If college rankings matter to you then you will be interested in The Way Forward On College Rankings, remarks delivered to the Annapolis Group last June by Douglas C. Bennett, President of Earlham College. The story behind those rankings that can appear so authoritative is murky indeed.
See also College Disorder and the pernicious effects of ACD.
The truth is that there are so many amazing college programs out there. And they are looking for good high school students to fill them. Just ask Don Fried and Sara Morrone – our college counseling team – who just returned from the annual NACAC (National Association for College Counselling) conference in Austin, Texas.
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