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Huffman gets 14 days behind bars in college admissions scam
"Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman was sentenced Friday to 14 days in prison for paying $15,000 to rig her daughter's SAT scores in
Advice College Admissions Officers Give Their Own Kids
Advice College Admissions Officers Give Their Own Kids With throngs of high school juniors about to embark on the college application process over their summer breaks, here is their advice. By JENNIFER WALLACE and LISA HEFFERNAN While most parents find the college process stressful and bewildering, we interviewed some who have a unique perspective: admissions officers who are also the parents of teenagers and college students…
Who gets into college?
Mar 09, 2016 | 5:00 AM A counselorassists students with filling out University of California applications at Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies in 2014. (Los Angeles Times) If a biotech researcher developed a drug that could reverse the effects of Alzheimer's disease, few people would care if he or she was motivated by a love of mankind, a love of science or the desire to make a fortune. Why should they? All sorts of people do good and bad in the world…
The next steps: When college admissions don't go as planned
A college experience often depends not so much on the actual school, but on what you make of it.
Working With Your College Counselor: When to Start and What to Expect
Building a relationship with your college advisor is important to ensure success in the college admissions process. Students need to take charge of their admissions journey, and often that means establishing and fostering a professional relationship with their college counselor. This is often students’ first experience setting up meetings, preparing requested materials, communicating in a professional manner, and more – all things essential not only to…
College admissions officers: Parents bribe, cheat and lie all the time
Don’t feel bad for fibbing about your Spanish fluency on your college application. “I know parents who whipped up a charity for their kid, and did a fake photo shoot with disabled children,” …
7 college admission myths that you shouldn't fall for
Don’t let these inaccuracies ruin your changes of getting into your dream school.
What is a 3-year college degree program and how much does it cost?
College students looking to step on the accelerator can do so with three-year academic programs. (iStock) Attention college students – current and future. If you’re looking to graduate early, you can consider a three-year college program. By shortening the study time by one year, you not only get your degree faster, but you also get into working life faster and earn money. However, you need to…
College Admissions: 6 Ways to Impress Your Interviewer
Fall is peak season for high school seniors to do college interviews. Today, most large schools don’t offer interviews, but small to medium size colleges do. Some are evaluative, meaning they factor into an admission decision; others are informational, meaning they do not.
THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS ESSAY: Dealing with the Word Count
Dealing with the word count for your college essay can be tricky. You’ve worked hard, love what you’ve done and don’t want to lose a single word. But College Admission Officers ha…
5 wrong ideas about college admission
Your high school counselors will give you good college advice, but often you won’t listen because your friends have a different idea. Those stupid ideas thus live on.
8 College Application Essay Tips You Can't Afford to Miss
Are you wondering how to write the perfect college admission essay? Feeling overwhelmed and don’t know where to start? Check out these 8 tips to put your ess...
KIPP Goes to College: Our Advice for Those Just Getting Started
We know the adjustment to college isn’t always easy, but we also know it gets better. To help make month two a little bit easier, we’ve being asking some of our KIPP alumni, KIPP Through College le…
