tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19746590751032227962024-03-13T05:16:28.650-04:00Tour collegeInformation and insights gathered from visiting colleges.Rana Slosberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811724146813508658noreply@blogger.comBlogger179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974659075103222796.post-91945006319353406872021-04-23T15:31:00.000-04:002021-04-23T15:31:03.747-04:00This blog has moved<p>To those of you who have enjoyed this blog over the years, I just want to let you know that my college blog has moved from this site to my website https://slosbergcollegesolutions.com/.</p>Rana Slosberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811724146813508658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974659075103222796.post-48721404711549758172021-03-17T19:39:00.000-04:002021-03-17T19:39:06.905-04:00Buyers and Sellers<p>In Jeff Selingo’s book, <i>Who Gets In and Why A Year Inside College Admissions</i>, he introduces the concept of “college buyers” and “college sellers.” In this blog post, I will focus on whether a private college is a college buyer or a seller. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVg5c1DaItJJ53B749bzX7Oh_qxorL0F4P2JMlnSGV25SfhyphenhyphenP-0Hvuqb7sSBOCZxglVpz013ME_lzMd0BpFukc_LSrdCL4z-n3U_dxtBusZdaRullXE0qS1p5lgAp1sIwyWlY7yrSFZcv/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1357" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVg5c1DaItJJ53B749bzX7Oh_qxorL0F4P2JMlnSGV25SfhyphenhyphenP-0Hvuqb7sSBOCZxglVpz013ME_lzMd0BpFukc_LSrdCL4z-n3U_dxtBusZdaRullXE0qS1p5lgAp1sIwyWlY7yrSFZcv/" width="159" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">College sellers are the colleges that receive tons of applications
and have a high yield (i.e., a large percent of accepted students choose to attend).
Because of the high demand for these colleges they don’t need to “buy” students by
offering merit aid or tuition discounts. College sellers typically offer
financial aid to students who have financial need and a very small percent (if any)
of really exceptional students.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">College buyers on the other hand, are not in such high demand.
They often provide as good or better an education than the sellers, but they
discount tuition and/or provide significant merit aid to many students in order
to make sure that they have a full freshman class.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Whether a college is a “buyer” or a “seller” does NOT reflect
whether students get a great education there. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">If you don’t have financial need, but you want your student to get
a good price for college, be sure your student includes buyers on their college list. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jeff Selingo provides these rules of
thumb to differentiate buyers and sellers:<span style="font-family: Symbol; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Sellers typically admit less than 20% of applicants on average.
Colleges as a whole accept 67%. </span></li><li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">The yield at most seller colleges is nearly 45%, as
compared to about 25% at most buyer colleges.</span></li><li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">On average, 7% of financial aid that sellers give is a
merit-based discount vs. nearly 33% of financial aid that buyers give is a merit-based discount.</span></li></ol><p></p>
<br /><p></p>Rana Slosberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811724146813508658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974659075103222796.post-24944579724134503402021-02-26T15:41:00.008-05:002021-03-17T18:19:13.224-04:00Selecting High School Classes<p>This time of year, many students are selecting their high school
classes for the Fall. Here are three things to consider when picking classes. </p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Be aware that the preferred high school
curriculum for applicants of selective colleges include:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->4 years English<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->3 or 4 years Math<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->3 or 4 years of a lab science including
chemistry or physics<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->3 or 4 years Social Studies<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->3 or 4 years Foreign Language. </p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Take the most challenging classes (e.g., honors,
AP, IB) your high school offers that you can handle without harming your
grades, extracurricular involvement or your health. I believe a “B” in an AP
class is better than an “A” in a standard class. If you don’t think you can get
more than a “C” in the more challenging class, I would advise against it. Look at the difficulty of your
entire schedule and be sure to consider how many challenging classes you can
handle at one time. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: left;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Different classes expose you to possible college
majors and careers. Think about whether you enjoy the class material, whether
you excel in the subject and whether you want to learn more about the subject
in high school and beyond. F<span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">or those students
who have an idea of their future college major or career, let that impact the
classes you choose.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">For example, if you
are planning to study math, science or engineering, I would recommend that you
take at least four years of Math and Science, including Calculus if your school
offers it.</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><br />Rana Slosberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811724146813508658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974659075103222796.post-63044666801315020842020-12-30T09:40:00.002-05:002020-12-30T09:40:50.078-05:007 Surprising College Application Essay Prompts<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqVaDJl2zI9-18jB2soQaBSXCpPqguPL7fw0RiJzqQUa5MiGZT2IlKRw9PtXE6qQ06N57coXFgxv9N40L3BKoiMG7BEFsW3AJTkqRTaoJcUL3sDGpTGCsOh5C4xNqk4p2JCYpbn-sekaq/s2048/20140112_0124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqVaDJl2zI9-18jB2soQaBSXCpPqguPL7fw0RiJzqQUa5MiGZT2IlKRw9PtXE6qQ06N57coXFgxv9N40L3BKoiMG7BEFsW3AJTkqRTaoJcUL3sDGpTGCsOh5C4xNqk4p2JCYpbn-sekaq/s320/20140112_0124.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;">With the 2019-2020 application season
winding down, here are seven surprising and thought-provoking college
application essay or short answer prompts (in random order):</span><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; text-indent: -0.25in;">“What is the most
compelling thing you have ever read, and how has it changed you or inspired you
to take action now, in the past, or in the future? This could be an entire
book, a passage or chapter, a poem, an article, graffiti- anything written.” George
Mason University Honors prompt</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; text-indent: -0.25in;">“<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Seattle
has a rich musical history and SU students love discovering new Seattle music.
