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Second-Tier Colleges Becoming Far More Selective
in The Universities Weblog, on May 17, 2007
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(Source: Lehigh University)
Call it the trickle-down theory. Because the Ivies and other top schools (e.g., Duke, Stanford, Amherst, Williams) have become almost impossible to crack, throngs of s...
Women of the Ivies
in The Universities Weblog, on May 7, 2007
...vy League school. When Drew faust takes over as Harvard's president in July, half of the Ivies will be headed by women.
Those women, along with Rodin, met recently at Harvard to compare no...
Early Decision Persists
in The Universities Weblog, on January 16, 2007
... Harvard's lead and drop early decision admissions. Princeton did, however. But the rest of the Ivies and other elite schools maintain the practice. Why?
Well, consider this bit from the Philadel...
Early Decision Debate Rages On
in The Universities Weblog, on September 24, 2006
...rekindled debate about the merits and shortcomings of such programs. Observers are curious if other Ivies will follow suit. So far, none of the schools is willing to drop early decision and lose its i...
Admissions Anxiety Revisited...Again
in The Universities Weblog, on September 20, 2006
...ety . Yes, it's true. There are some students who harbor the I've-gotta-get-into-the-Ivies-or-I'll-just-die syndrome. They push themselves too far, physically and emotionally, and t...
Following Harvard's Lead, Princeton Drops Early Decision
in The Universities Weblog, on September 19, 2006
...n. As I reported last week , Harvard dropped its Early Action admissions option. I suggested other Ivies would follow suit.
Up first? Princeton, which just announced that it, too, will eliminate E...
Harvard Drops Early Admissions Option
in The Universities Weblog, on September 13, 2006
...rly action, Ivy brethren can follow suit and not lose even more ground.
So far, none of the other Ivies have responded in kind. Time will tell.
Here's how the New York Times reported the story...
Newsweek's "New Ivies"
in The Universities Weblog, on August 31, 2006
... a good education can be had elsewhere. Thanks for the tip. For the record, these are the "new Ivies," according to Newsweek:
Boston College , Bowdoin, Carnegie Mellon, Harvey Mudd an...
Ivy Alternatives
in The Universities Weblog, on August 28, 2006
...and take turns beating the same drum. Yes, we know American higher education includes more than the Ivies, Stanford, Duke, Amherst and Williams. Yes, we know good educations and bargains can be found ...
Who Needs Harvard?
in The Universities Weblog, on August 15, 2006
...over of Time magazine, and of course the article retold the same old story : Competition for the Ivies and such is fierce, and students can find a good education at many other schools. So stop stre...
Adults Returning to College Classrooms in Record Numbers
in The Universities Weblog, on April 21, 2006
...ow the consumer's focus has shifted to the quality of one's degree-hence the obsession with Ivies and such. And more people are pursuing graduate and professional degrees, hoping to gain some ...
Selective Admissions Hysteria
in The Universities Weblog, on April 12, 2006
...d could be discouraging some students and parents.
Nassirian wants students to know that "the Ivies are the exception, not the norm." One recent New York Times article, entitled "To La...
Do the Ivies Pay Off?
in The Universities Weblog, on April 3, 2006
...ed parents that their wisdom is rarely questioned.
If your kid is bright enough, you shoot for the Ivies, Stanford or MIT. If those are out of reach, you aim your child at other prestigious private i...
Harvard Ups the Ante on Financial Aid
in The Universities Weblog, on March 31, 2006
... The Ivies and other elite universities are engaged in a bidding war for low-income students. Or at least they're engaged in a war to see who can capture better headlines. Harvard just reveale...
Competitive Colleges Getting More Competitive
in The Universities Weblog, on February 15, 2006
... Getting into top colleges is difficult . It seems good students are clamoring for admission to the Ivies and other elite institutions. And it's getting more and more competitive. Go figure.
Anyw...
Got Soap? Yale Does!
in The Universities Weblog, on January 27, 2006
...dent government and head of its soap committee. "Soap is just a basic necessity. All the other Ivies provide soap." (Actually, Yale's endowment is now up to about $15.7 billion.)
This m...
Merit-Based Aid Attracts Students, Taxes Colleges
in The Universities Weblog, on January 10, 2006
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(Source: Allegheny College) The Ivies and potted ivies such as Amherst and Williams don't have to worry about filling their classes, and filling them with the best students. Neither do Stanfor...
Do Ivies Pay Off?
in The Universities Weblog, on December 12, 2005
(Source: Williams College) The debate, it seems, rages on. Scholars can't seem to figure out if attending an elite university pays off. Some claim it does, that going to an Ivy or Stanford or Amherst will afford greater dividends (read: you'll make more money). Others contend that...
Graduation Rates Remain a Concern
in The Universities Weblog, on November 16, 2005
...39;s the matter with these students? We gave them a chance to go to college.'" Kids at the Ivies joke that it's harder to get in than to get out. Yet for most other students, the opposite...
The Chosen: Admission and Exclusion at the Ivies' Big Three
in The Universities Weblog, on October 13, 2005
A new book on the history of admissions practices at Harvard, Yale and Princeton---commonly known as the "Big Three"---is getting a good bit of attention. You can find yet another review of The Chosen at Inside Higher Ed .
