http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep The latest news brought to you by MySpace! Thu, 22 May 2008 19:17:31 GMT http://newscdn.myspace.com/web.2.17/content/springwidget/collegeprep.xml http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17659784 Clear Admit School Guides Seventeen titles available! One smurf and one elf can build a treehouse together in two hours, but the smurf would need the help of two fairies in order to complete the same job in the same amount of time. Assuming that work rates for smurfs, elves, and fairies remain Clear Admit Blog Thu, 22 May 2008 15:30:16 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17659784 http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17659539 In the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings, committed by a student who fantasized about death in his short stories, university professors are reporting “dark writing,” reports the Wall Street Journal. At the University of Virginia’s College joannejacobs.com Thu, 22 May 2008 15:23:08 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17659539 http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17667325 This entry was posted on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 at 12:01 pm and is filed under GMAT. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed Stacy Blackman - MBA Consulting Thu, 22 May 2008 19:01:48 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17667325 http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17661625 Scores for the May 3rd SAT exam are now available online at the College Board website. To see if your scores are in range for admission to some of the country's most competitive schools, check out this side-by-side comparison of Ivy Leage SAT data and this About.com: College Admissions Thu, 22 May 2008 11:58:52 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17661625 http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17661885 One option often overlooked is Online Degree Programs. The benefits are the flexibility and often the costs. Online Degrees can also be taken to supplement your coursework at your current college. Tell us what you think - Submit Your Comments below College Admission Guide College Search Advice Thu, 22 May 2008 16:46:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17661885 http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17647236 The Science and Math Investigative Learning Experience (SMILE) program celebrated its 20th birthday today. The SMILE Program is a partnership between Oregon State University and 14 Oregon school districts — mostly rural — to provide science and math enrichment for underrepresented and OSU Admissions Blog Thu, 22 May 2008 07:05:09 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17647236 http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17557376 If you are a junior, as your school year draws to a close, you are likely thinking about how over the summer and definitely during the fall, you'll be working on your college applications and the essays involved in submitting them. Some of you will use the Accepted Admissions Almanac Tue, 20 May 2008 09:03:24 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17557376 http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17636417 Matthew's background includes work in higher education, executive recruiting, consulting and government. He consults on graduate/professional school admissions, academic media and educates privately. He writes out of Cooperstown, New York Education for the Aughts Thu, 22 May 2008 00:43:43 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17636417 http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17596381 state can match California in the quality and number of top Universities. California has a robust and diverse economy with lots of activities in the Computers, Biotech, Healthcare and Engineering. Even when US economy is not doing too good, the California economy is strong due to the innovations Applying to US Universities Wed, 21 May 2008 09:46:10 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17596381 http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17648687 To help you get started, here are some general pointers: Whether the essay is 1,000 or 500 words long, the adcom looks for applicants who offer fully defined long- and short-term career goals, sound reasons for pursuing an MBA at this point in their careers, Clear Admit Blog Thu, 22 May 2008 08:27:11 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17648687 http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17567122 At MBA Mission, we encourage candidates to SHOW their experience, not TELL the reader conclusions. In this spirit, we find that candidates occasionally think that they are providing the whole story by offering a single data point: Example 1: “As an avid mbaMission Tue, 20 May 2008 15:00:55 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17567122 http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17651246 As I predicted, California’s political leaders are supporting parents’ right to teach their children at home. Attorney General Jerry Brown, the former Democratic governor, and Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger have filed a friend-of-the-court brief asking the 2nd District Court of joannejacobs.com Thu, 22 May 2008 11:48:34 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17651246 http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17541447 Today I am very excited to announce that the college admissions scholarship I originally outlined and later updated is finally off the ground: myUsearch has stepped up to the plate and is offering $1000 to the best student essay answering the following The Sam Jackson Collge Experience Mon, 19 May 2008 19:06:52 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17541447 http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17601312 Like most new instructors, I was pretty clueless when I wrote my first letter of recommendation. That letter plays a big role in whether the student is admitted to graduate school. No one tells instructors what they need to write a decent letter. Instead they About.com: Graduate School Wed, 21 May 2008 06:41:14 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17601312 http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17620338 In one of those classically laughable moments of public stupidity likely to get you mentioned in Jay Leno's monologue, a tour guide at the University of Oregon made a group of middle school students touring the campus take off shirts and hats that had the Universities Weblog Tue, 20 May 2008 05:00:47 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17620338 http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17566932 College Admissions Counseling Trying to find the right college for you? Don’t have adequate college admissions counseling available at your school? Looking for news (and some ramblings) about the whole college search process? Smith College has announced College Admissions Counseling Blog Mon, 19 May 2008 14:32:30 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17566932 http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17648510 A cool post from Eric Stoller, our good friend over in HHS. The ‘Rail Jam’ looked like a pretty sweet event. Was out of town but the video is cool. Pics here. OSU Admissions Blog Thu, 22 May 2008 08:08:21 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17648510 http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17594725 I recently attended the MBA Experience Event at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Management. The school-sponsored visit introduced several of us admissions counselors to faculty and students, and gave us the opportunity to attend a class and talk with those in career services and Accepted Admissions Almanac Wed, 21 May 2008 08:57:58 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17594725 http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17613101 Matthew's background includes work in higher education, executive recruiting, consulting and government. He consults on graduate/professional school admissions, academic media and educates privately. It does look like a mitten, after all, and there’s a Education for the Aughts Wed, 21 May 2008 19:29:55 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17613101 http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17591692 Though the job market may seem grim at first blush, the Economist finds that both business schools and MBA students have an upbeat outlook on the economy and their job prospects after graduation. Secondly, rather than hanging all their hopes on stellar Stacy Blackman - MBA Consulting Wed, 21 May 2008 05:40:40 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/collegeprep/item/17591692