Archive for June, 2008
Monday, June 30th, 2008
GlobalScholar has added another online directory for education; this time at the preschool level. We already help parents make educated decisions on where to send their child to grade school, and help high school graduates decide where to go to college, so why not help with early education as well?
So ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Choosing the correct path in life is difficult. Parents pressure their children to embrace a particular profession and personality tests do not help that much. OpenCourseWare is an effort from universities and colleges to make their classes accessible to public. They become the best litmus test for student to discover ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
The US News 2008 ranking of the best graduate engineering schools presented few surprises this year. MIT remains the top engineering school in the nation. The 198 schools were ranked by using surveys, statistics, and peer grading. They calculate the overall score of each college by adding up grades for ...
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Friday, June 20th, 2008
Ben Jones, a blogger for Massachusetts Institute of Technology admissions, penned an inspired piece, advising the students of 50 tips to navigate he next four years. The comment section is overflowing with praise, emotion, and nostalgia. The list applies to college students of any year, and provides a clear path ...
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
The US News 2008 ranking of the best graduate business schools presented few surprises at the top, but much movement lower in the ranks. The 425 master's program were ranked by using surveys, statistics, and peer grading. They calculate the overall score of each college by adding up grades for ...
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
Each year the US News ranks the top law schools in the nation. They determine the rankings by issuing surveys. They grade the 184 law schools on their peer assessment score, assessment score by lawyers/judges, selectivity, median LSAT scores, median undergrad GPA, acceptance rate, placement success, employment rates for graduates, ...
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
Oprah Winfrey, the queen of daytime television, delivered an excellent commencement speech, emphasizing a strong call to service. Her Stanford University Commencement speech began with a her gifting everyone in the crowd Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth and Daniel Pink's A Whole New Mind. Stanford’s Class of 2008 cheered and ...
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
Students usually make the mistake of bringing the wrong things to college. Many helpful items will save countless hours and make the experience of living away from home a lot easier. Overlooking many items will cost you time and money.
Buy a Laser Printer: Inkjet printers are the biggest scam ...
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
Each year the US News ranks the top medical schools in the nation. They determine the rankings by issuing surveys. They grade the schools on their quality, residency directors, research activity, research activity per faculty member, primary-care rate, student selectivity, mean MCAT score, mean undergraduate GPA, acceptance rate, faculty resources, ...
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
Washington Monthly prepared an extensive ranking for America’s top community colleges. The publication aimed to devote the proper attention to the often neglected community colleges. U.S. News & World Report and the Princeton Review seem to shun the institutions, which account for a significant amount of US students.
43% of freshmen ...
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