by paulculp | Apr 1, 2019 | Admissions, Applications
By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP Twice now we’ve written about peculiar scholarships, in parts one and two of The Odds Are Good But the Goods Are Odd. Now it’s time to look at unusual colleges. For this we need some ground rules, because it would be easy...
by paulculp | Mar 27, 2019 | Money, Paying for College
By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP The idea is to promote equality and a better future for young people, but free college might have the opposite effect. Among the fifty-plus articles The Coaching Educator has published since launching this blog, the one we...
by paulculp | Mar 25, 2019 | Admissions
By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP It’s a sad commentary on the media and the American public that the overwhelming majority of news stories on the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal are devoted to the two Hollywood celebrities involved, with many of...
by paulculp | Mar 20, 2019 | Money, Paying for College, Scholarships
By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP The Coaching Educator is now in its tenth year of helping students get into and succeed at the right college, which means we’ve attained considerable knowledge of the scholarship scene. Nonetheless we are keenly aware of the...
by paulculp | Mar 16, 2019 | Admissions, Applications
We’re guessing Target won’t be carrying a Mossimo back-to-college line next fall, but there are bigger things to worry about. By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP The recent “Varsity Blues” college admissions bribery scandal has trained a cold...