A recent New York Times articles discusses the packaging or branding of students applying to selective colleges. The article is critical of private consultants for using “Madison Avenue” language in helping students who are applying to colleges. But as the article points out, the colleges themselves have been engaged in this same activity in their admissions activities.
The problem is not that students are being helped to show colleges who they are and what their focus has been. Rather the problem occurs when some consultants attempt to make a student (more…)
By ALAN FINDER
Published: November 28, 2007
When Harvard, Princeton and the University of Virginia announced that they would eliminate early admission starting this fall, many educators wondered whether the decision would alter the strategies of thousands of students seeking a spot at the nation?s most selective colleges and universities.
Now that the first round of applications in the revised landscape have been submitted, they are still wondering.
Admissions officials and high school gui (more…)
At 24 when i had to get married my parents objected to guy his family etc he was in his 30s good family dr working abroad.They said they couldnt give me $40Kinheritance+my house share which i needed since they never gave it for my college i had to pay myself through college.They said by 1 year they would give it back.Now at 26 when i want to get married they havent given money nor do they meet or talk to guy for marriage when guy or his parents want to meet my family.All my father does is spend it watching tv or sleep or doing hobbies hes retired.My mother goes at 8 am till 8pm to her friend (more…)