Tell us: what five songs would be the soundtrack to your perfect college
experience? (two to three sentences for each song is appropriate)” Seattle
University prompt</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; text-indent: -0.25in;">“At USC Viterbi, we endeavor to
engineer a better world for all humanity. This vision goes hand-in-hand with
the objectives of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and their 14 Grand
Challenges. Engineers and Computer Scientists are challenged to solve these
problems in order to improve life on the planet. Learn more about the NAE Grand
Challenges at </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; text-indent: -0.25in;">http://engineeringchallenges.org and tell us which challenge is most important to you, and
why.” University of Southern California prompt</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">“There are approximately 171,476 words in the English
dictionary. Pick your favorite word and tell us why you picked it.” Brandeis
University prompt</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; text-indent: -0.25in;">“<span class="ng-star-inserted"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222;">What
historical moment or event do you wish you could have witnessed</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">?</span></span><span class="required-marker"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">” Stanford University prompt</span></span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">“Who does
Sally sell her seashells to? How much wood can a woodchuck really chuck if
a woodchuck could chuck wood? Pick a favorite tongue twister (either
originally in English or translated from another language) and consider a
resolution to its conundrum using the method of your choice. Math, philosophy,
linguistics... it's all up to you (or your woodchuck).</span><i style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">—Inspired by Blessing Nnate, Class of 2024” </i><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">University of Chicago prompt</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; text-indent: -0.25in;">“</span><span class="ng-star-inserted" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Yale’s
residential colleges regularly host conversations with guests representing a
wide range of experiences and accomplishments. What person, past or present,
would you invite to speak? What question would you ask?</span></span><span class="required-marker" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">” Yale University prompt</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></li></ol><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="required-marker"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Which of these prompts do you think is the
most challenging? The most creative?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="required-marker"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">What prompt did you encounter that you
consider thought-provoking?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Rana Slosberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811724146813508658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974659075103222796.post-16186050241735156192020-11-13T10:57:00.000-05:002020-11-13T10:57:48.960-05:00Gratitude for U.S. College Education<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmstKam76m8CQRKodd3H3KkDJKgpR7gdcX_mn5_61WPaGUyBzcoRCyWiXVMBmzOR5TwGc2JBv0LgssJTiTt1fG9RPqSV355EJNiQeuZ0yyKahVCKMlsbgw_Zdgmh-6qEoi70t_Nv-f6swK/s2048/IMG_20181016_150749906_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1153" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmstKam76m8CQRKodd3H3KkDJKgpR7gdcX_mn5_61WPaGUyBzcoRCyWiXVMBmzOR5TwGc2JBv0LgssJTiTt1fG9RPqSV355EJNiQeuZ0yyKahVCKMlsbgw_Zdgmh-6qEoi70t_Nv-f6swK/w400-h225/IMG_20181016_150749906_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />With Thanksgiving approaching, here are three things I am grateful for regarding college education in the United States:<p></p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>There are colleges available in the United States for any high school graduate who would like to attend.</li><li>There are so many different colleges that allow all kinds of students to find a college that meets their academic, social and financial needs.</li><li>Students can be undecided about their major or change their mind about their major while in college.</li></ol><div>These three things make the American college system unique.</div><div><br /></div><div>What are you grateful for this Thanksgiving?</div><div><br /></div><p></p>Rana Slosberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811724146813508658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974659075103222796.post-22721721290163216602020-09-15T10:09:00.005-04:002020-09-15T11:04:57.226-04:00Helping Your Children Practice Social Skills During the Pandemic<p><br /></p><p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 16px;">Thanks to Betty Bodenweiser of Foundation For Learning in Morristown, NJ for letting me share this article which appeared in her September 2020 newsletter.</span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3983802261mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3983802261mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv3983802261mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3983802261mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv3983802261mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top">Our children take away a lot of new information and life skills during the normal school year and through their after school activities. During these times when social distancing, remote learning, and other safety restrictions are in place, how do we help our children learn and practice the social skills they need?<br /><br />1 - While Zoom and other apps are great for large group “visits,” more personal one-on-one play-dates will be more enjoyable and beneficial. Relationships with others are important to our children’s mental health, and the more personal the virtual visit can be, the more gratifying and enriching the experience. That’s not to say that larger Zoom visits aren’t helpful. Just make sure to schedule one-on-one dates as well. And to add more umph to those visits, plan an activity for the two friends to share while on-line together. Perhaps knitting, painting, or baking. Parents can provide materials or if needed, serve as project tutor during these daily or weekly activities. Your child will be getting good social skills practice during these virtual visits.<br /><br />2 – Along those same lines, make connections with a study buddy – virtually. Yes, some parents will be forming in-person “pandemic pods”, and while this arrangement has its advantages, it also comes with potential health risks. Consider identifying a parent with a child in the same class and set up a time each day for the two children to practice their spelling, math facts, vocabulary words, study for tests, and anything else that may be assigned? Skype, FaceTime, Google Duo, there are all kinds of free and easy apps that can be used to make these virtual connections so that the two partners can easily “meet up”.<br /><br />3 – Make video calls to loved ones. Not only will everyone benefit from the emotional connection made while virtually visiting with family and friends, but it will also be a great time to help your child practice picking up on social cues. Yes, it’s more challenging to pick up on tone of voice or subtle nuances in facial expressions or gestures while gazing at someone on a screen, but it’s still a great way for your young one to tune in to other people’s emotions or signs that they might be tired, etc. This is a valuable way for your child to learn how to recognize cues and respond appropriately.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3983802261mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3983802261mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv3983802261mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3983802261mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv3983802261mcnImageContent" style="padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="yiv3983802261mcnImage" fg_scanned="1" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F709ff6a6a75d26b038c39fcb4%2Fimages%2F95f3bbc5-427e-41e2-93b7-19b2b49bbf7a.jpg&t=1600178602&ymreqid=829db9db-775f-6c15-1cfa-8800b001a600&sig=HS65lU7aTMRlBK21j5hD1A--~D" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 1120px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3983802261mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3983802261mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv3983802261mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3983802261mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv3983802261mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br />Ideas for in-person opportunities:<br /><br />1 – It’s always a good time for family game nights, and even more so now that many youth sports and recreation department and other programs are on-hold. Playing games as a family can help a child learn good sportsmanship and enhance rule-following skills. And a note to parents: make sure you model important behaviors while you play, and show your child how to both win and lose gracefully, to avoid criticizing, complaining, quitting, and to play to the end of the game when you then congratulate the winner. <br /><br />2 - Learning to work together is an important skill and one that is fairly easy to develop at home. Working together on various household tasks or projects encourages both collaboration and cooperation, so clean out the toy closet and donate the offerings to needy kids, plan a meal and cook it up together, or plant a garden! There are many things you can do around the house that will help your child to work with and support others.