There are days when I feel like there's no good news in higher education, but this report highlighting colleges with improved graduation rate of minority students was notable. Virginia Commonwealth University is one such school, and in today's The Choice, the education blog of The New York Times, the director of admission for the department of music offers some great advice on applying to a performing arts school.
Now for some of our own advice. As we've said before, pay attention to work and character limits when completing your applications. While some sites may allow you to go over by a few words, you don't want your essay to get cut off right at the finish.
Also, we have a great list of schools visiting GPS during the day and at the GPS/McCallie college night next week. Please check your email or Naviance to see who's coming. I believe you'll find there's something for everyone.
Last but not least, there is a lot of talk these days about how students are changing and how colleges need to change to meet their needs. This commentary touches on that very subject.
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