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• College Admissions Q&A: Ask The Dean
  • College Admissions: Ask The Dean Archives
    • College Admissions: How Do Ivies View Extracurriculars?
    • College Admissions: What do college admissions terms mean?
    • College Admissions: Are there any good books about college applications?
    • College Admissions: Can I do anything over Christmas break to help my college process?
    • College Admissions: How many college applications are enough?
    • College Admissions: How can I write a convincing admissions essay?
    • College Admissions: What's the difference between the SAT I and the SAT II?
    • College Admissions: What is a Wait List?
    • College Admissions: What factors do colleges weigh before they admit or reject?
    • College Admissions: What is going on with affirmative action?
    • College Admissions: What kinds of books should I be reading to prepare for college?
    • College Admissions: What part should my parents play in my college application?
    • College Admissions: What should my college counselor be doing?
    • College Admissions: Are Advanced Placement (AP) Courses Important?
    • College Admissions: Some of my smartest friends were rejected by good colleges. Why?
    • College Admissions: How many times should I take the SAT?
  • Financial Aid: Value of Harder Classes
  • College Admissions: Raising PSAT Scores
  • College Admissions: SATs and ECs for Ivies
    • College Admissions: How Do Ivies View Extracurriculars?
  • College Search: Ask The Dean Archives
    • College Search: How can I select the right college?
    • College Search: How can I get a true picture of colleges?
    • College Search: How can I get a feel for different career areas?
    • College Search: Are so-called "jock" schools less strong in academics?
    • College Search: Does a high price tag mean that a college is good?
    • College Search: What are the best sources of college information?
    • College Search: Should I stay overnight as part of my college visits?
    • College Search: When should I really start planning for college?
    • College Search: Why should I visit college campuses?
    • College Search: What are some of the aspects of a quality college?
  • College Search: How do I compare larger universities and smaller colleges?
    • College Admissions: How Do Ivies View Extracurriculars?
  • College Search: Is a college campus visit necessary?
  • Financial Aid: Ask The Dean Archives
    • Financial Aid: Is my college offering me a good financial aid package?
  • Financial Aid: What are different kinds of scholarships?
  • College Life: Ask The Dean Archives
    • College Life: What is college dorm life like?
    • College Life: What do TAs do at a college?
    • College Life: Must I choose a college major?
  • College Life: Will my writing be a problem in college?
  • College Life: What's the best way to choose a major?
    • College Search: How can I select the right college?
  • Other College Issues: Ask The Dean Archives
  • Other College Issues: Four more years of school - is college really worth it?
  • Other College Issues: What alternatives to college are there?
    • College Admissions: What do college admissions terms mean?
    • College Search: How can I get a true picture of colleges?
  • College Confidential - Ask The Dean Archives
    • College Admissions: How Do Ivies View Extracurriculars?
    • College Admissions: What do college admissions terms mean?
    • College Admissions: Are there any good books about college applications?
    • College Admissions: Can I do anything over Christmas break to help my college process?
    • College Admissions: How many college applications are enough?
    • College Admissions: How can I write a convincing admissions essay?
    • College Admissions: What's the difference between the SAT I and the SAT II?
    • College Admissions: What is a Wait List?
    • College Admissions: What factors do colleges weigh before they admit or reject?
    • College Admissions: What is going on with affirmative action?
    • College Admissions: What kinds of books should I be reading to prepare for college?
    • College Admissions: What part should my parents play in my college application?
    • College Admissions: What should my college counselor be doing?
    • College Admissions: Are Advanced Placement (AP) Courses Important?
    • College Admissions: Some of my smartest friends were rejected by good colleges. Why?
    • College Admissions: How many times should I take the SAT?
    • College Search: How can I select the right college?
    • College Search: How can I get a true picture of colleges?
    • College Search: How can I get a feel for different career areas?
    • College Search: Are so-called "jock" schools less strong in academics?
    • College Search: Does a high price tag mean that a college is good?
