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Since the site's inception, College Confidential experts have been resources to leading publications. Here are a few of the articles in which College Confidential principals have been quoted, or in which College Confidential has been discussed.

	How Applicants Winnow Their Choices (as Reported by Parents) New York Times, May 15, 2009 (College Confidential forum cited.)
	Rejection: Some Colleges Do It Better Than Others The Wall Street Journal, April 29, 2009 (College Confidential forum cited.)
	Money Monday: Paying for College WAFF 48 News, April 27, 2009 (College Confidential forum mentioned.)
	Web a starting place for selecting a college The Kansas City Star, April 10, 2009 (College Confidential forum mentioned.)
	Quotes from the Class of 2013 The Harvard Crimson, April 8, 2009 (College Confidential forum cited.)
	Admit rates decrease at most Ivies The Daily Pennsylvanian, April 2, 2009 (Sally Rubenstone cited.)
	Admissions steady in rocky times The GW Hatchet, April 1, 2009 (College Confidential forum cited.)
	College wait-list game tough on students The Sacramento Bee, April 1, 2009 (College Confidential forum cited.)
	Admissions: 27 hours and counting The Daily Princetonian, March 30, 2009 (College Confidential forum cited.)
	Anxious college hopefuls look for reassurance online Los Angeles Times, March 9, 2009 (Roger Dooley and forum moderator quoted.)
	College Acceptance Letters Are Glitzier, but Rejections Are Harsher U.S.News & World Report, February 25, 2009 (College Confidential forum cited.)
	C.U. Students Weigh In on Pros And Cons of Admissions Website The Cornell Daily Sun, February 20, 2009 (College Confidential forum cited.)
	Ratting Out Your Kid's Competition New York Times, October 23, 2008 (College Confidential forum cited.)
	Students Eye Cheaper Colleges as Crisis Deepens Christian Science Monitor, October 23, 2008 (Sally Rubenstone quoted.)
	ACT gains on SAT, rival college entrance test San Francisco Chronicle, September 14, 2008 (College Confidential forum quoted.)
	ACT growth is outpacing SAT's Los Angeles Times, September 6, 2008 (College Confidential forum quoted.)
	More High School Kids Take College Classes U.S.News & World Report, June 26, 2008 (Sally Rubenstone quoted.)
	Uncertainty Reigns in College Admission Carolina Journal, May 27, 2008 (Sally Rubenstone quoted.)
	Preliminary yield drops to 63 percent The Daily Pennsylvanian, May 16, 2008 (Sally Rubenstone quoted.)
	Should I Mention Depression on My College Application? U.S.News & World Report, May 1, 2008 (Sally Rubenstone quoted.)
	College Admissions Dance Gets Longer, More Complicated Christian Science Monitor, April 23, 2008 (Quote from student who hired College Confidential consultant)
	Applied Sciences: How to get into an Ivy League College New York Post, March, 2008 (Sally Rubenstone quoted.)
	Send Your Kid to College Without Going Broke Good Housekeeping, November, 2007 (Sally Rubenstone quoted.)
	As educational gender gap widens, women are facing higher admissions standards The Tufts Daily, October 30, 2007 (Sally Rubenstone quoted.)
	Steps to finding universities committed to being international International Herald Tribune, October 26, 2007 (Sally Rubenstone quoted.)
	At the Top of the Heap (story on National Merit) New York Times, April 22, 2007 (Sally Rubenstone quoted.)
	Invading the Ivies Conde Nast Portfolio.com, September 23, 2007 (College Confidential counseling services and Ivy Guarantee program mentioned.)
	Quantifying Quality: Dozens of spots from the top, universities stay nonchalant The Daily Pennsylvanian , September 13, 2007 (Sally Rubenstone quoted.)
	From Lewiston With Love Sun Journal, Maggie Gill-Austern, September 2, 2007 (College Confidential forums quoted.)
The Georgetown Independent	Reviewing the Rankings Georgetown Independent , Dmitri Zakharov, August 29, 2007 (Sally Rubenstone quoted.)
	Food scarcity troubles mids The Capital Online , Earl Kelly, August 27, 2007 (College Confidential forums quoted.)
	Facebook Helps Roommates Break the Ice Contra Costa Times, Jackie Burrell, August 21, 2007 (College Confidential forums quoted.)
	GW slips in 2008 college rankings The Daily Colonial, Riki Parikh, August 17, 2007 (College Confidential forums mentioned.)