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3983802261mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3983802261mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv3983802261mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3983802261mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv3983802261mcnImageContent" style="padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="yiv3983802261mcnImage" fg_scanned="1" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcusercontent.com%2F709ff6a6a75d26b038c39fcb4%2Fimages%2Ffc8292fc-e0f7-4b83-8ffe-9d6e32d98587.jpg&t=1600178602&ymreqid=829db9db-775f-6c15-1cfa-8800b001a600&sig=tGbndamCoDCQJIEvnNEKBg--~D" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 1120px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-indent: -9999px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3983802261mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3983802261mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv3983802261mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3983802261mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv3983802261mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br />And finally, two quick tips for parents:<br /><br />1 – Make time to have a good chat with your child. Ask open-ended questions which will allow the conversation to flow and may very well lead to any anxious thoughts that your child may be having during this unusual pandemic life. Let him see you make good eye-contact, listen to what he has to say, model respectful disagreement and other aspects of conversation skills.<br /><br />2 – Give honest and immediate feedback that will help your child to navigate social pitfalls, allowing him to build better social behavior. For example, if your child is wanting your attention but keeps interrupting a conversation that you are having with another person, stop and turn your attention to your child. Explain that he needs to wait his turn to speak and help him to understand different strategies to get your attention that would be more appropriate and polite.<br /><br />These are extraordinary times we’re having during this pandemic. The world has turned upside down and social life as we know it has changed in many ways. Take comfort, knowing that children are generally resilient and able to adapt well in challenging circumstances. As parents, we can help them to learn and practice good social skills that they will need in life, even during this time of social distancing and distance learning.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv3983802261mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv3983802261mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr><td class="yiv3983802261mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><br /></p>Rana Slosberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811724146813508658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974659075103222796.post-2279433963032494592020-09-11T11:53:00.000-04:002020-09-11T11:53:16.186-04:004 Tips for Your Online College Interview<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx-L7b_gYrMFWkVuLYoLz_KMeNt6qN4HBBTkNz9mwugHJDk9iB-7bqAX31Rr9Uz82RPzINfvAovjjjc4ERIAg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p></p>Rana Slosberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811724146813508658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974659075103222796.post-87344603454924811892020-08-14T15:30:00.000-04:002020-08-14T15:30:40.090-04:003 Tips for Shortening Your College Application Essay<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz96sMVPmoYBiuHcD63nPHmV7OdB4QMymAmZA_LjImnA8bAXRuIMMfXAGj4N_sF3y8BoDamAT69dffgaxr3oQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div> <p></p>Rana Slosberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811724146813508658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974659075103222796.post-17347725307797096212020-07-03T11:37:00.000-04:002020-07-03T11:37:33.384-04:00The COVID-19 College Experience: What Can You Expect? (Part 2 of 2)<br />
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In my last blog post, I began to address how I expect COVID-19
will impact the college experience in the 2020-2021 school year. In this post,
I discuss other ways the college experience is likely to be impacted. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Campus Dining</b>
–Normally, college dining halls are indoor places where students congregate and
socialize while eating. Because of social distancing concerns, I think students
will not generally be eating in the dining halls. They may be eating primarily
in their dorm rooms or in outdoor locations, when it is warm and dry enough.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In a “normal” semester, many dining halls provide an
all-you-can-eat experience with self-service for many foods. I expect that
all-you-can-eat and self-service will be eliminated for 2020-2021. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Some colleges are trying new ways to get meals to students.
For example: </div>
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Rider
University allows students to order meals from smartphone apps and delivers the
meals to food lockers, where students can pick them up without interacting with
others.</span></li>
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">George
Mason University and the University of Houston are piloting robotic delivery
fleets that deliver meals to students.</span></li>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dorms – </b>I think
that this year three or four people in a dorm room will disappear. I expect
there will still be doubles. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Reducing the density in dorm rooms and putting aside rooms
for quarantine, means that there will be less housing available on many
campuses.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The cleaning frequency of shared spaces, like hall bathrooms
will increase.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Extracurricular Activities
- </b>The number of people gathering at any activity will be reduced. For
example, the maximum number of people at parties will be reduced based on the
venue space.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Many activities may be canceled or altered significantly
because of the need for social distancing. For example, some contact sports
will be canceled or played without students in the stands. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">International Scene</b>
– I expect there will be fewer international students on campus, because many
international students can’t get visas, especially freshmen. Many study abroad
activities will be canceled or postponed due to the inability of US students to
get visas to go abroad and/or because of the COVID-19 situation in other
countries.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Financial Aid - </b>More
families may be looking for need-based financial aid because of loss of jobs, cuts
in pay, death of a student’s parent, reduction in asset value and medical bills.<o:p></o:p></div>
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More families may take Federal student loans because the
interest rates for 2020-2021 are much lower than in previous years. The Federal
student loan interest rate for 2020-2021 is 2.75%, and the Federal Parent PLUS
loan interest rate is 5.3%.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">College Finances – </b>Many
colleges will be struggling financially. As of June 22<sup>nd</sup>, more than
750 colleges had openings and many expect a bigger than usual summer melt. State
funding of public universities is likely to go down in many states because of
reduced tax revenues and increased expenses related to COVID-19. The college
revenue shortfall may lead to program cuts, pay cuts and layoffs, and even
college closure. For example, the University of Alaska will cut 39 academic
departments. Elmira College (NY) is eliminating several academic programs and
is reducing its staff by 20%. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Big Picture</b> -
The 2020-2021 school year is one in which colleges will need to plan carefully,
communicate clearly to students and their families, enforce safety precautions,
and be creative and nimble to respond to the changing conditions. There are
serious risks for all involved.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Rana Slosberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811724146813508658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974659075103222796.post-19383457033407265222020-06-30T19:44:00.000-04:002020-06-30T19:45:48.235-04:00The COVID-19 College Experience: What Can You Expect? (Part 1 of 2)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.75); font-family: "source serif pro" , serif;">The fall semester will be unique because of COVID-19. While every college will be a little different, here is what I expect you may find.</span><br />
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.75); font-family: "source serif pro" , serif; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">COVID-Safety</span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.75); font-family: "source serif pro" , serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0 , 0 , 0 , 0.75); font-family: "source serif pro" , serif;">– Colleges will try and make sure that students arrive on campus COVID-free by doing some or all of the following:</span><br />
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To prevent the spread of the virus on campus, colleges will enforce social distancing, the wearing of masks, reduce physical interactions, and have additional cleaning. Social distancing will often require fewer student in a classroom or in a dorm room. To reduce physical interactions, colleges may use doors that open automatically or assign a single person to open doors in a particular building. Colleges will have plans for quarantining students that come down with the virus and will have contact tracing in order to know who the infected person has come in contact with. Colleges will also make special arrangements for high-risk students and employees; this may mean online classes for those students or faculty. The biggest unknown regarding COVID-safety is whether students will follow the college’s guidelines.</div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Academics </span>– Colleges have taken different approaches regarding delivery of course material in the fall semester. Plans include on-line synchronous, on-line asynchronous, in-person and hybrid course delivery. Many schools, not teaching on-line, will need to spread out classes across more hours of the day, more days of the week, and/or more months of the year to teach in person, while social distancing.</div>
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According to a Chronicle of Higher Education survey of 960 colleges published on June 14, the college plans for course delivery are as follows:</div>
