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UGA, with its 34,000 students and 200+ majors, seems at first like any other large state university, but its 95% freshman retention rate beats the average rate of 75%, putting University of Georgia in league with Boston College, William &

Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia, just outside Atlanta, provides women with a nurturing and challenging environment within their core curriculum. The students who spoke to the counselors from IECA all said they chose Agnes Scott on its merits, and

Spelman College for women and Morehouse College for men, historically black colleges nestled side by side in Atlanta, have long traditions of nurturing their students. A popular philosophy professor told the story of his experience as a young Man of

Shenandoah University educates and inspires individuals to be critical, reflective thinkers; lifelong learners; and ethical, compassionate citizens who are committed to making responsible contributions within a community, a nation and the world Shenandoah University has about 4,000 students and a

The ACT announced upcoming changes to its 2020 test, namely, that it will allow super-scoring and single-section retakes. What does that mean? As most high school students know from taking the SAT, if they sit for more than one administration

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