Football recruits have started to fax in their commitments today, National Signing Day, which lead to a story about a good friend, a volunteer assistant coach with a local prep school football team. The team has about half a dozen …
Tag Archive: college admissions
Feb
01
Why would a college game its test scores?
This week the New York Times and the Chronicle of Higher Education have reported that Richard C. Vos, a senior administrator at Claremont-McKenna College had falsely reported median student SAT scores to the Federal government, U.S. News and other sources …
Jan
31
What happens when a college accepts you in error?
Yesterday’s New York Times had a story that Vassar College had erroneously accepted76 students who had applied early decision, but should have been rejected. Catharine Hill, Vassar’s president, sent an apology to these students, along with a promise to refund …
Jan
25
Book Review–Crazy U: One Dad’s Crash Course in Getting His Kid into College by Andrew Ferguson
I read Crazy U not only because I follow college-related issues, but also because I have read enjoyed Land of Lincoln, another book by this author, which talked about how Abraham Lincoln is “honored” in different states as well as …
Nov
08
Large School vs Small School. What are the differences besides size?
Here at Educated Quest, we have started to profile several publicly supported schools, both large and small, because they are noted for their success at retaining their students and helping them to graduate on time. To date, we have profiled …
Oct
13
How Admissions Officers Look at High School Transcripts. Ed’s Observations from the Field
Ed just got home from his trip to the University of Delaware and wanted to put his thoughts together regarding what he’s learned about academics and college admissions. Delaware is the seventh school he has visited. He will be traveling …