    • College Search: What are the best sources of college information?
    • College Search: Should I stay overnight as part of my college visits?
    • College Search: When should I really start planning for college?
    • College Search: Why should I visit college campuses?
    • College Search: What are some of the aspects of a quality college?
    • Financial Aid: Is my college offering me a good financial aid package?
    • College Life: What is college dorm life like?
    • College Life: What do TAs do at a college?
    • College Life: Must I choose a college major?
    • : Can I relax now that I've been accepted?
• College Confidential Awards and Recognition
• College Search
  • College Search: How do I compare larger universities and smaller colleges?
    • College Admissions: How Do Ivies View Extracurriculars?
  • College Search: Is a college campus visit necessary?
  • College Search: Second Tier Colleges
  • College Search: Selection Criteria
  • College Search: Planning
  • College Search: Majors
  • College Search: Beyond Brochures
  • College Search: Very Early College Planning
  • College Search: Visiting
  • College Search: Juniors
  • College Search: More Planning
  • College Search: Careers
  • College Search: Early Prep
  • College Search: What is the "Cluster Effect"?
  • College Search: When is it too late to start college planning?
  • College Search Book - Best 331 Colleges
  • College Search Book: Colleges that Change Lives
  • College Search Book: Visiting
  • College Search Book: Smart Parents
  • College Search Book: Please Understand Me
  • College Search Book: LD Students
  • College Search Book: Jewish Life on Campus
• Financial Aid
  • Financial Aid: Ask The Dean Archives
    • Financial Aid: Is my college offering me a good financial aid package?
  • Financial Aid: What are different kinds of scholarships?
  • The Financial Aid Conundrum
  • College Admissions Help from College Confidential.com
  • Financial Aid - Is Saving Penalized?
  • Financial Aid - Five Steps
  • Financial Aid: Your Package
  • Financial Aid: Money Monster
  • Financial Aid: Lowering Costs
  • Financial Aid: Costs
  • Financial Aid: How can we afford college?
    • College Admissions: What is a Wait List?
    • Can I relax now that I've been accepted?
  • Financial Aid Book: Scholarship Advisor
  • College Financial Aid: Paying Without Going Broke
  • Financial Aid Book: Sports Scholarships
  • Financial Aid Book: Student Athlete's Guide to College
  • Financial Aid: Scholarship Search
• College Confidential Discussion
  • College Discussion
    • Smileys - Emoticons
      • College Discussion - Smileys
    • Administration
      • College Discussion Warning
  • College Discussion Forums
    • College Search and Selection
      • Berkeley?
      • OHIO STATE, ARIZONA STATE, OR TENNESSEE?
      • New College of Florida, FSU, or University of Florida??
      • Visiting a Reach College
      • College Summer Programs
      • Cornell University
      • National Honors Society
      • National Teacher Certification at the Higher Education level.
      • US News Ratings
      • A Coming Surge In Elite College Admissions?
      • Finding a good CS program
      • College Fairs
      • SAT I (800 verbal, 710 math)...suggestions anyone?
      • Union College vs. Hamilton College
      • Drexel university
      • Can Early Defer=Regular Admittance?
        • Columbia University
        • Sad to be deferred from my dream school
      • Happy Holidays
      • Effects of September 11 on College Decisions
      • Women's Colleges
      • College Visits
      • Online applications
      • Small vs. Big Colleges
      • NYU?
      • Suggestions for a liberal arts college
      • Challenging environment, no need for partying...
        • Is Johns Hopkins Too Competitive?
      • Pepperdine
        • Pepperdine
      • Latecomer for Fall Semester!
      • 2002 US News Rankings
      • Doing two different ECs (one a varsity sport) in college
      • Great Scores & ECs vs. So-So Transcript
      • Compare Penn State, U Delaware & U Maryland, SUNY Binghamton
      • To Board Administrators: Let users add to the Individual College Topic
        • Grinnell College
        • Kalamazoo College
        • DePauw University
      • USMA?
