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As a college senior with a sister knee-deep in college applications, I should have known sooner or later that I would be paying a visit to the strange creature that was high school Stanley. While spending several late nights strategizing over the phone with my sister about her applications, the topic of personal statements inevitably...
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To boost college enrollment, interventions should be happening much earlier, Donald Hossler writes. A great deal of attention has been given lately to states (and private entities like the Common App and Niche) that have launched direct admissions programs.
Picture a high school student who wants to go to college, likes to cheer on her school's football team, and plays in a sport or two herself.
A well-respected but sleepy university goes on a building spree, gets an injection of new talent, and promises a rigorous but chill education. Now top students from near and far are lining up at the gate. Stop us if you’ve heard this one before.