I visited two small Southern California private colleges today – both within an hour of Los Angeles. First, I visited Chapman University, and then Whittier College. There is no better way to learn about college campuses than to visit! While the two schools I visited today may look on paper, and online, to be similar, … Read more
It’s April, and that means it’s college decision time. The national deadline for students to submit a deposit and commit to their college of choice is May 1st. So what factors go into making your decision? Just as every student’s search is different, every student will weigh different things before making his/her choice. For a … Read more
Are you interested in studying to become a video game designer? It’s a hot field now, as interactive personal devices grow, so will the job market for new media designers. The Princeton Review recently published a list of the top undergraduate schools for video game design – click here to see the Top 10, plus … Read more
Colleges That Change Lives is a non-profit organization that grew from a book written by former New York Times Education editor Loren Pope. He strongly believed that students should look past rankings and reputation to find the school(s) that really fit their academic and non-academic needs. CTCL represents and promotes a group of 40 small, … Read more
In case you missed it, the Los Angeles Times did an excellent piece on Loyola Marymount University’s President – the “son of a Presbyterian minister” – and how his leadership is changing the Jesuit campus. LMU is an excellent choice for Los Angeles area students interested in studying business, communications, art and engineering, among other … Read more
Here’s a piece from the New York Times’ Choice blog – this piece is specifically targeted to students in India applying to American colleges. But the advice is well-taken by anyone applying to college. In short, the advice is this: use your college essay to tell admissions offices who you are as a human being. … Read more
Welcome to Magellan College Counseling! If you’re a high school student, you are about to embark on a very exciting process, at the end of which, you can choose your path for the next four years of your life. But that’s the end of the process. There’s a long road between here and there. There … Read more