(The Daily Pennsylvanian) By Hari Kumar — On Feb. 13, Penn launched an online course to aid students and families in the college admissions process, according to PennCurrent. Titled “How to Apply for College,” the program on the Coursera platform gives information about the steps of the application process. The six week, video-based course includes quizzes, forums and […]
Read More »By Scott Jaschik (Inside Higher Ed.). The college counselor couldn’t help but be impressed with the draft application essay. It had a solid theme and related to the student’s academic interests. The writing was flawless. But the counselor, who described the situation on condition of anonymity, said that she just didn’t think her student could […]
Read More »(NY Times) by Rebecca Sabky HANOVER, N.H. — When I give college information sessions at high schools, I’m used to being swarmed by students. Usually, as soon as my lecture ends, they run up to hand me their résumés, fighting for my attention so that they can tell me about their internships or summer science […]
Read More »(Forbes) by Richard Vedder. In dating, there are enormous information problems. A guy knows the kind of girl he wants to date, but how does he find her? Modern technology can help marvelously: my own daughter found her husband on Matchmaker.com. Similarly, there is an enormous information problem that universities and their students continually confront. […]
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