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<li style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Planning for in-person – 65%</li>
<li style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Proposing a Hybrid Model – 11%</li>
<li style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Considering a Range of Scenarios – 9%</li>
<li style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Planning for Online – 8%</li>
<li style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Waiting to Decide – 6%</li>
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Here are plans announced by four colleges that reflect a variety of different approaches:</div>
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<li style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Beloit College plans to break the semester into 2 modules, in which students take 2 courses in each module. “The aspiration is to have a residential learning experience next year, but if COVID rages, this flexibility allows us to have it only affect half a semester, possibly.”</li>
<li style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Stanford University plans to spread instruction over four quarters, including the summer. Half of undergrads will be allowed on campus in fall. Students who are permitted on campus will switch with their peers each subsequent quarter. The four quarter year would allow Stanford undergrads to complete two quarters in residence, and at least one quarter remotely.</li>
<li style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The University of Notre Dame will resume in-person classes on August 10. Classes will begin two weeks earlier than usual so students can complete a full semester by Thanksgiving. They hope that by skipping a traditional fall break they will reduce the likelihood that students will bring the virus back to campus.</li>
<li style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The 23-campus California State University system is planning for on-line classes, with limited exceptions for essential lab courses and clinical classes for nursing students.</li>
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and ACT test dates have been cancelled. So far, the College Board has added a
September 26 test date. Some additional colleges have announced they will be
test optional.</span></span></li>
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the AP classes and exams have been reduced. There is a new at-home testing
option.</span></span></li>
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Most colleges switched to virtual visits and information sessions. Attend
virtual visits and information sessions, communicate with admissions personnel
to get your questions answered, look at college videos online, read student
feedback on sites like unigo.com and niche.com, read online versions of the
college newspaper, talk with current students or recent graduates, and follow the
college's social media to get a better feel for the colleges you are considering. </span>Be looking for changes in college visit policies. Come colleges are planning to
switch to in-person campus visits starting in June (many of these will be of
one family at a time and limited to outside spaces at their college.</span></li>
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their deposit dates from May 1st, often to June 1st for 2020. The extra time
may help students learn more about the college, determine if they can still
afford the college, and appeal the financial aid where there has been a
significant change in family income and/or assets due to Coronavirus.</span></span></li>
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Summer plans (e.g., jobs, summer classes, volunteer activities,
travel) for many high school students have or will be cancelled. Plan
meaningful alternate activities. There are a lot of things you can do from
home. For instance, you can take a free or low cost online class
on Coursera, Udacity or edX, learn a foreign language on Duolingo.com,
practice a foreign language in Language Bird's Chirp Room™ Chat or
volunteer from home.</span></span></li>
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Many extracurricular activities have been cancelled this spring and/or
will be cancelled in the fall. See if you can move your activity online (e.g.,
via Zoom) or pursue your passion in an alternate way. You may want to explain
extracurricular activity changes that were out-of-your-control in your college
applications.</span></span></li>
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Many classes have moved online. It is likely that in some areas of the country,
high school and/or college classes will be online or hybrid (i.e., partially
online and partially in-person) in the Fall.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Grading</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> - Many schools are
switching from letter or numerical grades to Pass/Fail or Credit/No-credit
grades. When you have a choice, consider how this will impact you (e.g.,
college or grad school admissions or merit aid).</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><b style="color: #333333; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Finances</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> - Families
may have fewer resources available for college funding because of the loss
of job or an illness/death in family. Appeal your financial aid package,
if your family's financial situation changes significantly.</span></span></li>
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<br />Rana Slosberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811724146813508658noreply@blogger.com0231 Forest St, Babson Park, MA 02457, USA42.2964421 -71.26570770000000716.7744076 -112.5743017 67.8184766 -29.957113700000008tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974659075103222796.post-4869411487404586852019-11-06T21:21:00.000-05:002019-11-06T21:21:53.381-05:00Curry College<br />
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Curry College is a small,
private college in Milton, Massachusetts with about 2100 students. The majority
of the students are from Massachusetts. The rest come from 35 states and 21
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<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">Academics – The most popular majors at Curry College are Health Professions, Business, Security </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">and Communication. Curry has a 5-year Bachelors/Masters in Education and a </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">5-year Bachelors/MBA in Business. The most competitive major at Curry is </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">Nursing. There is also an Honors program.</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">Learning </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">Differences Program – Curry has a fee-based Learning Differences program called </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">PAL (Program Advancement Learning) for students with language-based learning </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">differences and/or ADHD. This program was established in 1970. </span></div>
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<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">Typically about </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">20-25% of the freshman class participates in PAL. The PAL program costs about </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">$7000 a year and students typically stay in the PAL program for one or two </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">years. PAL students need to be able to advocate for themselves and they are not </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">segregated in classes or housing. The PAL building includes an assistive </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">technology center and a study lounge. </span></div>
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<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">Over thirty </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">learning specialists work in PAL. Students in PAL are matched with a specific </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">learning specialist for consistency, and that learning specialist is their </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">first year academic advisor. PAL students typically meet with a learning </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">specialist twice a week for one and a quarter hours each time. </span></div>
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<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">Academic Supports </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">– All Curry students can take advantage of the Writing Center, Speaking Center </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">and Assistive Technology center.</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">For Fun – About </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">37% of the student body is involved in NCAA Division III Athletics. Students </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">participate in many clubs and sports activities; they like to watch the hockey and </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">basketball games. There is no Greek life on campus.</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">A shuttle takes </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">students to Boston, the Legacy Place Shopping Center and the T station. The </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">Orange and Purple line T station is about a mile from campus. There is also a </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">small ski resort in walking distance from campus.</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">Internships – Some </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">students get internships at Dunkin headquarters about a mile from campus. </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">Students can work at the on-campus day care.</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">There are 105 </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">seats in Nursing each year. Students accepted into the Nursing program must </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">have a GPA over 3.0 and average a 3.5 GPA. Their average SAT score is 1250 and </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">their average ACT score is 24.</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">Merit aid - Merit </span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;">aid of $2K - $30K is available.</span></div>
