But the truth is, an education is about more than getting into a good college.
"To get into a good college, it's not enough to be an A student, " says Dr. Lisa Shives, M.
Not surprisingly, both students and parents are willing to sacrifice academic achievement and growth to get into a good college.
It tells the true story of Christopher McCandless, a soulful young product of a good college and a solid middle class family.
Fear about losing status in the neighborhood, not being able to send your child to a good college or not being able to retire as early can build tension, she explains.
Like many 20-somethings, I went to a good college, got a job, struggled through the worst of the recession, and put myself back through school to make myself a better leader in the workplace.
What we're watching: Tonight there are a several good college football matchups, and a new D.
The school was something even harder, but she knew she could do it: she went to a very good college.
He had gone to a very good college back East, and when he talked fervently about his political beliefs Vivian admired his seriousness and his self-restraint, and the prominent tendons of his forearms.
What we're watching : The Cardinal's and Mets hope to get the NLCS started today on Fox after being rained out yesterday, while Virginia Tech takes on Boston College in a pretty good Thursday night college football matchup.
At the moment though, Campus Gossip has a good number of college gear providers advertising on its site.
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To take another criterion the US News and World Report uses to judge how good a college or university is, their criterion is the percentage of alumni who contribute money to the college or university.
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They seem to have a sixth sense about whether a college is a good or bad fit.
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You apply for the job and a few days later get a call for an interview that feels as good as receiving a college acceptance letter.
This season is a particularly good one for college basketball's elite.
Meanwhile Scott James saw a good new thing happening in college education, while Matt Symonds chronicled a different condign development at business schools.
As noted by The State of Corporate Citizenship in the United States 2009, The Hitachi Foundation and Boston College, a good reputation is increasingly linked to bottom line benefits such as improved sales, license to operate, employee morale and productivity, and retention of top talent.
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Others issue lines of credit that set a maximum borrowing amount over a college career, provided the borrower remains in good standing.
Emily must learn that what was good for college and law school is only a small fraction of what is good for business.
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Some faculty members said Quick was a good student there, Lone Star College-CyFair President Audre Levy told reporters Wednesday.
The most important thing you can do, the best investment you can make to make sure you have a good job is to get a college education.
Convene a panel in Indiana, North Carolina and Oregon of parents and young folks and let them express their fears about not being able to go to college and get a good job.
The good news is that a good rate of return on your college investment can be found on plenty of campuses across the country, and a lot of that depends on you and your individual experience.
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They chose to protect my tax cut, while cutting 140, 000 unemployed workers out of their job training programs, 100, 000 working families out of their child care assistance, and worst of all, while cutting 300, 000 poor children out of their after-school programs, when we know it keeps them off the streets, out of trouble, in school, learning, going to college and having a good life.
"There has been a realisation among college-educated Americans that marriage is actually a pretty good idea, even if they don't like to talk about it in public, " argues Bradford Wilcox.
It's a vision that says, maybe I never had a chance to get a good education, but I want my daughter to go to college, maybe get a second degree.
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When our markets work, people throughout our economy benefit--Americans seeking to buy a car or buy a home, families borrowing to pay for college, innovators borrowing on the strength of a good idea for a new product or technology and businesses financing investments that create new jobs.
Keeping interest rates on student loans low would allow more Americans to get: a fair shot at an affordable college education, the skills they need to find a good job, and a clear path to the middle class.
Even operating from the premise that more coverage for college basketball is generally a good thing, oversaturation is a legitimate concern.
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