    • College Admissions
      • Chances on Selective California Schools
      • Declaration of Intent and still applying
      • Application Supplements
      • Speaking of AP Courses and Elite Admissions...
      • Campus Housing Rules vs Dog Owning Students
      • Isolated Crisis-Calculus Grade
      • Athletes and Admissions
      • Midwest Syndrome
      • AOL glitch blocks Harvard admissions e-mails
      • How much can Intel Semifinalist Help in Harvard Undeferral?
      • "No-Wait" College Admissions
      • Creative Application Ideas
      • How important are athletics?
      • Weighting High School Grades
      • High School Records
      • Any chance at all at getting into Stanford? if not, Berkeley?
      • Applying to College Circa 2025
      • Weighted GPA at UC Berkeley, &c.
      • Kinda confused
      • which colleges should i look at
      • College Admissions-Related Books
      • High School Counselors
      • Leaving out information on an admissions form
      • Transferring to UC Berkeley from a community college
      • What in the world would be a great career for me?
      • What kind of schooling for a vet tech?
      • Rejection (not deferral) ED
      • International Baccalaureate diploma
      • Princeton - Deferred and I still want to go
      • Admission Prospects
      • Rankings and Unrankings: What would colleges do with this?
      • Poor Progress Report Grades: any effect?
      • Deferrals and Waitlists
      • Underachiever confused about his own college choices, help?
      • Journalism/Mass Comunications/Political Science
      • Making up courses
      • What (if anything) did we do wrong? ADD Kid High Scores/Mod. GPA
      • Affirmative Action
      • Berkeley
      • Unique question about AP class
      • We need Student Writers!
      • Safety school
      • What to wear to campus interview
      • Essay Editing By Harvard Graduates
      • I want to Transfer to Berkeley
      • Mr Barry! Please Answer! How important (or not) are optional essays/materials?
      • Letters of reference- how many ?
      • ED/EA - Early Decision and Early Action
      • UC Trasnfer
      • Thank you letter after campus interview
      • Transfer to Berkeley?
      • Photo?
      • Electronic applications
      • Application Essays
      • Marketing Your Hooks
      • Class Rankings - No Rankings
      • Affirmative action for native americans
      • Career Paths
      • SAT II
      • U.S. News rankings
      • Senior mid term grade reports
      • International Students
        • Secondary School Report
        • New Topic!
    • Financial Aid and Scholarships
      • A New Kind of Aid: Risk Capital?
      • Free Tuition Plan in TN
      • What's My Obligation?
      • A Most Grotesque Debt
      • Merit Scholarships
      • Divorced parents/ new spouses
      • Section 529 Plans: The Risks
      • Midyear Tuition Increases
      • Serve-Study vs. Work-Study: College Rankings
      • Corporate Sponsorship of National Merit Scholarships
      • Section 529 Plans for College Funding
      • Pell Grants
      • Changes in College Savings - 2002
      • Husband just lost job - how does it affect college plans?
      • Is All Fair in Love and Financial Aid?
      • FAFSA
      • Justifying Aid Policies
      • Aid for international students
      • Should I Bother Sending FAFSA etc?
      • Outside Scholarships
      • How much debt is too much debt? - continued
      • Cutting Tuition Prices
      • Looking for Some Support
      • How much debt is too much debt???
      • New Debt Information
      • College Costs - New College Board Study
      • USA Today Financial Aid Articles
      • 28 School Deal
      • EFC - Expected Family Contribution
      • Are Loans Real Financial Aid?
      • CSS Profile
      • College-Specific Aid Applications
      • Emancipation & In-state tuition
      • Early Decison and Financial Aid
      • Prepaid Tuition Plans
    • College Discussions - Individual Schools
      • Top 25 liberal arts
      • Most Overrated Colleges
      • Ivy League
        • Brown University
          • Happy school or happy students?
          • No Curriculum?
          • Brown is my First Choice, Help me out...
