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In the U.K., students pick a course of study, then pick the university. Because they go straight into their major, they earn a bachelor’s degree in three years. British students narrow down their subject choices in high school. When looking

After completing a rigorous program in independent educational consulting at University of California, Irvine, Karen Hott has been granted associate membership in the Independent Educational Consultants Association. The organization’s mission is “to promote the highest quality independent educational consulting to

Without Annoying Them             by Karen A. Hott, Two Bridges College Consulting             August 2019 As a former teacher of AP English Language and Composition at a large public high school, I was frequently asked to write college recommendations for

An ethos of service The really brief version: Stetson University is a small liberal arts and sciences school between Orlando and Daytona Beach, Florida. The most striking thing about it to me is its public service ethos, which comes across

Pros: Because small colleges usually have few or even no graduate programs, the focus is squarely on the undergraduates. Teachers are more student-oriented than research-oriented, and classes are taught by professors, not TAs. Class sizes will be smaller, even in the

The pros and cons of taking a year off between high school and college, a.k.a. “taking a gap year” Pros: If done intentionally and with clear purpose, taking a gap year can be a year of growth and fulfillment. You can

Frederick, Maryland Students who go to Hood College, with 1,100 undergraduates and 1,000 graduates, get the personal touch that only a small school can give. Admissions counselor Ryan DiGirolamo, a former newspaper student of mine, found his place in Frederick,

Here are the schools I’ve visited: In Florida: Eckerd College University of South Florida, St. Petersburg Rollins College New College of Florida Flagler College Ringling College of Art and Design University of Tampa Stetson University In Maryland: University of Maryland,

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You may have heard about the SAT’s new “adversity score.” College Board calls it the Environmental Context Dashboard, and it does not affect the student’s actual SAT score. It’s an attempt to contextualize a student’s score by providing colleges with