by studentrg | Apr 22, 2019 | College Admissions, Paying for College
As we are writing this post, the college admissions scandal took a new turn. You can read about it in “Students Receive `Target Letters’ in College Admissions Scandal, Lawyer Says,” an article by Jennifer Medina and Anemonia Hartocollos that was published in The New...
by studentrg | Mar 18, 2019 | College Admissions, Paying for College
Since news broke about the college admissions cheating scandal, I have been reading a lot of articles about it, and watching a lot of news programs. It has been encouraging to see that most people are truly indignant about all the harm that has been done by parents...
by studentrg | Feb 28, 2019 | Career Pathways, College Admissions
Ms. Place’s Ninth-Grade Students Visit UC Berkeley to Picture their College Futures Only three years ago, students at Mt Diablo High School in Concord, CA had only a vague idea of what they wanted to achieve in their lives. When asked, many simply replied that they...
by studentrg | Feb 18, 2019 | College Admissions, Paying for College, Student Research Foundation Research
…But Be Sure to Read the Fine Print Do you know a student who just plain cannot afford to pay any money at all for college? Well, there is no shame in that. And the good news is, tuition-free colleges really can be found. The issue is that even though they...
by studentrg | Feb 15, 2019 | College Admissions, College Degrees, Paying for College
On February 11, the College Board released statistics that show, beyond a doubt, that participation in its AP program has increased substantially over the last decade. Here’s some of the news that the College Board shared: More than 1.24 million students who graduated...
by studentrg | Feb 7, 2019 | College Admissions, College Degrees, Student Research Foundation Research
Students Who Transfer from Community Colleges to Four-Year Institutions: How Does their Performance Compare to that of Students Who Entered from High School? What percentage of students who are attending four-year American colleges started out at community colleges?...