Rana Slosberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811724146813508658noreply@blogger.com01071 Blue Hill Avenue, Milton, MA 02186, USA42.2353087 -71.11116649999996816.713274199999997 -112.41976049999997 67.7573432 -29.802572499999968tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974659075103222796.post-40399792316630486852019-10-08T14:44:00.000-04:002019-10-08T14:44:10.237-04:00Dean College<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">General </span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif;">- I visited Dean College in Franklin, Massachusetts as part of the Higher Education Consultants Association Conference in June. Dean has about 1200 undergrads. About 80% of students pursue a Bachelor’s degree and about 20% pursue an Associate’s degree.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif;">The college is in a safe town in walking distance to stores. It is next to the Franklin Library, the oldest public library in the country.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif;">The Dean motto is “Never Give Up” and their mascot is a bulldog.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Source Serif Pro, serif;"><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.749019607843137);">Dance and theater majors make up about one third of the student body with approximately 180 dance majors and 100 </span><span style="color: #a00084;">theater</span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.749019607843137);"> majors. The school has connections with the Disney Center, The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, the Boston Ballet, and the American College Dance Festival.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif;">Dancers can receive a BA or a BFA. The BA students can study abroad and have more class choices. The Dance BFA can be in either choreography or performance. There is conservatory-style dance training. Students can study ballet, jazz, tap and modern dance. There is a Dance Abroad program in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Dean College is one of the few colleges with a full-time certified and licensed Athletic Trainer for the Dance majors.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif;">The newest major is Biology.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif;">The MAP program is for undecided students; by the end of their first year they select a major.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif;">Classes are small and students make personal connections with faculty and staff, many of whom live on campus.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif;">To ensure students are not surprised with a poor grade at the end of the semester, there is college-wide monitoring for student grades every 3 – 4 weeks. This helps with student retention and graduation rates.</span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Arch Program for Learning Differences (LD)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif;">– The school has the Arch Learning program, a fee-based program available for 200 students with LD. Students with documented LD can participate in this program for one or more years. For this program, the college is looking for motivated students who can self-advocate, have independent living skills (e.g., get up in the morning on their own, take medication on their own, eat healthy food, get out of their dorm room, solve problems without mom or dad, can handle a part-time job) and with the ability to do college level work (i.e., typically with an IQ of 90 or above).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif;">Typically, the most intense support is in the freshman year. For example, freshmen on the program often do three hours of executive function coaching per week. Students in the Arch program take 1 Freshman Arch-designated class in the Fall and 2 Freshmen Arch-designated courses in the Spring taught by LD professionals. The content of these courses is the same as the courses taken by other students; it is not watered down. They take 2 Arch-designated class in the Sophomore year and 1 Arch-designated seminar in the Junior year and in the Senior year.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif;">Arch students live among all the other students and their classes are all over campus.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif;">93% of Arch students return to Dean for their Sophomore year of college.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif;">The College indicated that they had a 96% placement rate for their graduates. They have direct admissions to certain graduate schools.</span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Extracurricular activities</span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif;">– There are performance, academic, athletic, multicultural and community service clubs. Students run the school radio station. Students can act starting in the freshman year; there are two musicals and three plays each year. An orchestra is hired for the musicals. Athletics are in NCAA Division III.</span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Diversity</span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif;">– Dean is diverse in many ways. Students come from about 40 states and 20 countries. About 35% of students are African-American or Hispanic. There is a large LGBTQ population on campus. 35% of students are athletes. 35% of students have a learning difference.</span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Applications</span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif;">– Dean accepts the Common App and their own App and they are both free. The college is test optional, but they encourage students to send their scores even if they are low. They also encourage students to submit an essay and a letter of recommendation. Admissions are holistic.</span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Financial Aid</span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif;">– All domestic students are considered for merit aid, currently between $10K and $25K. International students qualify for a merit aid although the amounts are lower. There is no required GPA needed to keep your merit aid in future years.</span><br />
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Uniqueness</span><span style="background-color: initial;"> </span><span style="background-color: initial;">- Endicott's internships make it unique. Students do 3 internships: one 3-week internship typically in January of the freshman year, one 3-week internship typically in January of the sophomore year and one semester long internship typically in the first semester of the senior year. There are variations for nursing, education and athletic training majors. Nursing students do clinicals; education students do pre-practicum and practicum; athletic training students work with the athletic teams. Forty-three per cent of students find their job through their internships. All students do a senior thesis. The school provides a liberal arts core, an academic major, and internships and experiential learning.</span></div>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">History</span><span style="background-color: initial;"> </span><span style="background-color: initial;">- In 1988, Endicott went from an all-women’s 2-year college to a 4-year institution and in 1990, Endicott went coed. The school has provided internships since 1939.</span></div>
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<strong style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Study abroad</strong><span> </span>– 36% of students study abroad; Endicott has 28 partner universities worldwide. Financial aid travels with the student.</div>
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<strong style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Extracurricular Activities</strong><span> </span>– Endicott has more than 50 clubs and organization, a TV and radio station, and Division III athletics. 84% of students participate in intramurals.</div>
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It is hardest to transfer into nursing and interior architecture. Education is a little bit hard to transfer into.</div>
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Undecided students would pick liberal studies as their major on their application or would pick their most-likely major, taking 2 or 3 classes in that major and 2 or 3 classes in liberal arts.</div>
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<strong style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Admissions and Financial Aid</strong><span> </span>– Admissions is more difficult for nursing than for the rest of the school. <span style="background-color: initial;">Endicott recomputes high school GPA. Endicott is test-optional except for majors requiring testing (e.g., nursing, education).</span></div>
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The average high school GPA is 3.5 and the average SAT is 1157. The mid-50% GPA is 3.13 – 3.85 and the mid-50% SAT is 1080 – 1230. The acceptance rate is 69%. <span style="background-color: initial;">For nursing, the average high school GPA is 3.88 and the average SAT is 1227. The mid 50% SAT is 1170 – 1270. The acceptance rate is 35%.</span></div>
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The school has Early Decision application deadline of 11/1, with a decision by 12/15. It has an Early Action deadline of 11/1, with a decision of 1/15. The Nursing Priority deadline is 12/15, with a decision by 2/15. The Regular Decision deadline is 2/15, with rolling admissions. <span style="background-color: initial;">There was a 40% increase in applications last year.</span></div>
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Students applying for need-based aid must fill a FAFSA. The CSS Profile is not needed. There are no supplemental financial aid forms.</div>
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suburb of Boston. Lasell has 1700 undergrads with 84% of them living on campus.
