Michelle Kretzschmar 
Sometime ago I did a series of posts comparing college search websites. I tried to complete a search for colleges with specific characteristics and evaluated how easy it was to do in eight different websites. I think it’s time to once again compare college search websites but use a different approach. This time I’m going to organize the posts by search feature rather than website
It’s easy to spend a lot of money on books and services to help with the college admissions process. The problem is that families often don’t know enough to know which questions to ask to find the best resources for them. Fortunately, there are a variety of free college guides available that can serve as a place to begin the search.
There’s a widely held belief that the harder it is to get into a college, the better the college must be. After all Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, and Yale all have acceptance rates of less than ten percent and look how good they are. Or are they good because they have acceptance rates of less than ten percent?
Since last April I’ve been creating lists of 50-50 schools by various topics. There have been 31 topics generating 58 tables. The idea behind the lists is provide people with different ways of learning about schools they may have never heard of before with a minimum set of standards.
There’s a lot of information out there and not enough time to figure out what to read, much less actually read it. So I thought I would suggest a few articles that are worth reading. Some are more “big picture” or “policy” type articles that hopefully you won’t run into playing college sports, but you never know. Others are more along the lines of practical advice recruits and their families need to know.
It used to be that big time college football programs were justified because they supported the rest of the school’s athletic programs.? However, according to the Wall Street Journal, in 2011 only 19% of the 120 teams in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivsion reported a profit. And given the increasing concerns of concussions and player health, why have the number of four-year college programs increased by 24 from 2003 to 2011?
ShareTweetFlipEmailPin0 SharesCollege of Saint Elizabeth-Private Morristown, New Jersey 1,687 (1,079 undergraduates) DIY CR Ref: Does College Size Matter? 2012, 2013 50-50 Facts College Navigator 2012-13 Accepted: 53% 4 Year Graduation Rate: 50% 5 Year Graduation Rate: 55% DIY CR Ref: What’s Wrong with Looking at Graduation Rates? Finances 2012-13 Total Expenses: $45,539 Average Net Price … Read more
Kearney, Nebraska
6,788 (5,056 undergraduates)
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ShareTweetFlipEmailPin0 SharesEmory & Henry College-Private Emory, Virginia 945 (910 undergraduates) DIY CR Ref: Does College Size Matter? 2013 50-50 Facts College Navigator 2012-13 Accepted: 72% 4 Year Graduation Rate: 52% 5 Year Graduation Rate: 59% DIY CR Ref: What’s Wrong with Looking at Graduation Rates? Finances 2012-13 Total Expenses: $41,344 Average Net Price 11-12: $19,389 … Read more