http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/ Best Four Years College Counseling Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:19:45 GMT appleste http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/564 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/564 There's protesting at UC-Berkeley and elsewhere and the prospect for significant tuition increases. Also, the number of freshman admitted is being decreased. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:02:48 GMT appleste http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/563 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/563 The NYT reported on a recent Chronicle of Higher Education survey which revealed the pay of college presidents. Now I know why my daughter's tuition went up Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:36:49 GMT Holly http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/562 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/562 Hello, I am wondering why we call earning SSL hours volunteerism. Earning hours is mandatory for graduation, and anything mandatory is marketable, especially Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:21:36 GMT Maria Kristine Rejano http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/560 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/560 My name is Maria from the Philippines; I will be a part of the Ecuador team in November 2009. Now, I am working in the Area of Promotion at the RichmondVale Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:16:50 GMT appleste http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/559 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/559 Lamar Alexander has written a provocative article in Newsweek about structuring college so some students could graduate in three years. I've posted the article Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:58:14 GMT appleste http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/558 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/558 I am presenting free college admissions workshops over the course of the next several weeks. All run from 7:30 pm - 9 pm. October 22, Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS, Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:16:55 GMT appleste http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/557 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/557 Here's a good article about attending Canadian universities from the New York Times. Regards, Eliot ****************************** "Yes We Canada': College Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:21:41 GMT appleste http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/556 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/556 This is not unusual for a private institution. Duke, for example, used to have an aggressive "development" office which sought out the rich and famous. The Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:41:16 GMT Martin, Joe http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/555 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/555 Interesting. So you have an alumnus who gives a couple of hundred thousand dollars a year to his alma mater and his non qualified son applies. Do you reject Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:14:06 GMT appleste http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/554 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/554 It appears that the rich and famous were getting special admissions treatment at the University of Illinois. The president of the university has stepped down. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:54:40 GMT appleste http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/553 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/553 New York Times writer, Ron Lieber, looks at Lafayette College in Easton, PA and uses it as a template for why liberal arts colleges are raising tuitions. My Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:42:34 GMT appleste http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/552 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/552 A recent book, "Crossing the Finish Line", looked at college retention for 200,000 students and found that only half of them attain a bachelor's degree. The Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:41:20 GMT appleste http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/551 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/551 The Wall Street Journal recently ran an article on personality assessments and college admissions. I've posted the article below. Regards, Eliot Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:07:44 GMT Eliot http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/550 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/550 Here is a list of the most expensive 25 colleges. Costs are for 2008-09: Highest Tuition 2008-2009 1. Bates College $43,950 2. Middlebury College $42,910 3. Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:44:34 GMT Eliot http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/549 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bestfouryears/message/549 The New York Times ran an interesting piece on how colleges are finding areas to make cuts in these hard economic times. I've posted it below. Regards, Eliot