| It is highly recommended that early in
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| | their freshman acceptance percentage from
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| the college selection process, parents
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| | 7.5% to 4%. The words of former U.S.
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| and student(s) visit some schools to
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| | Representative Shirley Chisholm (D-NY)
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| determine if they'll be suitable. The
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| | come to mind here, "When morality comes
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| criteria that must be considered before
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| | up against profit, it is seldom that
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| any college is applied to include:
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| | profit loses."
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| - Average GPA, SAT I, class rank for
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| | Parents and student(s) should make the
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| acceptance
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| | official unofficial visit to potential
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| - The school should offer enough choices
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| | schools no later than the 10th grade.
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| in the event the student changes their
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| | Colleges are always impressed when a 9th
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| major
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| | or 10th grader pays a visit. By keeping
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| - Size, location, Greeks, religious
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| | in touch with officials you've met, in
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| affiliation
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| | essence, you will have added points to
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| - Percentage of freshmen that return for
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| | both your GPA and SAT I scores by
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| year two
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| | establishing a rapport. When the time
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| - Percentage of freshmen that graduate
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| | comes, administrators will be able to
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| in four years
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| | associate a face with your application.
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| - Percentage of financial need met
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| | This helps a merely qualified student
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| - Percentage of gift aid/self-help
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| | become a far more acceptable one.
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| awarded
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| | However, before packing your bags and
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| - On or off campus job opportunities
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| | filling up the SUV with gas, make a
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| - Meal plans and dietary situations met
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| | checklist that includes the following:
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| - Name recognition
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| | Confirm that everything you plan to visit
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| - Student/teacher ratio
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| | will be open and, ideally, that school is
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| - Average class size, semester or
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| | in session. Ask plenty of questions and
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| trimester
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| | be an attentive listener. Consider
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| - Percentage of professors who teach and
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| | bringing a video camera or tape recorder
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| percentage of teaching assistants
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| | for your notes no matter how good your
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| - 2 or 4-year college or university
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| | memory is. Find out who reads
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| - Co-ed dorms
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| | applications from your area and, if
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| - Freshman cars permitted
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| | possible, try to meet with a reader and
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| - Handicap accessibility
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| | be sure to keep in touch with them.
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| - Cost of the sheepskin
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| | Student athletes should meet with a coach
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| It is also recommended that you determine
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| | or two. Listen to the school radio
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| if the school uses a need-blind or
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| | station and get a copy of the campus
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| need-sensitive admissions policy.
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| | newspaper. If the student has Greek
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| Need-blind is a practice where the
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| | intentions, visit some frat or sorority
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| student is evaluated without any regard
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| | houses. Students should check out the
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| to family income or assets.
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| | dorm unannounced, introduce themselves to
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| Need-sensitive is a shameful policy used
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| | attending students and pick their brains.
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| by a host of elite schools such as Duke,
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| | Have a snack in the cafeteria. After all,
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| Emory and Stanford. These schools will
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| | their food is what the student will be
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| admit a less than qualified rich kid in
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| | eating for the next four years! Students
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| anticipation of a large contribution to
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| | who have decided upon their course of
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| their own endowment funds. In essence,
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| | study should make every effort to arrange
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| the wealthy family has bought an
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| | a meeting with the head of that
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| admission ticket to a school where their
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| | particular department and audit a class
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| student might never have otherwise been
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| | or two. This may require an overnight,
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| accepted!
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| | giving the student a greater opportunity
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| It's anyone's guess how many other
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| | to check out the dorm.
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| schools enrich their coffers in this
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| | These are some college selection websites
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| deceitful, unprincipled manner. Duke has
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| | I recommend:
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| even been brazenly open about this
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| | - For alternative criteria go to or call
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| policy, and I find it curious that
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| | 617-864-4810. They have a list of some
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| shortly after reaching their $2 billion
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| | 300 schools that apply non-traditional
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| fund raising goal in 2003, they reduced
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| | guidelines in the Admissions Process.
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