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reduced each year. Freshmen spend their first year on campus. As sophomores,
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Florida State University (FSU) is a Florida public
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Housing – First year students live in a suite or an
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Florence, Italy; Panama City, Panama; or Valencia, Spain, typically saving
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in New Orleans, Louisiana with about 6800 full-time undergraduates from all
over the country and the world. The location in a big city, known
for great food, night life, jazz music and interesting architecture is big draw, especially since the school has a campus. A big campus tradition is throwing your Mardi Gras beads on this tree in the academic quad.</span></div>
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Tulane’s focus on community service. Tulane has public service graduation
requirements including: <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According to Tulane's website "applications to Tulane have increased more than 65 percent over the past five years, with 41,365 applications arriving this year. The university's selectivity rate, the number of students who apply versus the number of students who are accepted, also improved to just over 13 percent – matching or surpassing some of the nation’s top schools."</span><br />
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<strong style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Academics</strong><span> </span>- Students choose from among over 130 majors and the average class size is 26. No classes are taught by teaching assistants. The fastest growing majors are public health, marketing, finance, arts management and exercise science. Students can double major or major and minor. About half the students study abroad in one of 85 locations. Pre-med students get opportunities at the Medical University of South Carolina which is also in Charleston. College of Charleston has an Honors College.</div>
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<strong style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sports<span> </span></strong>- There are 19 Division I sports teams. Basketball is popular. The school excels in sailing. Equestrian is available. The sports complex is a drive away.</div>
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<strong style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tuition</strong><span> </span>- Tuition for out-of-state students is $31.6 K and the average room and board is $12.2K. The Net Price Calculator includes a merit aid estimate. Your financial aid package and decision letter come together.</div>
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<strong style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Housing</strong><span> </span>- Freshmen living on campus are in doubles. They can be in traditional doubles with communal bathrooms down the hall (cleaned by the college) or two double rooms can share a bathroom (which the residents must clean). Freshmen who deposit by May 1 can live on campus. Only 20% of upper classmen live on campus.</div>
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<strong style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dining</strong><span> </span>– College of Charleston has three dining halls, two of which are all-you-can eat. One of the all-you-can-eat dining halls has a station without the most common six food allergens. The third dining hall has vegetarian, vegan and kosher food.</div>
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<strong style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Applying</strong> – For out-of-state students, the mid-50% of SAT scores are 1130 – 1290 and the mid-50% of ACT scores are 24 – 29. The school has Early Decision (11/1), Early Action (12/1) and Regular (2/15) deadlines. Students interested in the Honors College should apply by 12/1.</div>
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Rana Slosberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811724146813508658noreply@blogger.com066 George St, Charleston, SC 29424, USA32.7841884 -79.93708877.2621538999999977 -121.2456827 58.306222899999995 -38.628494700000005tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974659075103222796.post-86586692222357418502018-10-24T20:02:00.000-04:002018-10-24T20:02:09.540-04:00What's New At Six Northeast Colleges<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<li>Rutgers had a record-breaking class of 7033
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freshman class had an SAT score above 1440.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">This spring marks the first graduating class of
the Rutgers Honors College. The average SAT score in the Honors College was
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">In 2020, Rutgers will open a one-stop building
to house the registrar, bursar and financial aid offices.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">A new engineering building and a new
chemical/chemical biology building opened this year. A new arts building will
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<li>There will be $10 million dollars in new
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<li>Villanova has six new residence halls and they
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">In January 2020 a new performing arts building
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Fifteen students in the graduating class were
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">The college has a 96% retention rate (freshman
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">The school’s Carnegie
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">They admitted 110 students from New Jersey from
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">A new student center and a new science building
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Neuroscience and data science are new majors.
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">They have added a BA in Biology in addition to
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upgraded two residence halls, made improvements to the Business Building, and
upgraded the Science and Technology Center. A $20 million addition to the
Science and Technology Center will start in 18 months.</li>
<li>T<span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">here is a new dining service partner and the
dining facility will be renovated next year.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Rider has 920 freshmen with an average high
school GPA of 3.35 and average test score of 1120 on the SAT or 23 on the ACT.
