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...stars.At colleges across the country, it is this mysteriousness that makes the recruitment process as big a deal as it has become. Heck, for football, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and the entire gamut of sports publications will devote countless words and hours of coverage to see where the top-ranked prep quarterback will sign (Tim Tebow, ranked by many as the best of the class of 2006, chose Florida over Alabama live on ESPNews). For fans, both students and alumni, the waiting and watching can inspire new hope and excitement for the following year during the long off-season.Despite the regulations...
...Ruth Kelly, went months before confirming she had received "spiritual support" from Opus. (Her exact status remains unclear.) Nor, as Allen shows in his book, will Opus formally own up to many of its institutions. Its U.S. schools tend to go by bland names like the Heights or Northridge Prep. For years, he reports, the 17-story U.S. headquarters in New York, finished in 2001, lacked an identifying street-level sign. Allen counts 15 universities, seven hospitals, 11 business schools and 36 primary and secondary schools around the world as what Opus calls "corporate works," as opposed to personal deeds...
Hoping to heal the human body, Harvard pre-meds are learning that applying to medical school can cost an arm and a leg. A typical Harvard undergraduate applying to medical school can rack up more than $6,000 in costs for applications, the MCAT, test prep, and travel costs for interviews, according to students and advisers. While some resources are available for undergraduates from low-income backgrounds, including loans from the Harvard Financial Aid Office, many applicants do not qualify for application fee waivers and medical schools do not offer financial aid for students not yet enrolled. These expenses...
...post her high school, but after inspecting her photo albums, I had a good sense. The high frequency of pastel Polo shirts, ribbon belts, and guys with “popped” collars clearly indicated that, despite hailing from Illinois, she had attended a New England prep school. Her profile also listed her AIM screen name, which I quickly added to my Buddy List under the “Girls I Don’t Know Yet” group, immediately checking her away which read, “R.I.P Whiskers :(.” Translation...
...Director of Test Development, says that despite the test takers' 70% pass rate, six out of 10 enrolled high school seniors who do trial runs of the exam wouldn't be able to pass the real thing. Granted, the real test-takers have weeks or months of test prep for the GED that trial test-takers lack, but higher education has noted the rigor: 95% of community colleges and four-year colleges accept the certificate in place of a high school diploma...