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...sophomore or junior year, whereas high schools which send few students to college often do not encourage working on the application until the senior year. The extra month and a half that regular decision provides (including a winter break period) will allow students who had not considered college an option before more time to think about their future and plan accordingly. Early admissions undoubtedly “advantaged the advantaged.” With two separate pools and two separate acceptance rates—21 percent early and nine percent regular—there was a much higher chance...

Author: By Shai D. Bronshtein, | Title: Make the Admissions Game Fair | 9/21/2006 | See Source »

...taught at Harvard for eight years but left in 2002 following a spat with then-University President Lawrence H. Summers.The committee suggested a plan to offer an African American studies major within five years. For the past 37 years, Princeton has offered students the option of an African American studies certificate—not a full major. Appiah said the committee is looking to strengthen the certificate program and not simply abandon it in favor of the major. And while five years and six faculty members may seem too far in the future for many Princeton hopefuls, Appiah insists that...

Author: By Christina Wells, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Princeton Challenges Harvard’s Af-Am Primacy | 9/21/2006 | See Source »

...some. "They don't help," says Frank Walsh, college guidance counselor at the all scholarship selective Regis School in New York City. "Colleges would much rather you did a college-level calculus course last summer than interned at an investment firm" - one reason Regis gives students the option of internships only during the spring of senior year, when the application ordeal is over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New World of Internships | 9/21/2006 | See Source »

...capacity. However, I thought the 80GB iPod was more situated at the center of Apple's big picture: movie downloads at the iTunes Store and a future in the living room. Once I had an 80GB iPod in my hand, I discovered that the wait for a living-room option wasn't as far off as Jobs had indicated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Apple iPod 80GB | 9/20/2006 | See Source »

...your external hard drives just like you told us to; third drawer, right side, Dean Gross’ desk. And we believe you.) But we never get too down, because there are plenty of great resources around campus to help students stay stable. Drinking is your most obvious option. It is also your safest, because UHS is more than happy to pick you up in an ambulance at any location if you happen to exceed your drink limit. They even provide a complimentary consultation with an HUPD officer beforehand to make sure that service is satisfactory. These amenities make campus...

Author: By Peter J. Martinez and David A. Wallach, S | Title: Words of Wisdom From Bell Lap 2 | 9/20/2006 | See Source »

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