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Did you know that all 4-year colleges and universities in the United States accept the ACT?

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Options for College| Leave a comment

The ACT, first administered in 1959, is a standardized test for high school achievement and college admissions and was created as a competitor to the more widely-known SAT.   Many believe the ACT to be the more straightforward examination, as it seeks to measure high school students’ general educational development and their capability to complete college-level work.  The ACT covers four basic skill areas – English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science.  The test also has an optional Writing component.  In recent years, the ACT has dramatically increased its number of test-takers.  In fact, in 2011, the ACT surpassed the SAT as 1,666,017 students took the ACT and 1,664,479 students took the SAT.

To learn more about the ACT, visit http://bit.ly/actinfo .

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Did you know that the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy recently launched the Center on Policy Entrepreneurship?

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Options for College| Leave a comment

The new Center on Policy Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago will focus on “the politics of the policy making process.”  What does this mean?  Professor Ethan Bueno de Mesquita, the academic director of the Center, explains that it is important for students to learn how political realities impact policy ideas in order to change public policy effectively.  The program will boast a guest speaker series, a visiting fellows program and the funding of full-time summer internships in policy making environments.  University of Chicago alumni include community organizer Saul Alinsky, Pulitzer Prize winner Katharine Graham, and Nobel Prize winner Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.

For more information about the Center on Policy Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago, visit http://bit.ly/UChicago_Center_on_Policy_Entrepreneurship.

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Did you know that the Rhode Island School of Design is creating an endowment supporting visiting scholars in the painting department?

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Options for College| Leave a comment

The very pleased parents of a recent graduate funded this endowment through a generous gift, the largest gift from an international donor in the school’s 136 year history. In addition to funding visiting painting scholars, the Rhode Island School of Design, known affectionately as RISD (pronounced “RIZ-dee”), will also use the endowment to promote Indian art and culture amongst students. RISD alumni include fashion designer Nicole Miller, producer and animator Seth MacFarlane and artist Kara Walker.

For more information about RISD’s new painting endowment, visit http://bit.ly/RISD_painting_gift
To learn more about the Rhode Island School of Design, visit http://bit.ly/RISD_homepage

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Did you know that Harvard University has graduated a total of 8 U.S. presidents, more than any other university?

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Options for College| Leave a comment

Harvard proudly boasts the following presidential alumni – John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Rutherford B. Hayes, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama.

Interested in the details of presidential times on the quad?  Visit http://bit.ly/prezalums to learn more!

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Did you know that Muhlenberg College is home to one of the most advanced theatre and dance facilities at a liberal arts college, offering its students access to two proscenium stages, two fully equipped studio theatres, six dance and acting studios, video editing and pilates studios, a new rehearsal house, and production facilities that include costume and scene shops, state-of –the-art lighting and computer design equipment?

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Options for College| Leave a comment

Students who are serious about theatre and dance from across the country travel to the small town of Allentown, Pennsylvania to attend Muhlenberg College.  Their student organized, run, and performed productions are top quality, with such notable alumni as Michael Biren (Billy Elliot) and George Psomas (South Pacific), to name a few.

To learn more about what Muhlenberg’s theatre and dance programs, visit http://bit.ly/muhlenbergheatredance.

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Did you know that MIT can proudly claim alumni who engineered the following world-altering inventions – the world wide web, Doppler radar, GPS, the fax machine, and even Campbell’s Soup?

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Options for College| Leave a comment

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is certainly no stranger to innovation.  It is one of the top research universities in the country.  The theme of creation pervades much of MIT life – the sports teams are affectionately called the “Engineers” – and the federal government itself, to date, has been the largest source of sponsored research at the school.

To learn more about The Engineers and, well, their engineering, visit http://bit.ly/mitinventions.

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Did you know that, with more than 50 colleges and universities within 50 square miles, Boston is the metropolitan area with the most accredited higher education institutions?

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Options for College| Leave a comment

If you are looking for a great location to make a short college trip that will afford you the opportunity to visit several colleges and universities of varying sizes and feels, look no further than Boston, Massachusetts. Easily accessible by car, plane, train, and bus, you can plan a fruitful weekend college visit to the region.

For more information on Boston and its collegiate offerings, visit http://bit.ly/bostoncolluniv

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Did you know that, across all disciplines, Reed College produces more doctoral degree candidates that Harvard, MIT, or Princeton?

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Options for College| Leave a comment

Reed College, located in Portland, Oregon, has a longstanding tradition of academic excellence.  The lesser known of its rigorous peers, often attributed to its refusal to participate in college rankings, Reed provides Ivy-quality education without the pomp and circumstance.  It is also the only private undergraduate college in the country to have its own nuclear reactor.

To read more about what makes Reed uniquely competitive, visit http://bit.ly/reedphd.

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Did you know that Cornell University’s School of Hospitality Management is the first collegiate program of its kind, utilizing on-site experience for its students at The Statler Hotel, a student-run full-service hotel located in the heart of campus?

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Options for College| Leave a comment

The School of Hospitality Management, open since 1922, is one of the top schools in the country in its field.  Several of is alumni, many of whom return to campus regularly for various events and lectures, have gone on to make significant strides in the industry – among them the founders of Burger King, Alamo Rent-a-Car, and Dunkin Donuts, to name a few.

To learn more about The Hospitality Management School, or The Statler, visit http://bit.ly/cornellhospmanag.

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Did you know that some colleges have early entrance programs?

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Options for College| Leave a comment

Typically, these programs allow mature and academically advanced students to enter college after their junior year of high school.  For a list of reputable programs and resources for thinking about this option, check out this link: http://bit.ly/EarlyCollege

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