          • Student Safety at Brown
          • Brown's switch to ED
          • Engineering at Brown
        • Columbia University
        • Cornell University
          • Cornell University
          • Cornell University Campus
          • Cornell ED
          • Class rank for Cornell
        • Dartmouth College
          • Conservative or Liberal
        • Harvard University
          • Hasty Pudding Theft
          • Loans vs. Grants
          • Are the Ivies Liberal?
          • Harvard President Summers & New Tenure Approach
          • Harvard Interview
          • Harvard Chances? Help
          • Grade Inflation at Harvard
          • Secondary School Report?
        • Princeton University
          • Eating Clubs
          • Princeton Area
        • University of Pennsylvania
          • Philly - urban threat?
          • Early decision
        • Yale University
          • Secret Societies?
          • New Haven & Yale Campus
          • What kind of credentials?
      • US News Top 25
        • California Institute of Technology
          • Fallout from being "#1."
        • Carnegie Mellon University
          • Admission Chances???
          • Carnegie Mellon campus
          • Geeky?
        • Duke University
          • Valedictorian Bias at Duke?
        • Emory University
        • Georgetown University
        • Johns Hopkins University
        • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
          • Statistics
        • Northwestern University
          • What Don't People Like at NU?
        • Rice University
          • Application
        • Stanford University
          • ED/EA
        • University of California - Berkeley
          • Berkeley Getting Patriotic?
        • University of California - Los Angeles
        • University of Chicago
          • Application
        • University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
        • University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
          • How much merit money could I receive??
        • University of Notre Dame
          • Bob Davey
          • ND Admissions
          • Non-Catholic?
        • University of Virginia
        • Vanderbilt University
        • Washington University (St. Louis)
          • WUSTL marketing
      • Alphabetic List of Colleges
        • New College, Sarasota Florida
        • St. John's College, Maryland
        • Hampshire College
        • Juniata College
        • Sarah Lawrence College
        • University of Florida
        • Indiana University - Bloomington
        • Albion College
        • Hope College
        • Union College
        • Pomona
        • Oklahoma State University
        • Shimer College
        • Grinnell College
        • Pepperdine
        • Kalamazoo College
        • DePauw University
        • C
        • F
          • Florida State University
          • Fordham University
          • University of Florida
    • College Life
      • Max Bickford
      • Is Plagiarism a Problem?
      • College Newspapers
      • Unreasonable demands on athletes
      • Helpful resource - New York Times College
      • Academics vs. Athletics
      • Party School vs. Academics
      • Terrorism backlash on campus
      • Greek Life
      • What do college girls look for in guys?
      • College Discount Card
      • Party Schools vs. Introverts
    • SAT/ACT Tests and Test Preparation
      • Retaking SAT I -- good idea with this score?
      • SAT II questions?
      • Which is better score?
      • SAT II Score Choice Ending?
      • SATs and the application process
      • Questions from Canada
      • ACT vs. SAT - I don't think it's quite accurate
      • Online SAT Prep -- does it work?
      • Actually a PSAT question
      • AP Study Guides
      • Did he completely screw up?
      • Whats more important, SAT I or SATII?
      • SAT I vs. ACT
      • SAT I in January
      • Should I limit amount of times I take the SAT?
      • SAT Verbal
      • SAT II's or ACT?
        • Duke Question
    • Home Schooling
      • HS but want to go to college
      • What are homeschoolers doing during the spring semesters?
      • Guidance Counselors for Home Schoolers
      • Recommendation Letters
      • How can home schooling work?
      • Homeschooling and socialization
      • Unschooling: What is it?
      • Homeschooling and College Prep
      • Religion and Home Schooling
      • Hi, and Welcome to the Homeschool Section!
      • Homeschooling for College
      • Language Arts Correspondence Courses
      • Islamic Home Schooling
      • Homeschoolers fitting in
      • Class periods and terms
      • Things to Consider about Homeschooling
      • Homeschooling Disabled Students
      • Dealing with the terrorist attack
  • College Discussion - Getting Started
  • Formatting your posts
  • College Discussion Troubleshooting
• College Counseling from College Confidential.com
  • College Counseling - Stats Eval Samples
    • College Counseling - Stats Eval
  • College Counseling - Who Needs It?
