http://collegeapps.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com College Admissions: U.S. GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-07-15T23:57:46Z Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:57:46 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://collegeapps.about.com/b/2008/07/18/spotlight-on-scripps-college.htm For the first (but not last) time, the spotlight turns to one of the country's excellent women's colleges. Scripps College fosters a cooperative but rigorous learning environment for its... http://collegeapps.about.com/b/2008/07/18/spotlight-on-scripps-college.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:04:24 +0000 2008-07-18T11:04:24Z http://collegeapps.about.com/b/2008/07/15/eating-eyeballs-a-quirky-admission-essay.htm It's a misconception among many college applicants that they need to have discovered a new superconductor or lost a family member to cancer in order to have a topic worthy... http://collegeapps.about.com/b/2008/07/15/eating-eyeballs-a-quirky-admission-essay.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:57:46 +0000 2008-07-15T23:57:46Z http://collegeapps.about.com/b/2008/07/11/spotlight-on-st-olaf-college.htm For this week's college spotlight, we turn to the northern town of Northfield, Minnesota, home of St. Olaf College. Northfield is probably best known for its other college --... http://collegeapps.about.com/b/2008/07/11/spotlight-on-st-olaf-college.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:34:27 +0000 2008-07-11T15:34:27Z http://collegeapps.about.com/b/2008/07/08/should-students-state-their-race-on-college-applications.htm Whether you approve or not, race is often a factor in the college admissions process. Many colleges believe that undergraduate education is more rewarding and valuable when the student body... http://collegeapps.about.com/b/2008/07/08/should-students-state-their-race-on-college-applications.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:35:42 +0000 2008-07-08T22:35:42Z http://collegeapps.about.com/b/2008/07/04/spotlight-on-sarah-lawrence-college.htm For the past couple of weeks I've focused on great public universities in the south. Today I'm heading back north to look at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York.... http://collegeapps.about.com/b/2008/07/04/spotlight-on-sarah-lawrence-college.htm Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:10:02 +0000 2008-07-04T00:10:02Z http://collegeapps.about.com/b/2008/07/01/the-power-of-a-gap-year.htm A couple months ago I wrote about the option of a gap year, a year between high school and college spent gaining experience and developing skills. Recently Lauren Clark described... http://collegeapps.about.com/b/2008/07/01/the-power-of-a-gap-year.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:42:36 +0000 2008-07-01T08:42:36Z http://collegeapps.about.com/b/2008/06/27/spotlight-on-the-university-of-georgia-honors-program.htm This week's featured college isn't really a college, but the Honors Program at the University of Georgia. The idea behind the honors program is simple -- take highly motivated students... http://collegeapps.about.com/b/2008/06/27/spotlight-on-the-university-of-georgia-honors-program.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:39:49 +0000 2008-06-27T11:39:49Z http://collegeapps.about.com/b/2008/06/25/new-sat-score-reporting-policy.htm Beginning in the winter of 2009, you'll be able to choose which SAT scores get sent to colleges. In many ways, this doesn't change the college admissions process because most... http://collegeapps.about.com/b/2008/06/25/new-sat-score-reporting-policy.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:55:47 +0000 2008-06-25T08:55:47Z http://collegeapps.about.com/b/2008/06/20/spotlight-on-the-university-of-montevallo.htm State universities don't always have 40,000 students, NCAA Division I football teams and classrooms where you need binoculars to see the professor. Today's spotlight shines on the University of Montevallo,... http://collegeapps.about.com/b/2008/06/20/spotlight-on-the-university-of-montevallo.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:14:53 +0000 2008-06-20T12:14:53Z http://collegeapps.about.com/b/2008/06/18/is-the-sat-a-valid-exam.htm On Tuesday, June 17th, the College Board released the first validity studies of the redesigned SAT exam. One study looks at the overall ability of the exam to predict student... http://collegeapps.about.com/b/2008/06/18/is-the-sat-a-valid-exam.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:41:55 +0000 2008-06-18T10:41:55Z