Understanding the potential for Online Courses With monsoons come midterms and exams. But we would like to use the last bit of the monsoons to touch on another subject – MOOCs. Over the last five years, web-based classes—especially massive open online courses (MOOCs)—have begun to change the way students gain knowledge. For a while they […]
Read Full Article →Social Media and College Admissions It’s like your worst nightmare. Your dream school sent you another letter after the “Congratulations!” letter, and this time, it was to rescind your admission. Earlier in the year, Harvard College rescinded admissions offers to at least ten prospective members of the Class of 2021 after the students posted sexually […]
Read Full Article →SAT, ACT, IELTS, TOEFL, APs, AHH! No that last one wasn’t an acronym but it was an attempt at capturing the frustration and confusion students experience as they go through the complicated and sometimes overwhelming process of applying abroad. This Insider’s Guide to Admissions is here to give you guidance and direction. This particular article […]
Read Full Article →U.S. News Rankings, Business Week Rankings, QS World Rankings, Forbes Rankings which rankings should you base your college selection on and are college rankings really the best way to shortlist your colleges? This post is not to examine the various ranks and what that reflects about the school. This post is to understanding the ranking […]
Read Full Article →Its May! And even though traditionally December is the end of the year, for students May can often represent that end, especially since they have their eye on summer vacation around the corner. May 1st brings an end to the admissions cycle for US applicants who may their final decisions on colleges. Later in May, […]
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