The school offers test optional admissions for all except homeschooled
students, and students who want to be considered for the Honors programs or full-tuition
scholarships. To qualify for a full-tuition scholarship, students must apply
Early Action, submit the scholarship essay, have a GPA of 3.5 or higher and an SAT
score of 1310 or an ACT score of 28 or higher, complete an audition if one is
needed for their major, and participate in an on-campus interview.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">A new Business Analytics major started in
January 2018. The Actuarial Science major has been restarted. There is a new
Technical Theatre concentration. The school added a BA in Musical Theatre; this
is in addition to the very popular BFA program in Musical Theatre.</span></li>
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<br />Rana Slosberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811724146813508658noreply@blogger.com02083 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, USA40.279623 -74.73818699999998214.7575885 -116.04678099999998 65.8016575 -33.429592999999983tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974659075103222796.post-91007196753052733602018-06-05T20:47:00.000-04:002018-06-05T20:47:29.418-04:00Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif; font-size: 21px;">RPI, established in 1864, has about 6300 undergraduate students on a 275-acre campus in Troy, NY.</span><br />
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<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Engineering – Engineering is the largest school and has about half of all undergrads in 11 majors. The first three semesters are the same for all engineering majors, so students can be undeclared engineering to start. The school encourages project-based, collaborative learning. A capstone is required for all engineers.</li>
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All majors have a 24-credit humanities requirement.</div>
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There are also BS/MD, BS/JD, BS/MBA and BS/Ph.D. programs.</div>
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RPI gives credit for a 4 or 5 in AP courses and can students can receive up to 32 credits for AP courses.</div>
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There is Greek life at RPI and students can “rush” at any time.</div>
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There are two NCAA Division I Ice Hockey teams, 21 NCAA Division III sports teams, as well as intramural and club sports. A multipurpose stadium seats 5000.</div>
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The student union building is fully run by students.</div>
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There are four main dining halls. Students can have all-you can-eat buffet dining or use their Flex Dollars to buy food in cafes, in the Student Union, in the marketplaces or off-site.</div>
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Freshmen cannot have cars on campus. There is a free shuttle on campus, as well as a free local bus.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Freshmen Academics </b>- All freshmen come to Bard for three weeks in
August to take the Language and Thinking Program, an introduction to liberal
arts and sciences focusing on writing. They take a two-semester seminar
entitled “What is Freedom? Ancient and Modern.” During the January break, freshmen take a 2.5 week
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campus in Berlin. Students who spend their first year in Berlin take Citizen
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Moderation</b> – To declare a major, students go through a moderation
process in the second half of their sophomore year. Students prepare two
moderation papers assessing their work in their first two years and identifying
their goals and study plan for the remaining two years. These are reviewed by
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Trustee Leader Scholar Program</b> – Students can start and staff community
programs to address social issues on the local, regional, national or
international level. These are financed by the college.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Freshman Residential Life</b> – Each of the four community houses has a
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Common App or they can use the Bard Entrance Examination, an online essay
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Bard College is a liberal arts and
sciences college of just under 2000 undergraduates in a park-like campus of
about 1000 acres in the Hudson Valley, about 90 minutes from New York City by
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In addition to study abroad in
Berlin, students have an opportunity to study abroad in places like Kyrgyzstan,
Hungary, Paris, Ecuador, Cairo, Japan, the Netherlands, and South Korea. A third of
students study abroad.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Research opportunities, in addition
to the senior project are available, especially in math, science, neuroscience, and
the environment. These include a one-semester research opportunity available at
Rockefeller University in New York City for advanced science students. <o:p></o:p></div>
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There are 3+2 and 4+1 opportunities
for dual Bachelors and Masters degrees at Bard, as well as a number of US (e.g.,
Duke, Columbia, Dartmouth) and international universities.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There are over 150 clubs on campus.
Athletic teams compete in NCAA Division III Liberty League.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are club and intramural sports, as well
as hiking and cross country skiing trails on campus. The 69,000 square foot
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New York State does not have a flagship university. Instead, it has four University Centers. Last week, I visited one of these University Centers, Binghamton University. Binghamton University is a research university that boasts “excellence and value.” It has about 13,600 undergraduate students.</div>
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In addition to the main campus, there is a building in downtown Binghamton that houses the College of Community and Public Affairs. There has been a resurgence in downtown Binghamton in the last five years.</div>
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A new pharmacy building will be finished this summer in nearby Johnson City. The School of Nursing will be moving to Johnson City in about two years.</div>
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Both downtown Binghamton and Johnson City are about a 7 or 8 minute drive from the main campus.</div>
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There are different styles of housing and there is no freshmen-only housing. Housing is available all four years although many students move off-campus for their junior and senior years.</div>
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The meal plan is a pay-for-what-you-eat plan. There are no all-you-can-eat offerings.</div>
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There are blue buses, driven by Binghamton students that take students around campus and nearby, including the other two campuses, off-campus housing, and shopping areas. There is a bike-share available on campus. Freshmen cannot have a car on campus. </div>
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<strong style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Education</strong><span> </span>– Binghamton offers 130 academic programs in six schools. The six schools are:</div>
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Students can double and sometimes triple major and still graduate in four years. The majors can be in different schools. There are over 50 accelerated bachelor/masters degrees available.</div>
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There are honors programs including the Freshman Research Immersion Program, two Scholars Program, and the Summer Scholars and Artists Fellowships.</div>
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The Freshman Research Immersion Program has 300 freshmen. In the Fall of the Freshman year they take a research methods seminar; in the Spring of the Freshman year they take a Research Stream Lab Course where they develop a research proposal; and in the Fall of the Sophomore year they conduct research.</div>
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Close to a third of students will be involved in research with faculty before they graduate.</div>
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There is an effective career and professional development center on campus. There are job and internship fairs in the Fall and Spring. There are also employer visits hosted in New York City, Washington, DC and other cities. 73% of students will have an internship.</div>
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About a quarter of students study abroad.</div>
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We did a deep dive into the School of Management and learned that the school focused on experiential learning. There were case competitions where students pitched to major companies, hands-on courses where students worked with faculty and client companies, 22 business student organizations, an entrepreneurship living community, an opportunity to invest some of the university’s money, as well as many internship opportunities.</div>
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<strong style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Extra-curricular</strong><span> </span>– Binghamton is a NCAA Division I school with 21 athletic teams, but it does not have NCAA Division I Football.</div>
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There are over 300 student organizations. There were several theaters and an art museum.</div>
