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    Beth & Tim Manners
    • May 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    Screening College Options from Home

    The New York Times: "High school juniors hoping to begin college in the fall of 2021 are not able to visit campuses in person, but they...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • May 2, 2020
    • 2 min

    Colleges Scramble to Fill Classes

    The New York Times: "Of some 700 universities with a May 1 acceptance deadline, which include many of the country’s most competitive,...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Apr 29, 2020
    • 1 min

    Fall Semester or Still Sequestered?

    The Washington Post: "In a different year, incoming freshmen would already have in hand a tightly choreographed schedule for late summer...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Apr 28, 2020
    • 2 min

    Pixel Dust: College Tours Go Virtual

    The New York Times: "Virtual coffees with college students for high school juniors. Zoom sessions between applicants and admissions...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Apr 27, 2020
    • 2 min

    Brown Prez: Campuses Must Re-Open

    Christina Paxson: "The extent of the crisis in higher education will become evident in September. The basic business model for most...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Apr 24, 2020
    • 1 min

    Online Tools Iterate College Experience

    The New York Times: "The disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic has prompted cobbled-together responses ranging from the absurd to...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Apr 23, 2020
    • 2 min

    Colleges Amplify Enrollment Incentives

    The Washington Post: "Free classes! Free parking! Prime dorm rooms! More cash! The more they worry about whether students in this year of...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Apr 15, 2020
    • 1 min

    More Schools Drop Standardized Tests

    The New York Times: "They are a rite of passage as well as anxiety-inducing letters for millions of students: the SAT and ACT. But with...
    Video: 10 Tips for College Essays
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Apr 9, 2020
    • 1 min

    Video: 10 Tips for College Essays

    The Wilton Library asked us to create a short video featuring 10 tips on writing your college essay (certified COVID-19 safe).
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Apr 2, 2020
    • 1 min

    'Test-Optional' Gains Steam

    Inside Higher Ed: "At least 17 colleges have dropped the SAT or ACT in recent weeks for one or two admissions cycles, specifically citing...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Apr 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    Students 'Game' Minecraft Campuses

    The Verge: "The day before University of Pennsylvania students were told that their college commencement would be held online, junior...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Mar 30, 2020
    • 2 min

    College Profs Adjust to Online Classes

    USA TODAY: "Mark Naison, 73, had just days to move online his decades-old class, a history of music from rock-and-roll to hip hop ... The...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Mar 27, 2020
    • 1 min

    Coronavirus Changes College Choices

    PR Web: "A national survey of 300 families indicates 25.7% of inbound freshman are re-thinking their college choice because of the...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Mar 24, 2020
    • 1 min

    Coronavirus Scrambles Admissions & Aid

    NPR: "For many schools, March and April are when they send out the bulk of acceptances or denials. Financial aid packages are sent out,...
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