Coming to the Defense of Liberal Education

While not everyone is best suited for liberal arts, Michael Roth writes an articulate and insightful piece advocating for the value of a liberal arts education.

A Campus Embraces Old School Admissions

The admissions office at Hobart and William Smith Colleges is putting their efforts into making personal connections with prospective applicants. Their results – a higher yield. From our perspective – a better experience for the applicant.

A New Journey with my Daughter

This summer I will begin the college search process with a student whom I am certain is going to be my all-time favorite client – my own daughter.

I have worked with many different types of students of widely varying abilities, talents and interests. I have enjoyed learning about them as discovering the right college match has lead them to learn new things about themselves.

Although I have known my daughter for much longer and much more ... more >>

Colleges Extend the Welcome Mat to Students' Pets An increasing number of colleges are allowing students to bring their pets with them to school. After agreeing to some very strict rules, students can keep their cats, birds, dogs, and, in some cases, non-venemous snakes in their dorm rooms. Those colleges with designated dorms allowing pets believe that students who opt to bring their pet to school show greater responsibility and organization. Others worry that having a pet might ... more >>

The Dynamics of Demonstrated Interest

As colleges are working to increase their yield, at many colleges, particulary the most selective ones, admissions officers are looking carefully at a student’s demonstated interest in their school as a way of gauging how likely they are to yield.

The new year marks new beginnings and January is when the Class of 2010 begins the college process. Although, at this point, it might seem like there is more than enough time to do all that a successful application entails, starting early and in earnest will set the course for a successful and less stressful experience. Here are a few suggestions to get the things started:

With 3,000 schools to choose from, the college process can seem overwhelming. To get a ... more >>

After months and months of research, visiting schools and interviewing, many seniors are faced with a new dilemma: how to narrow what has become an impressively long college list into the manageable list of schools to which he will apply. With more than 3,000 colleges from which to choose, the challenge is to develop a list of schools that both matches the student’s abilities, interests and character and also represents an appropriate range of selectivity.

Generally, a college list of eight ... more >>