  • College Admissions: How we Help
  • College Counseling
    • Dave Berry - Extended Bio
  • College Counseling Testimonials
  • More College Counseling Testimonials
  • One More College Counseling Testimonial
• College Life
  • College Life: Will my writing be a problem in college?
  • College Life: What's the best way to choose a major?
    • College Search: How can I select the right college?
  • Packing for College
  • College Life: First Year
  • College computers - how to info
  • College Computers: Desktop vs. Notebook
  • College Computers - things not to leave at home
  • College Computers: Printers
  • College Life: Do colleges pay attention to roommate preferences?
    • College Admissions: Are there any good books about college applications?
    • College Admissions: Can I do anything over Christmas break to help my college process?
  • College Life Book: Preppy Handbook
• Guidance Counselors
  • College Discussion Forums
    • College Search and Selection
      • Berkeley?
      • OHIO STATE, ARIZONA STATE, OR TENNESSEE?
      • New College of Florida, FSU, or University of Florida??
      • Visiting a Reach College
      • College Summer Programs
      • Cornell University
      • National Honors Society
      • National Teacher Certification at the Higher Education level.
      • US News Ratings
      • A Coming Surge In Elite College Admissions?
      • Finding a good CS program
      • College Fairs
      • SAT I (800 verbal, 710 math)...suggestions anyone?
      • Union College vs. Hamilton College
      • Drexel university
      • Can Early Defer=Regular Admittance?
        • Columbia University
        • Sad to be deferred from my dream school
      • Happy Holidays
      • Effects of September 11 on College Decisions
      • Women's Colleges
      • College Visits
      • Online applications
      • Small vs. Big Colleges
      • NYU?
      • Suggestions for a liberal arts college
      • Challenging environment, no need for partying...
        • Is Johns Hopkins Too Competitive?
      • Pepperdine
        • Pepperdine
      • Latecomer for Fall Semester!
      • 2002 US News Rankings
      • Doing two different ECs (one a varsity sport) in college
      • Great Scores & ECs vs. So-So Transcript
      • Compare Penn State, U Delaware & U Maryland, SUNY Binghamton
      • To Board Administrators: Let users add to the Individual College Topic
        • Grinnell College
        • Kalamazoo College
        • DePauw University
      • USMA?
    • College Admissions
      • Chances on Selective California Schools
      • Declaration of Intent and still applying
      • Application Supplements
      • Speaking of AP Courses and Elite Admissions...
      • Campus Housing Rules vs Dog Owning Students
      • Isolated Crisis-Calculus Grade
      • Athletes and Admissions
      • Midwest Syndrome
      • AOL glitch blocks Harvard admissions e-mails
      • How much can Intel Semifinalist Help in Harvard Undeferral?
      • "No-Wait" College Admissions
      • Creative Application Ideas
      • How important are athletics?
      • Weighting High School Grades
      • High School Records
      • Any chance at all at getting into Stanford? if not, Berkeley?
      • Applying to College Circa 2025
      • Weighted GPA at UC Berkeley, &c.
      • Kinda confused
      • which colleges should i look at
      • College Admissions-Related Books
      • High School Counselors
      • Leaving out information on an admissions form
      • Transferring to UC Berkeley from a community college
      • What in the world would be a great career for me?
      • What kind of schooling for a vet tech?
      • Rejection (not deferral) ED
      • International Baccalaureate diploma
      • Princeton - Deferred and I still want to go
      • Admission Prospects
      • Rankings and Unrankings: What would colleges do with this?
      • Poor Progress Report Grades: any effect?
      • Deferrals and Waitlists
      • Underachiever confused about his own college choices, help?
