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Trying to decide what major to be? This fascinating article from Williams College tracks what majors went into what career fields - its visually stunning!

http://web.williams.edu/Mathematics/devadoss/careerpath.html

Satyan Devadoss This visualization is work with my students Hayley Brooks '12 and Kaison Tanabe '13 using theCIRCOS visualization software. The left side of the circle is broken into 15 parts, each representing a grouping of all majors available at Williams. For example, "Cultural Studies" includes such majors as ...

What does the future of College hold now that a new type of college experience has been introduced called MOOCS (Massive Online Opensource Courses)? Time Magazine write an in depth investigative piece:

http://nation.time.com/2012/10/18/college-is-dead-long-live-college/

College Is Dead. Long Live College! | U.S. | TIME.com On Sept. 17, the Pakistani government shut down access to YouTube. The purported reason was to block the anti-Muslim film trailer that was inciting protests around the world.

This is a fascinating article published by SmartMoney on the true "value" of education - how much ROI do you get from an ivy league vs. a public school? The answers are surprising!

http://i.mktw.net/_newsimages/pdf/college-rankings-20120925.pdf

http://i.mktw.net/_newsimages/pdf/college-rankings-20120925.pdf

Remember to check out collegedata.com as you're thinking about applying to schools to calculate your chances of getting in! ~8-12 schools is a good number to apply to, giving an even 33% distribution amongst your "reach", "match" and "safe" schools!

FYI- gaming enthusiasts, listen up! PC mag's list of best gaming programs in the country!

PC Gamer Magazine, April 2012 Page 65.

Early decision results are coming in! Congratulations to our students who got into their top choice school!

25 word college essay questions? curve ball questions are making college admissions even more competitive- and more fun, actually.

Editor's Picks: College Essays in 25 Words or Less Some college admissions departments are now asking prospective students to provide very brief answers to playful questions, similar to a tweet. NBC’s Kevin Tibbles reports.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lindsay-pyfer/college-entrance-essays_b_1080464.html, a great article on college essay writing.

How to Turn Your Story Into a Winning College Essay Imagine you've got a week until your college essay is due. You think it's impossible.

Hello! As a reminder, our Summer 2011 Open House will happen tomorrow at 6:30-8:30pm @ the Bellevue Highland Community Center! 2 hours of seminars for High School Seniors and their families on College Application awareness!

http://www.youachieve.org/news/

News « Achieve! Monday, 8/8/11 6:30-8:30pmSummer FREE Seminar Event!College Plan 101 Seminar -60 minutes Common Application Seminar -60 minutesRising High School Sophomores, Juniors, Seniorscolor> (and parents) strongly encouraged to attend and ask questions!

Parents and students, USC and UNC have recently been added to the Common Application! If you are thinking about applying to those schools, please be aware of this change!

Common Application, schools added! « Achieve! The Common Application continues to expand its university members. Effective July 1st, the Common Application will have 463 members including new notable ones such as:

Which colleges should you go visit and why?

Visiting Campuses- how to be smart about it. « Achieve! We are continuing our conversation on getting to know the universities. First from the current students, and now from the campus visits. Both are extremely important for any prospective students! Read below:

reminder folks: workshop today! 11am @ Newport High School on "The Common Application"!

News « Achieve! Summer 2011color> Saturday, 5/21/11 11-12pmNW Chinese PTA (西雅图中文学校) 大学申请表格: Common Application WorkshopRising High School Sophomores and Juniorscolor> (and parents) strongly encouraged to attend.