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May 18, 2026
I recently posted my thoughts about a visit that I took to Assumption University (MA) in late March as part of a Worcester area college tour. Assumption is a Catholic, largely residential college with approximately 1,800 undergraduates and slightly less than 500 graduate students. It offers liberal arts majors and […]
May 12, 2026
Forbes magazine recently came out with their third list of schools that were considered to be a Public Ivy These schools included: United States Air Force Academy University of Florida Georgia Tech UNC Chapel Hill Purdue University UT-Austin University of Virginia William & Mary University of Wisconsin – Madison The […]
May 7, 2026
I stumbled upon a fairly biased story about Clemson’ University’s financial position. It led me to wonder if this school will continue to be popular with New Jersey residents, especially if their families need to become more cost conscious. I understand reasons for the interest in Clemson. It’s a lot […]
May 7, 2026
The US Department of Education has held steadfast to impose tighter borrowing limits on students and families . This seriously impacts the intentions of future college students towards further education in graduate and professional schools. I hope that families think hard about educational costs while their college-bound children are still […]
May 1, 2026
Learning about Worcester State University on my Worcester college tour led me to think about regional public universities. These schools grant primarily bachelors and masters degrees, but very few doctorates. Here are three other characteristics of regional public colleges. These schools typically attract students who live within 50 miles from […]
April 24, 2026
Concurrent with my story about Worcester Polytechnic Institute I decided to write this post about differences among engineering schools. There are different ways to earn an engineering degree. It can be earned within a liberal arts college, within a separate school at a small, mid-sized or large university, or within […]
April 18, 2026
Now that May 1st is upon us, transfer admissions season is well underway. As acceptance rates drop at popular public universities and more selective private institutions I had to wonder how many recent high school graduates, who did not get into their first-choice school would try again a year or […]
April 10, 2026
One of the more recent changes in college admissions is direct admissions programs. To me direct admissions are much like the targeted admissions mailings. The major difference is that prospective students who are likely to be admitted are invited to apply, usually for no charge. Approximately 300 schools use direct […]
April 10, 2026
At a time when the Federal Government has taken greater interest in the demographics of select institutions, state governments are urging their institutions to reduce majors and waitlist anxieties have hit new heights. I must consider how future seniors should prepare a college list. Exceptionally bright and intellectually curious students […]
March 5, 2026
The Florida Legislature is about to consider a bill to limit out-of-state undergraduate enrollment in the Sunshine State’s “preeminent research universities” to five percent. The preeminent universities include: The University of Florida (20% freshman out-of-state, 12% university-wide, 3% international) Florida State University (14% freshman out-of-state, 14% university-wide, 3% international) University […]