Spelman College for women and Morehouse College for men, historically black colleges nestled side by side in Atlanta, have long traditions of nurturing their students. A popular philosophy professor told the story of his experience as a young Man of Morehouse, when an alumnus took him for coffee and left him with a $20 bill. He has been paying it

Shenandoah University educates and inspires individuals to be critical, reflective thinkers; lifelong learners; and ethical, compassionate citizens who are committed to making responsible contributions within a community, a nation and the world Shenandoah University has about 4,000 students and a mission to educate individuals to be “critical, reflective thinkers; lifelong learners; and ethical, compassionate citizens who are committed to making

The ACT announced upcoming changes to its 2020 test, namely, that it will allow super-scoring and single-section retakes. What does that mean? As most high school students know from taking the SAT, if they sit for more than one administration of the test, some colleges will allow them to take the highest score from each section. The SAT has two

In the U.K., students pick a course of study, then pick the university. Because they go straight into their major, they earn a bachelor’s degree in three years. British students narrow down their subject choices in high school. When looking at U.K. school websites, realize that a “module” is what we refer to as a class, and a “programme” or

After completing a rigorous program in independent educational consulting at University of California, Irvine, Karen Hott has been granted associate membership in the Independent Educational Consultants Association. The organization’s mission is “to promote the highest quality independent educational consulting to students and families seeking skilled, ethical, academic or therapeutic guidance; to enhance professional development; and to foster career satisfaction among

Without Annoying Them As a former teacher of AP English Language and Composition at a large public high school, I was frequently asked to write college recommendations for students who had taken AP Lang with me as juniors. Students applying to the U.S. military academies had to have a recommendation from their junior-year English teacher, and many of our students

An ethos of service The really brief version: Stetson University is a small liberal arts and sciences school between Orlando and Daytona Beach, Florida. The most striking thing about it to me is its public service ethos, which comes across in the school’s literature and in Fiske, but which I found to be even more pronounced when I visited, possibly

Pros: Because small colleges usually have few or even no graduate programs, the focus is squarely on the undergraduates. Teachers are more student-oriented than research-oriented, and classes are taught by professors, not TAs. Class sizes will be smaller, even in the basic core courses, so if you dread huge lecture halls and like discussion-based classes, a smaller college might be for

The pros and cons of taking a year off between high school and college, a.k.a. “taking a gap year” Pros: If done intentionally and with clear purpose, taking a gap year can be a year of growth and fulfillment. You can take a break from the study-test-repeat cycle of school and experience a different kind of education: traveling and learning about

Frederick, Maryland Students who go to Hood College, with 1,100 undergraduates and 1,000 graduates, get the personal touch that only a small school can give. Admissions counselor Ryan DiGirolamo, a former newspaper student of mine, found his place in Frederick, first as a Hood Blazer, and later in admissions. This small liberal arts and sciences college is test optional; in