This New York Times article reports that students have come to expect good grades at the college level and their professors are responding to this sense of entitlement with growing frustration.
Archive for March, 2009
College students expect A’s and B’s
Monday, March 30th, 2009Regretting early admissions
Thursday, March 26th, 2009Mary Beth Marklein of USA Today reports “new research offers yet another argument for why high school students should avoid the college early-admissions frenzy: They may be more likely to regret their decision later in life.”
Analyzing financial aid letters
Monday, March 23rd, 2009Not sure how to evaluate those financial assistance award letters? The assistant vice president of admission and financial aid for Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Lee Harrell, offers some tips on how to navigate through all the information.
Making summer count
Thursday, March 19th, 2009Need some ideas on what to do this summer? College counselor Jason Katz offers advice to a high school sophomore on how to spend his time.
A look at Score Choice
Monday, March 16th, 2009The Daily Princetonian discusses the advantages and disadvantages of “Score Choice,” a new College Board program which allows students to withhold some SAT scores from their college applications.
Dealing with rejection
Thursday, March 12th, 2009The San Francisco Examiner gives advice on how to deal with rejection. ”Most students get at least one dreaded thin (i.e. rejection) envelope, so let’s consider the fallout. What happens if you get rejected by your top school or schools, or even by every school you’ve applied to?”
Record numbers apply for admission
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009Stanford University reports a record number of applicants for the Class of 2013.
University of California OKs admissions overhaul
Thursday, March 5th, 2009The San Francisco Chronicle reports on the new eligibility rules for the University of California approved by the UC Board of Regents.
These changes will affect the UC’s Freshman class of 2012–that is, today’s high school Freshman. The changes include the following:
- SAT subject tests will no longer be necessary.
- The pool of applicants who will be considered will widen, but the number guaranteed entry into one of the university’s nine undergraduate campuses will shrink.
- The top 9 percent of high school graduates statewide will be ensured entry, compared with 12.5 percent previously, as well as those in the top 9 percent of their graduating class – up from 4 percent in the past.
Plan that roadtrip!
Monday, March 2nd, 2009It’s that time of year for high school juniors! The Lyme Times presents some tips on planning the college visit. What questions should you ask? How should you prepare beforehand and what should you see?