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When going through your college choices, one of the things you should decide is if you prefer to live in a small town or a big city (or somewhere in the middle). There are pros and cons to each. If you’re considering large college towns, here are some things to keep in mind. Pro: Public …

Students choose their colleges based on just about every reason you can think about. Some may choose a college just so they can be near their best friend, others choose may choose a campus across the country so they can be as far away as possible from family. Well, neither of these are good reasons …

In preparing for your upcoming college visit, you’ve scheduled a campus tour, got the itinerary sorted out, requested to attend a class in session, reserved a hotel room for the family and obtained permission for an overnight stay in the college dorm. So far so good. These are the absolute basic things you should cover …

You’re getting ready to graduate high school and go off to college. That means you’ll be heading into a new and unfamiliar time in your life, full of uncertainty and upheaval. The best possible way to deal with the inevitable chaos of the college application process is to control what you can. As someone who …

Do you have a long list of potential colleges to attend? We highly recommend that you visit the campus! Whether you are trying to figure out which colleges you want to apply to, or are just trying to narrow down your college decision, campus visits may help you make your choice. Plus, making a more …

In today’s fast-paced world, it is no longer enough for students to build their social media profiles, but it is also important to showcase it on the right platforms. LinkedIn needs no introduction for being the best professional networking platform out there. But what is unknown is that LinkedIn can be used to extract information …

Going through different types of academic calendars from different colleges can be confusing. Some colleges talk in terms of semesters. Others talk in terms of trimesters and quarters, and still others in terms of 4-1-4. Here’s an explanation of what these various types of academic calendars mean. Semester Calendar In a semester system, the academic …

You know all the reasons why you should visit the campus and naturally, you would make plans to visit during the most convenient time. For most people, this would be during the summer break. Not only is a school out so you won’t be missing classes but summer is also the best time to travel. …

Simply put, the student-to-faculty ratio of a college is describing the number of students at a school compared to the number of teachers. Swarthmore College, for example, has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8:1, meaning that for every one teacher, there are eight students. But what beyond that? What else can a student-to-faculty ratio tell you …

Everybody dreams of studying at an Ivy League or top-ranked college. While there is undeniably a certain prestige associated with attending these highly-ranked colleges with brand-names, it may not necessarily be the right decision for you. When choosing a college to attend, it is more important to choose a college that is the right fit …