Surprise Commencement Performance
“We’re half way there Livin’ on a prayer Take my hand and we’ll make it I swear, livin’ on a prayer” – Bon Jovi Oh wait, we’re supposed to be writing about colleges and college admissions, not writing out Bon Jovi lyrics. But it’s commencement season and the sun hasCategories: Other Tidbits, Selecting Colleges
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Haunted College Campuses
“Noodle” has published a list of eight haunted college campuses. Are you curious if your university is among the haunted? Wonder no longer — let’s get started. Cal State University – Channel Islands is haunted. Why? Because the university is on the grounds of a former insane asylum. Yes, youCategories: Other Tidbits, Selecting Colleges
Commencement Speakers
Steve Carell will be addressing graduates of Princeton this year. Barbara Walters will be the speaker at Yale.Categories: Did You Know?, Ivy League, Other Tidbits
Stanford University Applicants
There was a cool article in “The Stanford Daily” by Jordan Carr that broke down the eight categories of admitted students to Stanford University. While the piece is intended as humorous, Jordan’s breakdown isn’t exactly a stretch of the truth. In fact, it’s probably quite accurate and that’s why it’sCategories: Admissions Process, College Athletes, Other Tidbits
College Admissions Flaws
There is an opinion piece on “The Huffington Post” by John M. Eger in which Mr. Eger criticizes the college admissions process. In fact, Mr. Eger compares the college admissions rat race to the lottery when he writes, “Is who gets admitted to one of America’s coveted universities each yearIvy League Workers
A study put out by Rasmussen finds that only 3% of persons polled found that Ivy League graduates make better workers. According to Rasmussen Reports, the study specifically finds: “79% do not think Ivy League students make better workers. Eighteen percent (18%) are undecided.” We at Ivy Coach call bigCategories: Admissions Process, Other Tidbits
Preschool to the Ivy League
There is an article in today’s “NY Daily News,” the ultimate source of news that is neither interesting nor noteworthy, that focuses on a Manhattan mom who is suing the preschool her daughter attended for hurting her 4 year-old’s chances of admission to an Ivy League school because they didn’t prepareCategories: Applying to Prep Schools, Other Tidbits, Parents
Applicants to Princeton
A basketball game that took place today at Yale University between the Harvard Crimson and the Princeton Tigers may have repercussions on next year’s admissions process. Harvard and Princeton had already earned a share of the Ivy League title this season after both posted 12-2 records in the conference. SinceCategories: Admissions Process, Other Tidbits
Ivy League Tuition Costs
Tuition costs in the Ivy League are on the rise again. Shocker. Dartmouth saw the highest tuition hike at 5.9%. Princeton saw the lowest hike in the last 45 years at 1%. While Columbia has not yet announced their tuition hike the university will, in all likelihood, end up beingCategories: Other Tidbits, The Rankings, University Tuition
University of Illinois Admissions
There has been a scandal brewing at the Office of Admission at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Categories: Admissions Process, College Decisions, Other Tidbits
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