Hi folks! I’m standing in for my colleague Ryan Hickey in putting up the link roundup this week, and here’s hoping I can leave you with some savory tidbits to tide you over until your Thanksgiving Day feast! Because news about the higher education world is exactly like juicy, delicious, tender, moist turkey, slathered in warm, brown gravy, with a side of stuffing and sweet potatoes and…I’m going to go make myself a snack, be…
One of the most common suggestions given to students writing an admissions essay is, “Show, don’t tell.” While this sounds good and seems helpful,…
Hey everyone! Hard to believe that yet another week has past, which means that we’re another week closer to more college application deadlines. At…
Malcolm Gladwell is one of those writers who is always interesting to read, whether or not there are flaws with his reasoning, argumentation, or…
Soars. Skyrockets. No, we’re not talking about LeBron James making an absurd dunk in a recent NBA contest or some extreme athlete achieving new milestones…
Ryan Hickey points to two articles in his Monday Link Round-up about social media and how it’s being used in the college admissions process.…
Ever get the feeling that days are somehow sneaking past without you noticing? You know, that feeling when you look at the calendar thinking…
While catching up on admissions news over my morning coffee yesterday and putting together our Monday link roundup for this week, I came across…
Sugar high steadily fading into a post-candy-binge hangover? Check. Festive jack-o’-lantern slowly withering as it rots on your front porch? Check. Halloween supplies and…
Happy Halloween to all of our readers out there, whether they’re spending the day dressed as ghosts and goblins or haggard applicants and stressed-out…