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- Children of baby boomers are now applying to colleges—the
numbers of qualified candidates will be high for
another 5 years
- 41% of college-bound seniors have A+, A or A- averages
compared with 31% ten years ago
- More families can afford college tuition
- Online applications allow more students to apply
to more colleges with ease –Ten years ago average
number of applications were 3-5 compared with 12-18
today
- Columbia will admit 43-45% of its incoming class
from the early decision pool
- Boston College reviewed 23,847 applications, 2,310
will receive bids. 51% of alumni's children will
be admitted…you know what that means! Some (several
hundred) will be wait listed; however, many will
have the initials N.T.B.R. placed next to them. Some
(several hundred) will be wait listed; however, many
will have the initials N.T.B.R. placed next to them.
- The total cost of an elite private college education
in the year “2004” will be approximately $160,000,
and public universities will be $60,000 in MA and
$120,000 out of state. Community college education
will be about $3,000 per year.
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| Top
criteria colleges are looking for |
- Grades over four years
- Rigor of courses taken in high school
- Words used by three references
- Scores—SAT vs ACT
- Activities
- Essay
- X-Factor
- Money
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| Essay
mistakes
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- Using an overly confident tone
- Reviewing your extracurricular activities
and congratulating yourself on your achievements
- Writing about something
emotionally controversial or risky
- Using vocabulary from the thesaurus
- Writing more than TWO pages
- Writing about yourself in the third
person
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| Common & Worst
Essay Topics
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Declarations of love
- religious beliefs
- political views
- sex
- sparkling SAT scores
- schemes for world peace
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| Colleges that don't
care what your SAT scores are |
Antioch College
Arizona State University
Bard College
Bates College
Bowdoin College
Burlington College
Cazenovia College
Cleveland State University
Concordia University
Connecticut College
CSU Fullerton
CSU Los Angeles
Dickinson College
Dowling College
Franklin & Marshall
Goddard College
Hamilton College
Hampshire College
Hartwick College |
John Jay College of Criminal
Kansas State University
Kent State University
Lewis and Clark College
Louisiana State University
Middlebury College
Middle Tennessee State Univ.
Montana State Univ.,Billings
Montana State Univ.,Bozeman
Mount Holyoke College
Muhlenberg College
New England College
Northeastern Illinois University
Northern Arizona University
Oregon State University
San Diego State University
San Francisco State Univ.
Sarah Lawrence College
St John’s College (MD & NM) |
Susquehanna University
Texas A&M University
Union College
University of Houston
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
Univ. of Maine at Farmington
Univ of Maryland Univ.College
University of Minnesota
University of Mississippi
University of Montana
University of Nebraska
University of Oklahoma
University of Texas
University of Toledo
Ursinus College
Wayne State University
Weber State University
Western Oregon State |
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| The 10 Hottest Schools in America by U.S. News & World Report
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1. Most Quirky ? Reed College (OR)
2. Most Fun Loving ? Carelton College (MN)
3. Most For Your Money ? Evergreen State (WA)
4. Most Career Focused ? Bentley College (MA)
5. Most Technology Savvy ? Rose Hulman (IN)
6. Most Old School ? St Johns (MD & NM)
7. Best All Around ? Grinnell College (IA)
8. Most Diverse ? Occidental (CA)
9. Most Likely To Succeed ? Rhodes College (TN)
10. Most Happy ? Goucher College (MD) |
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| What can you study in college
that is more fun than high school? |
Agriculture
American Studies
Anthropology
Architecture
Art
African Studies
Animal Science
Archaeology
Art Therapy
Aviation Management
Astronomy/ Botany
Classics
Computer Graphics
Computer Science
Ceramics
Cinematography |
Communications
Creative Writing
Criminal Justice
Dance/ Drama/ Theatre
E-Commerce
Economics
Engineering
Exercise Science
Forensic Science
Forestry
Geography
Geology
Genetics
Hotel & Restaurant Mgmt
Japanese Studies
Journalism |
Linguistics
Music
Nursing
Nutrition
Political Science
Pre-Law
Psychology
Parks and Recreation
Religious Studies
Sports Management
Social Work
Special Education
Sports Medicine
Sociology
Zoology
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