The thunderous noise heard throughout the house was not due to the winds howling through bending palm trees during our recent storm, but to my overjoyed son jumping up and down screaming , “I'm gonna be a Boilermaker!!”after reading an acceptance e-mail which landed in his In box at 7:48 PM PST from Purdue University. [...]
Rob Franek's “371 Best Colleges” hits San Diego
October 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Warwick's Bookstore in La Jolla, CA hosted Senior Vice-President and Publisher Rob Franek, The Princeton Review’s author of 371 Best Colleges, 2010 Edition one of Franek's most popular publications for the college-bound set. Alex Valle and author Rob Franek Parents and teens filled the store anxious to get advise on how to choose the right college and navigate the [...]
PRINCETON REVIEW'S ROBERT FRANEK IN LA JOLLA, CA
October 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Just got this information from the Princeton Review: “On Monday, Oct. 19, at 7 pm, Rob Franek, The Princeton Review's national expert on all matters “college” will be in San Diego for a presentation to area teens and parents at Warwick's Bookstore (7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla) on college admissions and financial aid advice in [...]
Princenton Review 's Franek Squawks about new list of Entreprenuership Schools
September 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Robert Franek, author of The Best 368 Colleges, and vice-president of publishing at the Princeton Review, appeared on CNBC's 'Squawk on The Street' with Erin Burnett discussing the newest list of The Top 25 Entrepreneurship Schools Across the Country, and the rising popularity of these colleges. I interviewed Robert in June of this year for the piece I wrote about the [...]
SAT® Vocab Challenge App for iPod – Review and Book Giveaway!
June 18, 2009 By 2 Comments
“Grab your iPod and go study for the SAT!” I certainly never thought I’d hear myself say this to my college-bound teen since it’s usually the exact opposite coming out of my mouth during study time. Taking advantage of the widespread use of the iPhone and iPod Touch apps, a new vocabulary-building game could be [...]
