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Are Alternative Colleges a Solution for All Students who Don’t Quite Fit the Mold?
If you’re a high school college guidance counselor, chances are you are thinking that a certain number of your counselees should apply to non-traditional, alternative colleges. You might already be an expert on those colleges and what they offer. If you are not, you...
You Should Buy these Two Books Now
If Your Kid is about to Start College, You Should Buy these Two Books Now If your son or daughter is getting ready for freshman year of college, we have two book recommendations for you. One is for your kid, the other is for you – because both first-year college...
Life Lesson: Colleges and Universities Can Accept or Reject Whomever They Choose
Harvard University made the news recently because it first accepted a student named Kyle Kashuv, and then canceled his acceptance offer after it was discovered that he had posted scathingly racist comments online two years ago, when he was 16. While Kashuv was a...
The Critical Gap Between Students’ First and Second-Choice Colleges
When students have been accepted to colleges and have selected the college they will attend, they are focused entirely on their top pick – the college they are committed to and hope to call their home for four years. The thing is, there is a number-two choice too. It...
Caring Donors Give Students in Chicago a Novel they Can Relate to
“I teach mainly high school freshmen in an urban inner-city environment on the South Side of Chicago,” writes Mr. Lothspeich, a 9th-grade teacher at Chicago Vocational Career Academy,in Chicago, IL who is committed to his students. “Despite their daily struggles...
Summer Activities that Provide the Highest Value for High School Students
With the last day of school coming up soon for high school students, there are still some out there who are wondering, “What can I do this summer that will improve my chances of getting into college?” It isn’t too late to pick a summer activity that will fill that...
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