Inside the College Admissions Process

There was a great segment on The Today Show yesterday about how the college admissions process works.  Cameras were allowed inside the Grinnell College admissions office as they debated and decided on applicants.  For an inside view, check out this clip from the show.

Senioritis

Call it senioritis or the senior slide, this article points out the pitfalls of letting it overwhelm you.

http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/08/mom-u-02-08/

Good Reading

Whether you have a middle-schooler or a student in the upper school, this article from The Washington Post offers some great advice.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/class-struggle/2011/02/8_sneaky_ways_to_ready_middle.html

Education Agenda...Race to the Top of What?

A very interesting opinion piece in today's New York Times: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/31/race-to-the-top-of-what-obama-on-education/?ref=opinion