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Articles by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Knowing What Resources are Available to You at Community College
Counseling Centers As noted above and elsewhere, you'll have as much help as you want with academic, career, and...
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Why Has College Admissions Become So Competitive? : It Used to be Simple...But Not Anymore
Applying to college was a simple process for the Baby Boom generation, born between 1946 and 1964. Those bound for a...
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Why Has College Admissions Become So Competitive? : Which Colleges Are the Most Selective?
The percentage of students offered admission to a college is a major factor in determining its selectivity. As the...
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Why Has College Admissions Become So Competitive?: Concerns About Rankings
The U.S. News rankings are very popular with the general public, particularly parents, and are a source of joy or...
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Why Has College Admissions Become So Competitive? : Showing That You Are Interested
Some colleges try to identify who is seriously interested in them by tracking how much contact a student has had with...
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What Do Selective Colleges Look for in an Applicant? Personal Qualities: The Person Behind the Paper
You know that your written record—test scores, GPA, and even your list of extracurricular activities—doesn’t tell...
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How Do Colleges Make Their Decisions? Tentative Decisions
Once a reader or an admissions officer completes the ratings and notes for a given applicant, it is decision-time to...
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How Do Colleges Make Their Decisions? :Building the Freshman Class
The admissions officers consider many factors—not just academic record and extracurricular activities—in their final...
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How Colleges and Students Differ: Liberal Arts Colleges & Research Universities
Institutional mission—the goals a college sets for itself—is key to understanding how colleges differ. An important...
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How Colleges and Students Differ: The Intangibles
Size, location, and curriculum—all of these are readily observable and easily described and compared. More difficult...
Topics: College Admissions | College Choices
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