	Students Uncensored Colby Magazine, Spring, 2007 (College Confidential forums mentioned.)
	Road Trip 101: Parents, children bring different expectations to collge visits Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Sally Kalson, June 5, 2007 (Sally Rubenstone quoted.)
	'Hagwon' Blamed for Cancelled SAT Korea Times, Park Sun-jong, May 30, 2007 (College Confidential forums mentioned.)
	ProFros Profiled: Six new faces on The Farm The Stanford Daily, Kat Lewin, April 23, 2007 (College Confidential forums mentioned.)
	Site Provides Info for Pre-frosh Columbia Daily Spectator, Chris Lim, April 20, 2007 (In-depth profile of College Confidential site.)
	As college calls, letters arrive, it's time to pull out notes, reply Chicago Tribune, April 15, 2007 (revision of NYTimes article by Michelle Slatalla.)
	Colleges Need a Reply. May I See Your Notes? The New York Times, Michelle Slatalla, April 12, 2007 (CC's College Visits section described.)
	Rejection Letters: Students can't let their self-esteem be tied to the mailbox , Tulsa World , Barbara Allen, April 2, 2007 (Dave Berry quoted.)
	No legacy to stand on: Admission perk may harm children of alumni , Tufts Daily , Charlotte Steinway, April 11, 2007 (Sally Rubenstone quoted.)
	The Admissions Police The Wall Street Journal , April 6, 2007 (College Confidential community mentioned.)
	Better fundraising through family freshmen? Legacy admits repay loyalties The Daily Pennsylvanian , February 6, 2007
	New York Times Article Exacerbates Trin Racism, Trinity Tripod, Joe Tarzi, February 6, 2007
	Twenty colleges are too many to apply to, The Beacon, Dr. Mae Sakharov, February 1, 2007
	Early Action Decision Sparks Debate Yale Daily News, January 16, 2007 (Sally Rubenstone quoted.)
	Worried About Your Grad's "Gap Year"? USA Weekend, December 24, 2006 (Sally Rubenstone quoted.)
	NBC Today Show, October 17, 2006 (Sally Rubenstone interviewed about how to improve college admissions chances.)
	Stanford Fourth in US News Rankings , Stanford Review , Luukas Illves and Stuart Baimel, September 22, 2006 (College Confidential forum discussed.)
	Wartburg Ranked Sixth in U.S. News Article , September 19, 2006, Wartburg Trumpet , Josh Dockum, (College Confidential site quoted.)
	Just What Does It Take To Get Into An Ivy League School?, September 16, 2006, Tampa Tribune , Gary Beemer, (Sally Rubenstone quoted.)
	Harvard Axes Early Admission Program , September 14, 2006, The Daily Colonial , Inna Lifshin, (Sally Rubenstone quoted.)
	Technology needed for the college student, August 16, 2006, The Nevada Daily Mail , Colette Lefebvre, (College Confidential site quoted)
	Tales of Cornell Freshmen, July 21, 2006, The Cornell Daily Sun , Corey Earle, (College Confidential forum quoted)
	College Confidential: Declassified , June 8, 2006, The Paly Voice, Polina Minkin, (College Confidential website featured in a detailed profile article)
	Web Postings Delved into Drinking Habits , St. Louis Post-Dipatch , Todd C. Frankel, May 14, 2006 (College Confidential forum quoted)
	Kaavya's Expensive Inner Circle, April 29, 2006 (College Confidential interview quoted)
	Latest O.C. Drama Revolves Around UC Contra Costa Times , Jackie Burrell, April 26, 2006 (College Confidential forum quoted.)
	A Real Forum for College Applicants The Daily Pennsylvanian , April 17, 2006 (College Confidential community featured, Roger Dooley quoted.)
	Making the Pick New York Daily News , Rosemary Black, April 13, 2006 (Sally Rubenstone quoted.)
	Leave it to Byerly , April 13, 2006 (College Confidential forum quoted)
	Introduction, Body, Conclusion, April 16, 2006 (College Confidential community mentioned)
	The Thick Envelope Takes on New Weight , by Benjamin L. Weintraub, The Harvard Crimson , April 7, 2006 (College Confidential website featured)
	Get More Financial Aid , Smart Money, Kelli B. Grant, April 5, 2006 (Sally Rubenstone quoted)
	New Web Sites Offer Forums for Pre-Frosh, April 3, 2006 (College Confidential website featured)
	It's Make or Break Time for Seniors' College Dreams , by Sarah Crump, Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 3, 2006 (Roger Dooley quoted)
	LIfe lessons at stake as students anxiously await college's verdict , April 1, 2006 (College Confidential website featured)
	NY Times Front Page Story College Admission Angst Finds a Forum on the Web The New York Times, Susan Saulny, March 31, 2006 (College Confidential website featured.)
