Acadia College Coach

03/13/2015

The obsession with elite colleges distorts reality, hurts kids and perverts education.

10/28/2013

Food for thought...

Purists might regard it as an insult to the intellectual, social and civic value of education, but dollars-and-cents tabulations are the fastest growing sector of the college rankings industry.

04/14/2013

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03/01/2013

(Relaxnews) - Meditation can lower blood pressure and improve focus, but a new study announced Monday finds that it can also make you more liberal.

02/27/2013

Senior year, grades, life, college; it can all be a little overwhelming. But that’s ok because Sam Eliot can help -- with the college aspect at least. At first I wasn’t a real fan of having a “college coach,” but working with someone who is willing to read over your writing, bounce ideas around and give you feedback can be extremely helpful. It made my applications seriously better. The college process isn’t easy and I owe much of my college applications and acceptances to the help of Sam Eliot. I’m not sure how I would have gotten through all of those supplements and essays without him.

11/27/2012

Americans feel that higher education is imperative for a successful future, but they believe that the US higher education system is providing poor value for the cost, a Northeastern University survey has found. Seven in 10 Americans believe higher education is “extremely” or “very” important to achi...

11/26/2012

Is college worth it financially? Several weekly publications have recently put the questions on their covers, Time and Newsweek among them.
Newsweek's article is worth reading. The answer to the question? If you attend college to get a certificate/degree/diploma, probably not. But if you attend to get an education, definitely yes.