College Admissions: The Other March Madness

The Princeton Review

  PRINCETON REVIEW’S 2012 “COLLEGE HOPES & WORRIES SURVEY” REPORTS ON 10,650 STUDENTS’ & PARENTS’ TOP 10 “DREAM COLLEGES” AND APPLICATION PERSPECTIVES · 71% Report High Stress Levels · 86% Say Financial Aid “Very Necessary” · 75% Say Economy Affecting Their College Choices · #1 “Dream College” Among Students: Harvard · #1 “Dream College” Among [...]

Comic-Con 2011 – Highlights and Low-Lights

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  I had a blast at Comic-Con this year. However, the five-day nerd-athon did not go without a hitch. I had some incredible adventures, and some unbelievable failures I am not too proud of. This year’s Comic-Con was a record breaker, especially for this humble blogger who tried to do too much with only one [...]

College Admissions – The Process for Parents

Our college-bound journey has been cleared for takeoff.  I am not going anywhere, though I wish this trip really included travel to a far, exotic place. Alas, this voyage is one we’ve been planning for a while and includes more emotional baggage than I care to pack so soon. We started working on this itinerary [...]

Want to be a Video Game Designer? The Princeton Review has your game plan

Higher education is jumping on the digital age game and is offering students programs in Video Game Design. Certainly a sign of modern times. “GamePro Media and The Princeton Review have teamed up for the second consecutive year to recognize the top schools offering video game design programs. Reported in the April GamePro magazine (on [...]

“Race To Nowhere” – Racing To College

The film “Race to Nowhere“  tackles the topic of over-scheduled, stressed out school-age children and their parents eager to secure a spot not only in a college, but a 'good' college. We need some balance. The scale is tipping more and more in one direction, and “Race” is the counterbalance demonstrating the need to re-center [...]