	Artsy Ivy: Princeton proves itself a competitor in creativity , The Daily Princetonian, Laura Fitspatrick, March 30, 2006 (College Confidential forum quoted)
	Countdown to College Can Be a Pressure Cooker The Los Angeles Times, Carla Rivera, March 27, 2006 (College Confidential forum quoted.)
	They (Heart) NYU! Tops Wish List Again New York Daily News , Jimmy Vielkind and Rich Schapiro, March 22, 2006 (Roger Dooley quoted.)
	The Value of Camp, by Lisa O'Donnell, March 16, 2006 (Sally Rubenstone quoted)
	Penn Switches to Common App The Daily Pennsylvanian , Meagan Steiner, March 15, 2006 (Sally Rubenstone quoted.)
	The Electronic Lowdown on Colleges The New York Times, Michelle Slatalla, March 9, 2006 (College Confidential website described.)
	October SAT Scores Were False for 4,000 Students The Los Angeles Times, Rebecca Trounson and Stuart Silverstein, March 9, 2006 (College Confidential forum mentioned.)
	Can I Make Them Score My SAT by Hand Slate, Daniel Engber, March 9, 2006 (Roger Dooley quoted..)
	CC, SEAS Early Decision Results Announced, December 9, 2005 (College Confidential forum quoted)
	Oh no, the dean of admissions Googled my website! November 28, 2005 (Sally Rubenstone quoted.)
	Style Watch - People Magazine, Fall, 2005 (Sally Rubenstone quoted on "In" and "Out" college majors.)
	In the wake of disaster, recruiters look to 2010 The Daily Pennsylvanian , Richard Strohmenger, September 16, 2005 (Sally Rubenstone quoted.)
	Stuck in the Middle Boston Globe Magazine , Dan McGinn, August 28, 2005 (Sally Rubenstone quoted.)
	A Little Extra Help Newsweek - Kaplan College Guide 2005, Andrew Murr (College Confidential's Ivy Guaranteed Admission Program discussed)
	Easing Admission, or at Least Anxiety The Washington Post , Rebecca R. Kahlenberg, September 28, 2004 (Sally Rubenstone quoted)
	CNNfn's Your Money CNNfn, Ali Velshi (host), April 1, 2004 (Roger Dooley interviewed about college finanacial planning)
	College Prep: Wait List Limbo The New York Times , Margot Cleary, April 25, 2004 (Sally Rubenstone quoted)
	Guidelines to getting attention USA TODAY, March 9, 2004 (Sally Rubenstone quoted)
	Admissions: Bet You're Sorry Now Newsweek, Daniel McGinn, February 2, 2004 (Sally Rubenstone quoted)
	COLLEGE OPEN HOUSE: Navigating the College Search Newsday, Barbara Ballinger, January 22, 2004 (Sally Rubenstone's book, Panicked Parents' Guide to College Admissions, tops a list of recommended college books)
	Web sites use statistics to predict students' college admissions Brown Daily Herald, February 4, 2004 (Discussion of College Confidential Stats Eval.)
	What College Financial Aid Officers Won't Tell You Smart Money, February, 2004 (Roger Dooley quoted.)
	Why No Word From Yale? Web Site May Hold Clues The New York Times, January 7, 2004 (Roger Dooley quoted.)
	Ivy Bound Baltimore Magazine, October, 2003 (Dave Berry quoted.)
	It's not too late for creative financing to help with rising college costs USA TODAY; Aug 19, 2003; pg. B.03 (Roger Dooley quoted.)
	Smile! It's Time for Your College Interview Seventeen; August, 2003 (Sally Rubenstone quoted.)
	More must earn while they learn USA TODAY; Apr 22, 2003; pg. B.01 (Roger Dooley quoted.)
	College Applicants Search for 'Hook', Newsday, April 2, 2003 (Dave Berry & Sally Rubenstone quoted)
	Is Your Child College Material Women's World ; February 18, 2003 (Sally Rubenstone quoted.)
	What to do when 'outstanding' is average, October 7, 2002 (Dave Berry & Sally Rubenstone quoted)
	"Beat the financial aid trap", March 7, 2002 (Listed as Resource)