by paulculp | Oct 27, 2018 | Admissions
By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF Most college admissions essays aren’t going to make anybody forget about War and Peace. Some of them may in fact remind admissions officers of War and Peace, and not in a nice way. Count Tolstoy’s immortal doorstop runs well over a...
by paulculp | Oct 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
(Moses and the Tablets of Stone by Laurent de La Hyre) “Go very light on the vices, such as carrying on in society. The social ramble ain’t restful.” By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP A few weeks ago, we published an article about the 50-percent-plus...
by paulculp | Sep 12, 2018 | Money, Paying for College
(Photo by Redd Angelo) Paradoxically, the more demanding a college or university is, the higher its freshman retention rate tends to be. By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP Freshman retention rate is just what the term implies: the percentage of students who...
by paulculp | Sep 8, 2018 | Money, Paying for College, Scholarships
(Photo by Mikail Duran) By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP You’ve achieved that precious objective of being admitted to the college of your choice, in the field of study that most interests you or that seems to be of greatest practical value. You’re willing to...
