By Stefanie Botelho. FOBESII builds on longstanding cooperation among our governments, the private sector and academic institutions, including in such areas as the Fulbright-Garcia Robles program, EducationUSA educational advising services and language instruction. It complements President Obama’s 100,000 Strong in the Americas initiative, which seeks to increase student mobility between the United States and the countries of the Western Hemisphere, including Mexico. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. Donnaldo Escobedo knows that the key to his future lies in college and that the key to college lies in obtaining financial aid. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. Rapid Insight Inc., the leading provider of easy to use predictive analytic and data blending software, announced the rollout of its predictive modeling educational video series. The free series was designed to walk an individual through the key elements of predictive modeling and to provide insights and strategies for successful implementation of a predictive modeling project. More...
By . The policies of American universities often encourage extreme test-preparation strategies and distort the high school experience of many Chinese applicants.
I talk to more Chinese high school students than anyone else in the world.
At least I think I do: I operate — along with my wife — a company in China that interviews students on behalf of selective U.S. colleges and boarding schools. More...
By Zach Wener-Fligner. Many of the students now applying to US colleges and universities have almost no idea what it will really cost to go there, should they be accepted.
Save the jokes about these kids needing to do their homework. This is not the fault of prospective students—or their families. More...
By . Plus, it will help "improve your critical understanding of the photographic self portrait"
Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to improve your selfie game? Hopefully not! But if it is, you should consider heading to the U.K. to take a new course dedicated solely to the art of the selfie. More...
By Caroline Duda. At some schools, getting into college is about more than just high school GPA and test scores. As admissions committees focus on reviewing applications for next year's college class, high school juniors across the nation are beginning to prepare for their own admissions cycle. If this describes you, you likely already realize how difficult it can be to concurrently complete your course work, gather application information and track annual changes to items like the Common Application. More...
By Tyler Kingkade. Barnard College, the women's liberal arts school affiliated with Columbia University, is under federal investigation for how it handles sexual violence, the U.S. Department of Education confirmed Wednesday. More...
By Brian C. Mitchell. Some develop organically, whether in service of an academic program, to meet a perceived need, or at their best, to fulfill an institution's strategic plan. They are part of the business of evolution, matching and balancing people, programs and facilities to available resources and aspirations. In these cases, colleges and universities differ little from other growing enterprises offering a quality product in a competitive marketplace. More...
By Tyler Kingkade. Students now pay more of the cost of attending public universities than state governments, according to a recent Government Accountability Office report, and the federal agency says it's making college unaffordable. More...
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