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30/10/2015

Many of our students are expressing concern that their ACT scroes from the October sitting may not be available in time for Early Admission decisions. To deal with the problem of late ACT score reports, colleges are beginning to post policies. Here is a sample of the many different ways various institutions have approached the situation ...

Early last week, ACT contacted colleges to let them know that official score reports could be delayed for both the September and October test dates.

21/10/2015

Instead of spending their first couple of years dipping into a range of intellectual pools, the class of 2018 was much more likely to declare an academic major during freshman year than their counterparts before the recession, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of data from a dozen randomly chosen colleges nationwide, both large and small.

Worried about job prospects and debt, the class of 2018 was much more likely to declare a major during freshman year than their counterparts before the recession, according to a data analysis.

10/10/2015

Prestige isn't the most important part of the college experience. 

04/10/2015

Check out the top 10 universities for natural sciences, based on the QS World Rankings by Faculty 2015/16.

01/10/2015

These 10 colleges awarded merit aid to more than 40 percent of students in 2014-2015, U.S. News data show.

22/09/2015

Here are three key pieces of information to help your family through this journey of college applications ...
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The 2015-2016 Common Application will launch on August 1. Supporting a child in the college application process can be exciting and daunting at the same time.

21/09/2015

The 430,000 sq ft Engineering Education and Research Center (EERC) at the University of Texas, Austin ... Wow is the word!

The Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin offers nationally top ranked undergraduate and graduate degrees in aerospace, architectural, biomedical chemical, civil, computer, electrical, environmental, geosystems, mechanical, and petroleum engineering. With the nation's f…

18/09/2015

"The recently released rankings of the Times Higher Education for Asia paint a grim picture of Indian Higher Education. The rankings judge the performance of universities across their core missions of teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and international outlook."

The recently released rankings of the Times Higher Education for Asia paint a grim picture of Indian Higher Education. The country the size of India has managed

18/09/2015

Until now, little has been done to show one of the most tangible measurements of post-college success: earning power.

17/09/2015

Millennials, America's favorite generation to hate, have racked up a lot of problems since the last recession. They've tallied obscene amounts of student debt. Rents are soaring. They're short on cash to buy homes. And a fast-changing job market has them rethinking how to earn their pay.
As graduation season gets underway, Bloomberg asked economists what career advice they could offer to the newest pack of millennials joining the workforce. Here's what they had to say.

Get out there armed with the best advice economics has to offer

17/09/2015

The top Engineering and Computer Science colleges in the US...

Mike Nudelman/Business InsiderA degree from a top computer science or engineering school can land graduates jobs at elite companies like Google, Apple, Raytheon,