Recently, Howard Schultz, the venerable CEO of coffee behemoth Starbucks, was asked about job characteristics he looks for when hiring. “First off, I want to know what you’re reading, and then I’ll ask you why,” he says. Hypothetically, if the potential new hire were to reply, “Well, Mr. Schultz, back in high school, I started [...]
The U.S. News & World Report is considered by many as the all-knowing, infallible authority on the best-and worst-colleges. In other words, if you care about rank, prestige and honor when it comes to picking a school, the U.S. News & World Report is your number one source. So what factors does U.S. News & [...]
The Super Six Considerations for Picking the “Right” College? Maybe they are, maybe they aren’t. Either way, these six criteria are all important factors to consider when deciding on a college. Start with these and you may just make a pretty darn good choice when it comes to college.
Okay, wait-listed may not be worse than getting rejected from your dream school flat out, but the uncertainty is nerve-wracking, nonetheless. As acceptance, rejection and waiting list letters pour out from admissions departments from colleges across the country, many high school students are waiting, anxiously stalking the family mailbox. Mailpersons, beware. This year (as in [...]
Ladies and Gentleman. Presenting potential members of the Tuft’s graduating class of 2014. Applicant 1 Applicant 2 Applicant 3 Two weeks ago, NPR ran a feature on their popular program “All Things Considered” looking at the rise of video submissions as part of the college application process. And these students were not applying to select [...]