      • Journalism/Mass Comunications/Political Science
      • Making up courses
      • What (if anything) did we do wrong? ADD Kid High Scores/Mod. GPA
      • Affirmative Action
      • Berkeley
      • Unique question about AP class
      • We need Student Writers!
      • Safety school
      • What to wear to campus interview
      • Essay Editing By Harvard Graduates
      • I want to Transfer to Berkeley
      • Mr Barry! Please Answer! How important (or not) are optional essays/materials?
      • Letters of reference- how many ?
      • ED/EA - Early Decision and Early Action
      • UC Trasnfer
      • Thank you letter after campus interview
      • Transfer to Berkeley?
      • Photo?
      • Electronic applications
      • Application Essays
      • Marketing Your Hooks
      • Class Rankings - No Rankings
      • Affirmative action for native americans
      • Career Paths
      • SAT II
      • U.S. News rankings
      • Senior mid term grade reports
      • International Students
        • Secondary School Report
        • New Topic!
    • Financial Aid and Scholarships
      • A New Kind of Aid: Risk Capital?
      • Free Tuition Plan in TN
      • What's My Obligation?
      • A Most Grotesque Debt
      • Merit Scholarships
      • Divorced parents/ new spouses
      • Section 529 Plans: The Risks
      • Midyear Tuition Increases
      • Serve-Study vs. Work-Study: College Rankings
      • Corporate Sponsorship of National Merit Scholarships
      • Section 529 Plans for College Funding
      • Pell Grants
      • Changes in College Savings - 2002
      • Husband just lost job - how does it affect college plans?
      • Is All Fair in Love and Financial Aid?
      • FAFSA
      • Justifying Aid Policies
      • Aid for international students
      • Should I Bother Sending FAFSA etc?
      • Outside Scholarships
      • How much debt is too much debt? - continued
      • Cutting Tuition Prices
      • Looking for Some Support
      • How much debt is too much debt???
      • New Debt Information
      • College Costs - New College Board Study
      • USA Today Financial Aid Articles
      • 28 School Deal
      • EFC - Expected Family Contribution
      • Are Loans Real Financial Aid?
      • CSS Profile
      • College-Specific Aid Applications
      • Emancipation & In-state tuition
      • Early Decison and Financial Aid
      • Prepaid Tuition Plans
    • College Discussions - Individual Schools
      • Top 25 liberal arts
      • Most Overrated Colleges
      • Ivy League
        • Brown University
          • Happy school or happy students?
          • No Curriculum?
          • Brown is my First Choice, Help me out...
          • Student Safety at Brown
          • Brown's switch to ED
          • Engineering at Brown
        • Columbia University
        • Cornell University
          • Cornell University
          • Cornell University Campus
          • Cornell ED
          • Class rank for Cornell
        • Dartmouth College
          • Conservative or Liberal
        • Harvard University
          • Hasty Pudding Theft
          • Loans vs. Grants
          • Are the Ivies Liberal?
          • Harvard President Summers & New Tenure Approach
          • Harvard Interview
          • Harvard Chances? Help
          • Grade Inflation at Harvard
          • Secondary School Report?
        • Princeton University
          • Eating Clubs
          • Princeton Area
        • University of Pennsylvania
          • Philly - urban threat?
          • Early decision
        • Yale University
          • Secret Societies?
          • New Haven & Yale Campus
          • What kind of credentials?
      • US News Top 25
        • California Institute of Technology
          • Fallout from being "#1."
        • Carnegie Mellon University
          • Admission Chances???
          • Carnegie Mellon campus
          • Geeky?
        • Duke University
          • Valedictorian Bias at Duke?
        • Emory University
        • Georgetown University
        • Johns Hopkins University
        • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
          • Statistics
        • Northwestern University
          • What Don't People Like at NU?
        • Rice University
          • Application
        • Stanford University
          • ED/EA
        • University of California - Berkeley
          • Berkeley Getting Patriotic?
        • University of California - Los Angeles
        • University of Chicago
          • Application
        • University of Michigan - Ann Arbor