Here's an excerpt:
In broad outline, the story g...
Selecting an Ivy Class
in The Universities Weblog, on October 6, 2005
... those same intangibles are what account for his better career success. To assess the effect of the Ivies, it makes more sense to compare the student who got into a top school with the student who got...
Campus Reality Guides
in The Universities Weblog, on September 2, 2005
...;s best colleges? Visit College Prowler , where you can find guides---written by students---to the Ivies, the Big 10 and women's colleges, among other schools. They offer 200 such guides, each fo...
Ranking the Top Ten Universities: #6
in The Universities Weblog, on August 18, 2005
...;t misunderstand---admission is very competitive. Yet it's not as competitive as it is for some Ivies and Stanford. And the undergraduate Berkeley has never been comparable to the graduate Berkele...
Ranking the Top Ten Universities: #7
in The Universities Weblog, on August 15, 2005
...ut at other institutions. In other words, Chicago doesn't compete successfully with many of the Ivies and Stanford for the best undergrads. Not long ago, the university was admitting around half o...
Ranking the Top Ten Universities
in The Universities Weblog, on July 28, 2005
...ools of medicine, law and business, along with an undergraduate division that occasionally robs the Ivies of good students, push Duke into the top ten. A nice climate and a perennial powerhouse bask...
"The Scholar" Wraps Up
in The Universities Weblog, on July 19, 2005
...e people should hear. But unfortunately, "The Scholar" simply perpetuated the notion that Ivies are bastions for the rich. Too bad.
Instead, how about a reality show that guarantees the win...
Ten Kids Vie to Become "The Scholar"
in The Universities Weblog, on June 8, 2005
...odest means, financial aid will make their college dreams possible. Most of them are aiming for the Ivies, which are fairly generous with aid packages. Other colleges could perhaps offer substantial m...
College-Bound Students Urged to Aim Too Low
in The Universities Weblog, on May 31, 2005
...are. At the same time, they remain cautious because of the intense competition for admission to the Ivies and other selective colleges, and they don't want to encourage students with what they per...
NYU Boosts Aid to Compete with Ivies
in The Universities Weblog, on May 6, 2005
...hout loans, just as Princeton does.
No doubt, NYU is on a roll. But can it really compete with the Ivies for the best and brightest students? Probably not. It's currently ranked 32nd by U.S. New...
New Company Cleans Messy Dorms
in The Universities Weblog, on March 23, 2005
...endy shops and expensive restaurants? Everyone knows Harvard enrolls lots of rich kids, as do other Ivies and top schools. They also enroll lots of middle-class and poor students. Signs of socio-econo...
Yale Leads Ivies in Black Enrollments
in The Universities Weblog, on February 11, 2005
... to the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education , last fall's freshman class at Yale topped the Ivies in terms of black enrollments. Just under 10 percent were african -American, marking a ...
Major Companies Still See Green, But Less Ivy
in The Universities Weblog, on January 14, 2005
...menon. First, he says, it's a numbers game---state universities pump out more graduates than do Ivies, so the law of averages might favor the publics. Second, the Ivies attract rich kids who don&#...
Rhodes Less Traveled
in The Universities Weblog, on January 3, 2005
...leges---including publics and less-prestigious privates---are now producing winners. Of course, the Ivies still dominate, led by Harvard, which last year alone produced six, bringing the university...
Mixed News on Early Decision Programs
in The Universities Weblog, on December 21, 2004
...then states there's been no drop in early applicants to Ivy schools, leading one to believe the Ivies are getting the lion's share of such activity. But here's more:
And the number of st...
U.S. News Rankings Teaser
in The Universities Weblog, on August 19, 2004
...;m sworn to secrecy, but I can reveal a few tidbits.
Among national universities, the top four are Ivies. There's some movement within the top 10, but the membership is essentially the same. The ...
Applying Early Twice
in The Universities Weblog, on June 28, 2004
... us to believe that admitted students receive their fair share of aid, based mostly on need (at the Ivies, entirely on need). Those who wish to compare aid packages, assuming they'd be radically d...
Scholarship Students Reject Ivies
in The Universities Weblog, on May 11, 2004
...uot; They're just not used to hearing it.
Still, a number of top students each year tell the Ivies to keep their offers . Instead, they're attending second-tier private colleges and top pu...
Intense Competition for Admission to Top Colleges
in The Universities Weblog, on April 12, 2004
...our first (second...third...) college of choice? You're not alone. Competition for spots at the Ivies and other top schools has become ridiculous . Even if you're a valedictorian with a 1,500...
Affirmative Action for Poor Students
in The Universities Weblog, on April 8, 2004
...ch more dramatic effect than changing financial aid." Sorry to say, but Harvard and its fellow Ivies have never looked like America, nor will they ever. They're supposed to be meritocracies, ...
What, Exactly, is the Ivy League?
in The Universities Weblog, on February 23, 2004
...Stanford , Chicago , Amherst , Duke and Michigan , while all outstanding, aren't among the Ivies. They may compete with the Ivies for students and faculty, but they don't face them very o...