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College Admissions Officer Lied on Resume About College Degree
Instead of lying about who you are, become a better applicant. Lying or falsifying your transcript, resume, or applications will eventually catch up and destroy you. It’s never worth it; besides, […]
Degrees That Incorporate Vital Workplace Skills
Colleges are beginning to offer degrees and programs that align with necessary skills that graduates need when entering the workplace. Liberal arts colleges are facing closures because many academic degrees […]
Domestic Violence on College Campuses
When students head off to college each year, they leave their homes and move into dorms that are supposed to offer them a safe place to transition from their parents’ […]
School Stops Publishing Where Graduating Students Are (And Are Not) Headed
My hat’s off to Palo Alto High School (aka Paly) for stopping the demeaning “End-of-the-School-Year Map” in their high school paper The Campanile this year. This map pointed out which colleges each […]
What if Privilege Wasn’t a Factor in College Admissions?
Imagine if the best students got into the best colleges — and that these entering freshman classes represented the real American population? That’d be in an ideal world. But we know the truth… […]
College Degree Vs. Microcredentials
What is the most efficient way to hire? For now, a college degree is still the ticket to a good-paying job. It is the easiest way to get a sense […]
6 Things Your Grad Should do Before Leaving for College
Now that the graduation ceremonies and parties are done (hooraaaay), and your young adult is biding time before heading off to college in the fall, review this list of 6 […]
Parents Will Try to Cheat the New SAT Adversity Score System
While the College Board has tried to level the field for college applicants by creating a new Adversity Score on the SATs, leave it up to parents to try to […]
3 Steps to Starting a Project That Will Get You Into Top Colleges!
Worried about how your child will get into top colleges? It still surprises me when my new teenaged clients tell ME what they need to do to impress college admissions officers. They […]