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Dec 16, 2022 7:45 am
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In my last article, I described what in general defines a good college. In the next series of articles, I... More
Dec 7, 2022 8:54 am
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If you did a survey and asked people what characteristics define a good college, you might get 100 different answers. If there is so much variation just in what... More
Dec 1, 2022 2:24 am
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Student loans are often viewed negatively, in part because they are associated with the rising cost of higher education. Yet many students could not go to college... More
Nov 23, 2022 2:35 am
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Located near Yosemite National Park in the San Joaquin Valley, two hours from San Francisco, UC-Merced is the smallest and newest campus in the University of California... More
Nov 17, 2022 2:36 am
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The single, most common question I hear as a college advisor is some version of “What does it take to get into a highly selective college?” Here are... More
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