing a College
In Picking the Right College for You, Part 1, we were discussing the types of colleges and universities out there. There’s quite a lot to choose from, so the best thing you can do is find the right type of education and setting that fits you and proceed from there. We already covered liberal arts colleges, the Ivy League, residential colleges, honors programs and research schools. Now let’s focus on some other types of schools.
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July 28, 2008
By: David Petersam
Category: Choosing a College
School selection can be an overwhelming task for college-bound high school juniors. There are literally thousands of colleges and universities to choose from.
Although every educational institution is unique, it is possible to place most colleges and universities into one of several broad categories. A helpful first step in school selection is to understand what these types of institution are and whether they fit your personal preferences and learning style. So let’s take a look at the types of colleges and universities and the pros and cons of each.
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June 09, 2008
By: Laura Kruse
Category: Get into College
While sparkling SAT test scores and a flawless transcript put you in the running for Ivy League admissions, your college essay can make or break your application. There are a few important things to keep in mind when writing your college essay.
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June 04, 2008
By: David Petersam
Category: Admissions insider, Get into College
So you’re contemplating applying to an Ivy League school. Getting into the “elite of the elite” -Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania and Yale— is extremely difficult, but its not impossible. The following is a list of tips to help you win the Ivy admissions game. Unfortunately, we can’t guarantee your admission, but these tips will certainly provide you with solid direction in your application process.
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January 24, 2008
By: Elizabeth Kraus
Category: Get into College
So, you want to go back to school? Many nontraditional students are faced with an application process that doesn’t really fit their needs. Traditional schools compare applicants based on their GPA, SAT scores and extracurricular activities, but how do they compare the students that have spent the last ten years working and raising a family?
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