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When I visited, the campus was setting up for Spring Fling. Spring Fling includes a great band, amusement park rides and carnival-type food.</div>
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There is even a bowling alley.</div>
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<strong style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Admissions</strong><span> </span>– Admission is by school. Currently the Engineering and Nursing schools are the hardest undergraduate schools to get into and the Management school is the next hardest. You can only select one school on your application.</div>
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Students need a minimum SAT Math score of 670 to get accepted into an engineering or computer science major. The hardest undergraduate major to get accepted to is Computer Science</div>
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Binghamton accepts the Common App. They are trying to increase enrollment of out-of-state students. The mid-50% of accepted students have rigorous high school classes, an unweighted high school GPA of 3-4 – 3.9, and an ACT score of 29-31 (not superscored) or an SAT Math score between 650 - 720 and an SAT EBRW score of 630-710. About 75% of students apply Early Action.</div>
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The school offers credit for AP classes taken in high school, if the student received a score of 3, 4 or 5.</div>
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<strong style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Cost</strong><span> </span>– The price for an out-of-state student is similar to the price for Rutgers University. Merit aid of up to $12K per year is available for out-of-state students.</div>
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Rana Slosberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811724146813508658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974659075103222796.post-32372971820403681062018-04-26T15:28:00.001-04:002018-04-26T15:28:58.314-04:00Merrimack College<div style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 3.2rem; margin-bottom: 3.2rem; margin-top: 3.2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
Merrimack College is a private Roman Catholic college in the Augustinian tradition in North Andover, Massachusetts. It is a career-focused, personalized, success-driven college that wants to "make good students great."</div>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What’s New</span> – Merrimack College has made significant changes in recent years including the following:</div>
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<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Significant growth of undergraduate population (from 2259 in 2011 to about 3500)</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hired 17 new tenured track professors this school year</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A successful 50 million dollar capital campaign</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Switched from an undergraduate institution to a Masters-granting institution</li>
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<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Invested heavily in academic and social support for students to increase retention and improve 4-year graduation rate</li>
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Planned changes include:</div>
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<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Completion of a new building to house both the Welcome Center and the Career Development Center</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Growth of the undergraduate population to 4000 students</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Moving from NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I.</li>
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Some special academic activities and/or features are:</div>
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<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">All freshmen get an iPad</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">All freshmen participate in the First Year Experience where they learn things like time management and study skills, identify their strengths, learn about the supports available at the college (e.g., tutoring, writing center, math center), and have diversity training.</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">There are six career advisors in each school and every freshmen meets with one in their first semester</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> There is a 2-day professional development retreat in Boston that lets 60 students work on their soft skills with alumni in the fall and in the spring. These include things like how to eat in a high-end restaurant.</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">There are two jobs/internship fairs a year. Forty companies recruit accounting and finance students in the fall. One hundred companies recruit students in all majors in the spring.</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">There are semester-long and short term study abroad opportunities based on student’s major and goals. There is also a semester of study available in Washington, DC for Political Science majors. Often study abroad incorporates service learning or an internship. Students can learn more about these opportunities at the fall and spring Global Education Fairs.</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Business students get Bloomberg-certified as freshmen</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The investment club is investing some of the college’s funds.</li>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Campus </span>– Merrimack College has a suburban campus which is less than an hour north Boston, not far from the New Hampshire border, and 45-minutes from the beach. The campus is over 200 acres. It is relatively flat with low-rise buildings, many of which are red brick.</div>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Housing</span> – 85% of students live on campus for the freshman year. Housing is guaranteed for four years and all students can have cars on campus.</div>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Cohorts</span> – There are many different cohorts at Merrimack. The more cohorts a student belongs to, the higher their retention rate. 70 – 80% of students are in at least one cohort. The different cohorts include:</div>
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<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Guided “undecided major” program</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Honors program (top 7-10% of applicant pool) – These students can live in the Honors Living/Learning Community. They take 8 Honors classes and do a capstone project or social justice project.</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dean’s Forum is a program for those students who are academically just below the Honors program. They meet as a group monthly with a Dean.</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Promise Program is a program for 140 freshmen who enter with a 2.5 – 2.6 GPA in high school. They receive weekly coaching.</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Compass Program for 60 freshmen who enter with 2.0 – 2.2 GPA from high school; these students are provided with extra support in a structured program.</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Phoenix Program is for those on academic probation.</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Living/Learning Communities (LLC) – LLCs are intentional living arrangements where residents share common goals, engage in a common academic program and participate in experiential learning. There are 5 LLCs for freshmen and 2 for upper classmen.</li>
<li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 2.4rem 0px 2.4rem 3.2rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Athletes – 620 students currently.</li>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Extra-curricular activities</span> – There are over 70 student organizations. Over 250 students who are doing community service in Lawrence, Massachusetts, a struggling mill town about five miles from campus. There is Greek life on campus. Currently, ice hockey is an NCAA Division I sport and the other school sports are NCAA Division II.</div>
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Some clubs and activities the students I met were involved in were: the Green Team, Student/Alumni Association, the Dance Team, Ambassadors, Orientation Leaders, Cross Country Track Club, Resident Assistant, Relay for Life, and Best Buddies.</div>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Applying/Financial Aid</span> – Merrimack Collegge accepts the Common Application. The average high school GPA of incoming students is 3.1. The college is test optional and there is no application fee. The application deadlines in 2017-2018 were 11/15 for Early Decision and Early Action I, 1/15 for Early Action II, and 2/15 for Regular Decision. 82% of applicants were accepted (fall 2016/fall 2017).</div>
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Students need to fill out the FAFSA to qualify for need-based aid. The college is need-aware and does not meet 100% of need. The college provided some form of financial aid to 99% of students in 2017-2018. Students get their financial aid package with their acceptance. Merit scholarships range between $6K and $21K.</div>
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There are sibling discounts for families with more than one student in a family attending Merrimack at the same time.</div>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Moving In – </span>Upperclassmen meet freshmen on move-in day and take their belongings to their dorm room.</div>
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