Check out the newest US News Graduate Business School Rankings: #1 Harvard University, Boston, MA #1 Stanford University, Stanford, CA #3 University of Pennsylvania (Wharton), Philadelphia, PA #4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan), Cambridge, MA #4 Northwestern University (Kellogg), Evanston, …
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Beyond The Ivy League. Find the Right Fit For You!!!!!
The book Looking Beyond The Ivy League by Loren Pope is a wonderful resource for students and parents. Please take a closer look at these schools! Just a few highlights from the book:… Juanita (PA) – 100% medical school acceptances
Continue reading...U.S News Releases 2013 Best Colleges and Universities
The U.S News just released the 2013 edition of the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. This year, Harvard University and Princeton University remained tied for the top spot in this year’s list of Best National Universities. The …
Continue reading...Colleges That Provide Full Aid for Students
The following article was published on getmetocollege.com by rjoseph: According to US News and World Report, these colleges provide full aid to students. These colleges cover all costs and leave nothing uncovered to all students who qualify. The key word …
Continue reading...Reality Check – SAT 25th-75th Percentile for Enrolled Student at Selective Colleges and Universities Nationwide
Data based on college Class of 2015 (entered college Fall 2011) and include only those students who ENROLLED at each individual school, NOT all students who applied NOR all students who were accepted. Those schools that reported all three sections …
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All data provided on this list are current for the 2012-2013 school year. Special circumstances and unusual conditions are indicated wherever known, so please read this list carefully. In all cases, however, be certain to double-check with the school(s) to …
Continue reading...Cal State Catastrophe
In case you haven’t heard, Californians can now say good-bye to affordable higher education. Due to drastic state budget cuts, the California State University system is being forced to take measures never before considered in its 51 years of existence. …
Continue reading...Counting Down to College
Remember when you were a kid and summers seemed to last forever? Now that high school is over and you are heading off to college, this summer probably feels like it’s flown past in the blink of an eye. In …
Continue reading...Columbia MBA 2013 Recommendation Letter Questions and Guidelines
Columbia GSB has posted its MBA recommendation letter guidelines and the questions. Here is the information, as posted on Columbia GSB’s site: “Recommendations All applications require two recommendations. If you have been working full-time for at least six months, one …
Continue reading...College Rejection Letter Does Not Herald End of the World
Rejection, though hard to take, is a fact of life. We all experience it throughout our lives, and though the sting never really goes away, we can develop strategies to learn how to cope with it. With the right attitude, …
Continue reading...Eyes on the Prize!
At this time of year it’s not just Christmas presents you should be wrapping up, but also your college applications. Deadlines are looming and it is not advisable to leave it to the last minute to submit your applications. Ideally, …
Continue reading...Submitting Before the Big Jan 1st Deadline
It’s not too late yet to push that button, and it’s definitely not too early to click “submit” on your Common Application file. With the Regular Decision application deadline of January 1st (11:59pm) just around the corner, you should be …
Continue reading...Top Apps for Students
McGraw-Hill shares with us the Top Ten Most Useful Apps for High School, College and Grad School Students this Fall Semester. These are also really useful for any professional when pursuing continuing education. Take note! 1. StudyTracker Pro: (soon to …
Continue reading...Science, Technology, Engineering, Math – Careers that Help you Secure Jobs
The Journal of College Admission reports that the U.S. has one of the lowest rates of students seeking STEM degrees (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). If you are considering one of these fields of study, you might gain a competitive advantage …
Continue reading...An Amazing Resource for Students
A favorite resource for me, when editing essays or writing, is Dictionary.com. Its definitions are excellent, always with all information needed. And if we need ideas for synonyms, the sister site Thesaurus.com, offers an amazing array of vocab options. I …
Continue reading...EduPlan en CNN – Como Obtener Becas
Como obtener becas para estudiantes internacionales interesados en cursar sus estudios universitarios y de postgrado en USA? Claudine Vainrub, College Counselor o Consultor Educativo y Principal de EduPlan hablar acerca de este tema con Mercedes Soler en CNN – Notimujer.…
Continue reading...Why Study in USA if you are International
By Claudine Vainrub, EduPlan College Advisor and Principal How can you evaluate educational options if you are international, and thinking of leaving your home country to pursue your college or grad school education in USA? There are many considerations to …
Continue reading...Receiving Merit Aid
By Claudine Vainrub, EduPlan Finding merit aid has become harder as colleges focus in providing need blind admissions, and merit aid becomes secondary to need-based aid. However, there are some useful websites and other sources to earn merit aid. One …
Continue reading...Getting your Money’s Worth when Thinking of College
South Oregon’s Mail Tribune publishes an article “Will that college degree pay off in the long run?” and makes us reflect on the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics. These state, among other things, that a college education might not necessarily …
Continue reading...Top 10 Tools for New College Students
Take a look at the Top Ten Tools by GradeGuru.com that can support you as a freshman in college (hint: many of them are useful also as a high school student and later on for grad school or in your …
Continue reading...Choosing a Grad School Program
Often times, we find students asking themselves – should I go for an MBA or for a Master in Management, or another related field? There are several considerations when making this decision. We will expose some of them to help …
Continue reading...Can “Happy and Successful” go together?
Always on the lookout for interesting information, my father sent me this article, the closest to a “to-do” list to find success and feel joy at the end of the day (or journey). A very successful entrepreneur, my father is a …
Continue reading...Lying on your Resume can get you Fired
How to safeguard your documents against background checks Can you honestly say that all information on your resume is 100% accurate? If not, which data is questionable and how questionable is it? As a professional resume writer, this is part …
Continue reading...Are you On the Web?
Are you on the Web? Why Personal Websites are an Important Career Success Tool If the answer is no, you are taking a risk… If we look back only 10-12 years ago, the Internet was just starting and we hardly …
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