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Allen's College Admissions Blog April 2008 Archive

By Allen Grove, About.com Guide to College Admissions

At These Schools You'll Graduate Debt Free

Monday April 28, 2008
Thanks to the subprime lending mess, many students are finding it hard to secure loans to pay for college. And for those who do succeed in getting loans, the repayment ... Read More

Low Income? These Schools Will Cost Parents Nothing.

Saturday April 26, 2008
The title of a recent article in The New York Times was an eye catcher: "The (Yes) Low Cost of Higher Ed." The title is, of course, misleading. For ... Read More

Here's How Not to Get Into Yale

Tuesday April 22, 2008
As gaining admission to the Ivy League gets more and more difficult, many students go to extreme measures to beat the odds. Prospective students with the financial means may take ... Read More

Register for the June SAT or ACT

Thursday April 17, 2008
A lot of high school students don't think about the SAT and ACT until fall of senior year. However, high school juniors can increase their chances of admission by taking ... Read More

Another Tough Year Ahead for College Applicants

Sunday April 13, 2008
This year proved to be one of the toughest in history for students trying to get into the nation's competitive colleges and universities. The underlying reason is simple: there were ... Read More

Ivy Leage Admissions Data for Class of 2012

Thursday April 10, 2008
Over the past couple of weeks, colleges and universities have begun releasing admissions data for the class of 2012. With record numbers of applicants, acceptance rates at many schools ... Read More

I’ve Been Rejected. Can I Appeal?

Friday April 4, 2008
Recently the College Admissions Forum and my email inbox have had a lot of traffic from unhappy college applicants who have been rejected from some or all of the schools ... Read More

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