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Did you know that The Island School on Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas is for current, highly motivated high school students who would like to experience an alternative curriculum for a semester or summer?

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Options for College| Leave a comment

The Island School offers a full high school curriculum, and the credits transfer to your current high school when you return. English, math, environmental art, history, applied scientific research, human ecology, and marine ecology are offered. SCUBA diving, island exploration, and two kayaking expeditions complement daily morning exercise and campus work that encourages each student to develop leadership and teamwork skills. This program is an especially good fit for students interested in marine biology and environmental science. Read more: http://bit.ly/theislandschool

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Did you know that you can search for specific schools that are still accepting applications for fall 2012 (incoming class of 2016)?

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Options for College| Leave a comment

You can search through the website of the National Association for
College Admission Counseling (NACAC ) to see what colleges still have space available in their incoming class, and are looking to fill those spaces. You can search by state/country, or simplyscroll through the list. Then click on “Contact Info” for more information fromthe college or university, as well as application instructions. The list has been updated after last week’s May 1 National Candidate Reply date.

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Did you know that May 1 is the National Candidate Reply Date?

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Options for College| Leave a comment

This means that the large majority of colleges of universities in the nation expect you, the student, to submit an enrollment form and tuition deposit by May 1, indicating your intention to matriculate at their school in the fall. Even if you are waitlisted at your first choice college, you need to submit the enrollment form and tuition deposit to hold your spot at your second choice. Waitlist decisions can arrive through July, so do not wait on that decision to submit your deposit and hold your place at another school.

To read more about the National Candidate Reply Date, follow this link: http://bit.ly/may1deadline

OFC Founder and President Keith Berman just returned from presenting at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology as part of the Pathways to College series presented by Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth.

While in Hong Kong, Keith Berman brought his expert advice to the radio. The “Money for Nothing” program on RTHK’s Radio 3 hosted Keith and a fellow CTY presenter for a discussion entitled What does it take to get into an Ivy League university? Click here to listen to the podcast: http://bit.ly/IlP06U

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Did you know that Cornell College (the one in Iowa) has a unique One-Course-At-A-Time or OCAAT scheduling system for students who prefer to concentrate on one subject at a time?

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Options for College| Leave a comment

Instead of juggling 4 or 5 subjects, Cornell enables students to take nine courses throughout the year that meet for three-and-a-half weeks each, usually twice a day. As one student stated, “[OCAAT] allows students to focus and also be more intense.” For more information on academics at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, IA, visit http://bit.ly/CornellCollegeblockplan.

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Did you know that Boston College has a Presidential Scholars Program (PSP) that awards full, merit-based tuition?

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Options for College| Leave a comment

To apply to be a Presidential Scholar at Boston College, a leading Catholic university, you simply have to apply Early Action. There is no separate Presidential Scholar application. The program is invitation-only with an additional interview process. If selected, you receive full, merit-based tuition including stipends for summer programs and study abroadopportunities.

Visit the program website for more information and frequently asked questions.

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Did you know that admissions offices are on the lookout for signs of “senioritis”?

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Options for College| Leave a comment

Getting accepted by your top choice is “no excuse to slack off”. At the University of Pennsylvania, the admissions office sends warning letters to newly accepted students whose grades have dropped in their final semester of high school. In extreme cases, they may even take further action like recommending a gap year. Read this article to learn about the practice from the admissions office’s point of view.

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Did you know that Colleges that Change Lives is touring the country with representatives from over 40 colleges?

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Options for College| Leave a comment

The event makes its first United States stop in New York City, at the New York Penn Hotel on May 21 and 22. (You need only plan to attend one night’s session.) The evenings include a 30-minute panel presentation and an open college fair where guests will be able to speak directly with admissions representatives. For more information and upcoming locations go here: http://www.ctcl.org/events/programs

If a college you’re interested in will be represented at the event, call the admissions office. They might be able to tell you who will be representing the school so that you can introduce yourself.

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Did you know that the SHEAR/Mellon Undergraduate Fellowship Program annually awards ten highly competitive fellowships to rising seniors?

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Options for College| Leave a comment

The SHEAR/Mellon Undergraduate Fellowship Program, founded in 2005, is dedicated to providing talented, motivated undergraduate scholars the opportunity to pursue original primary source research in some of the finest archival collections relevant to early American history.

Undergraduate fellows receive stipends for travel, housing and other living expenses for the duration of the seminar in Philadelphia as they complete two weeks of intensive seminar sessions in historiography and critique and individual archival research.

Students are welcomed into the community of historians at the McNeil Center for Early American Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and mentored by outstanding teacher-scholars dedicated to assisting undergraduate fellows achieve their scholarly potential.

Free Event on February 2, 2012!

Meet Prezi and Coursekit is a free, roughly 60 minute presentation with Q&A on two free, robust educational technologies, Prezi and Coursekit. Prezi is a presentation tool and Coursekit is a learning management tool — both allow for public viewing and are ways to show your work to students, classrooms, and even the world. Brought to you free of charge by Entoview: technology by educators for educators.

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Did you know that Tulane was a started as a public university until Paul Tulane donated more than one million dollars in land, cash and securities?

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Options for College| Leave a comment

Tulane was founded 1834 as the Medical College of Louisiana, becoming part of the newly established public institution, the University of Louisiana, in 1847.

In 1884, Tulane emerged as a private university when the public University of Louisiana was reorganized and named in honor of benefactor Paul Tulane.

Today, Tulane is one of the most highly regarded and selective independent research universities in the United States.

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Did you know that in addition to grading students on their academic work, teachers evaluate students on fifteen different types of qualities?

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Options for College| Leave a comment

These evaluations are intended to give a fuller picture of the student and include assessment of qualities like integrity, concern for others, disciplined work habits, motivation, and intellectual promise.

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