The latest in College Admissionshttp://www.liberalartsnews.com/topic/College Admissions2010-03-12T15:18:58ZHow to Get Into Graduate School2010-03-12T15:18:58Zisnaretag:www.liberalartsnews.com,2010-03-12:/article/How%20to%20Get%20Into%20Graduate%20School<p>Getting into graduate school takes more than desire and in order to ensure your spot you have to make a lasting impression on the admissions committee. The admissions committee of the graduate school in which you are trying to gain entry to will be looking for promising students who have the ability to become both great graduate students and great professionals in their field once graduate school is over.<br><br>Simply knowing what the admissions committee is looking for can help ...College Admissions Consulting Makes All the Difference2010-02-23T17:59:18Zisnaretag:www.liberalartsnews.com,2010-02-23:/article/College%20Admissions%20Consulting%20Makes%20All%20the%20Difference<p>Getting accepted into the college of your choice is a tricky thing to do at times but by using a college admissions consultant you can greatly increase your chances of getting accepted into the first college on your list. Really in this competitive day and age having a good college admissions consultant makes all the difference.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;These consultants are people who specialize in getting people just like you into the college of their dreams and know all the ins a...Economy forces 2009 grads to dump dream colleges2010-02-27T00:00:41ZAP Newstag:www.liberalartsnews.com,2010-02-27:/article/Economy%20forces%202009%20grads%20to%20dump%20dream%20colleges&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;In this economy, many high school grads can't afford to go to their dream school&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;The wretched economy has taught many of the nation's college-bound seniors a hard lesson: You can't always get what you want.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In a survey to be released Tuesday, 71 percent of high schools reported that more of their students are forgoing their "dream schools" this year than in previous years. An...Ill. scandal exposes favoritism in admissions2010-02-27T01:42:54ZAP Newstag:www.liberalartsnews.com,2010-02-27:/article/Ill.%20scandal%20exposes%20favoritism%20in%20admissions&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Colleges' dirty little secret: Well-connected applicants get special consideration&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;All college applications are equal. But some are more equal than others.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A <a title="Tribune Company" href="/topic/Tribune+Company" >Chicago Tribune</a> expose in the past few days about how the <a title="University of Illinois" href="/topic/University+of+Illinois" >University of Illinois</a> g...SAT-optional _ will trend take off or sputter?2010-03-02T16:38:10ZAP Newstag:www.liberalartsnews.com,2010-03-02:/article/SAT-optional%20_%20will%20trend%20take%20off%20or%20sputter%3F&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Colleges that don't make you take the SAT _ gathering revolution, or isolated gimmick?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you're one of those students afraid standardized test scores don't paint the full picture of your potential, your options are growing. More and more colleges don't require the SAT or ACT exams.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wake Forest and Smith just admitted their first class of applicants who could decline to submi...No shoes? No problem for this college interview2010-02-28T21:22:34ZAP Newstag:www.liberalartsnews.com,2010-02-28:/article/No%20shoes%3F%20No%20problem%20for%20this%20college%20interview&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;NC college strives to talk to all applicants _ thousands of them _ thanks to the Internet&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;For her college interview, <a title="Avery Cullinan" href="/topic/Avery+Cullinan" >Avery Cullinan</a> put on her best outfit but didn't bother with shoes. She sat in her living room, smiled into her computer's webcam and told an admissions officer more than 800 miles away that <a title="Wake Forest University" href="/top...