It’s always been a worry for applicants as to what they’re going to be asked in an interview for enrollment. Oxford is there to lend a helping hand: giving you the questions they’ll ask. That’s pretty damn helpful, I’d say.
Okay, maybe that’s a little melodramatic, but evidently many Chinese students are coming over from China to America to get their studies done. I mean, we’re talking about a mark up of about 500% from years past. There were nearly 500 applicants from China who attempted to get into Duke University this past Fall. This [...]
An article by a gentleman by the name of Jacques Steinberg over at the NYT, who has been reporting from the National Association for College Admission Counseling (Nacac), has some advice for those of you who are planning on perhaps friending some people you may have met at your first visit to your new college. [...]
Apparently going to football and basketball games to yell and scream and blow bullhorns just isn’t enough anymore. The big universities are using Facebook to show their pride and perhaps gain some supporters in the wake. Just recently there has been a bit of a rivalry about rivalries (that’s some pretty meta shit, right?) on [...]
FDL Reporter explains that though economic times are tough, enrollment and applications aren’t really being affected.
Lauren Starkey from The Examiner, well, examines who gets into college and why it happens in such a way. There are many, many factors that go into the admissions process that have absolutely nothing to do with a student’s merit or academic standing. I was pleased to read this article and find that it wasn’t [...]
Now everyone who is applying must deal with the older generations heading back to school. I’m all for it, personally. I think continuing one’s education at any age is a very intelligent move. But, unfortunately, it causes a bit of trouble for those who are applying as graduates and/or undergraduates ready to get their education [...]
In Indianapolis, there is a bit of buzz surrounding the nearly 200-year-old institution of Franklin College because lots of people are contacting them confused and upset. The reason being that there’s another ‘Franklin’ in town. Franklin University, which is based in Ohio, is opening up a new campus right in Indianapolis. Obviously, there’s a bit [...]
A blog from New Delhi reports a suicide (pardon the typos) by an eighteen-year-old after finding out that she did not make it into the college she applied to. She reportedly hung herself from a ceiling fan. Rough… The only thing that police and family members can point to with regard to her suicide is her [...]
Many colleges in India, which focus on Sciences, are dipping in popularity and admissions. Now, many people are going off-campus to get their degrees.
