http://squaredpeg.com/index.php/2007/12/13/99-of-readers-think-this-is-the-best-blog-ever/ Brad J Ward's Thoughts on Higher Education Recruitment Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:27:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://squaredpeg.com/index.php/2007/12/13/99-of-readers-think-this-is-the-best-blog-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-674 Brian Niles Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:30:43 +0000 http://squaredpeg.com/?p=54#comment-674 The point is that families (and I work with families looking at colleges) want to know the real cost as early as possible - and colleges do a terrible job of giving up that information. While a FA estimator is only one solution, it is at least a step in the right direction. I believe the pressure to divulge the real cost to go to that college will only increase in the coming years. No survey needs to tell me that no matter how good or bad it was designed. The point is that families (and I work with families looking at colleges) want to know the real cost as early as possible – and colleges do a terrible job of giving up that information. While a FA estimator is only one solution, it is at least a step in the right direction. I believe the pressure to divulge the real cost to go to that college will only increase in the coming years. No survey needs to tell me that no matter how good or bad it was designed.

]]> http://squaredpeg.com/index.php/2007/12/13/99-of-readers-think-this-is-the-best-blog-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-41 FJ GAYLOR Photography Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:47:35 +0000 http://squaredpeg.com/?p=54#comment-41 Brad, Chris over at the Stony Brook Admissions Blog has his take on this as well. Worth a read.. http://sbuchris.blogspot.com/2007/12/half-million-bucks-or-your-top-college.html Brad, Chris over at the Stony Brook Admissions Blog has his take on this as well. Worth a read.. http://sbuchris.blogspot.com/2007/12/half-million-bucks-or-your-top-college.html

]]> http://squaredpeg.com/index.php/2007/12/13/99-of-readers-think-this-is-the-best-blog-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-40 fjgaylor Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:30:39 +0000 http://squaredpeg.com/?p=54#comment-40 Brad as always dead on!!! Especially like the "you are interviewing kids who live for nothing more than 17 applications and 3 SAT retakes, and are already driving an X-5 or similar. Brad as always dead on!!! Especially like the “you are interviewing kids who live for nothing more than 17 applications and 3 SAT retakes, and are already driving an X-5 or similar.

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