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Tag Archives: college planning
Retention and Graduation Rates: What Do They Reveal?
Increasingly savvy parents and the occasional savvy student may have caught on to the wisdom of digging beneath the sea of happy faces, success stories and attractive photos featured in admissions brochures and college websites in search of valid measures … Continue reading
College Preparation, Year By Month
Dr. Lisa Ransdell is an independent educational consultant and college counselor who helps students and their families stay on top of college planning. Lisa’s practice is grounded in 28 years of college teaching and 20 years in higher education administration. … Continue reading
Recently Visited: Dartmouth College
In early June I spent a very enjoyable day at Dartmouth, smallest of the Ivies with an undergraduate enrollment of 4196. Hanover, NH, where Dartmouth is located is green, leafy, small and seemingly quiet (at least when I was there, … Continue reading
Early Fall College Planning
What should high school students and their families be doing in the late summer/early fall to be ahead of the college planning game? Here is what I would suggest: Seniors: Do as much as you can before senior year starts. … Continue reading
Common Misconceptions of a College Education
Dr. Lisa Ransdell is an independent educational consultant and college counselor who helps students and their families stay on top of college planning. Lisa’s practice is grounded in 27 years of college teaching and 20 years in higher education administration. … Continue reading
Recently Visited: Seven PA Colleges
Dr. Lisa Ransdell is an independent educational consultant and college counselor who helps students and their families stay on top of college planning. Lisa’s practice is grounded in 27 years of college teaching and 20 years in higher education administration. … Continue reading
Posted in College Visits
Tagged college counselor, college planning, College Tours, educational consultant
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Local College Admission Tales in the NY Times
Local standout Cherry Creek High School has been heavily featured in The Choice college blog in the NY Times, beginning this past December. Six Creek seniors have blogged their way through the (still concluding) application-notification-decision process, sharing stories of anticipation, … Continue reading
Crazy U
In my work as an independent educational consultant I frequently make use of multiple resource guides, databases, education blogs and publications. This past weekend I added an entry to my list of favorite non-traditional books about college planning: Crazy U: … Continue reading
Worthwhile Models: 3+2 Programs
I’ve been excited to see that quite a number of colleges have made special arrangements with other institutions that permit flexibility and cost savings for students. One great model is the 3+2. This type of set-up can permit a student … Continue reading
Posted in Career/Major Planning, College Searching, Planning Ahead for College
Tagged 3+2 Engineering, 3+2 Physician Assistant, Beloit College, Chatham University, college planning, Columbia University, Kalamazoo College, Stephens College, University of Michigan, Washington University St. Louis
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