See free MVCAP e-books on college admissions and financial aid for sharing, printing, and downloading at our online resource library: http://issuu.com/mvcap1. Early College Applications Are Due Today, by Sue Biemeret - http://nyti.ms/9Ayirz
"And, my goodness, there are plenty of Early Plans out there. There’s the original binding Early Decision (at some schools today, there are actually two rounds of E.D.) and its less restrictive sidekick, Early Action. But don’t forget about those hybrid Single Choice Early Action plans, or Restrictive Early Action, which shouldn’t be confused with Early Notification, Priority Admission or Equal Consideration Deadlines. How does a student navigate this sea of seemingly urgent choices? Do all students really have to apply early to have any chance to get into their dream school? It feels like early is the new black — the one admission essential everyone needs in their arsenal in order to gain acceptance to college. Is that true?"
2. Higher Ed in the Next Congress - Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/uCXI7Rp
"Pell Grants, tougher oversight of for-profit colleges and better accountability for research funding may not on their own be top priorities for the 112th Congress, but they are likely to creep into some of the broader discussions of fiscal responsibility that will inevitably dominate discussion. They’re already surrounded by debates symptomatic of the scarcity of federal funds and will continue to be examined with microscopic precision, especially with a Republican majority in one or both chambers."
3. Push for Performance - Inside Higher Ed: http://bit.ly/cN9zSR
"As the completion agenda takes hold — spurred by President Obama’s goal of the United States having the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020 — a number of states have introduced or are considering funding formulas that reward student completion, instead of simply student enrollment. Still, those few states that have adopted performance-based appropriation only let it constitute a small percentage of their higher education funding formula, usually around 5-10 percent. If the Texas plan goes forward, it would represent one of the more dramatic changes in funding formulas to encourage completion."
4. New Job With an Old Friend - Inside Higher Ed: http://bit.ly/a1efd6
"While collecting a $115,000 paycheck from Arkansas State University, the former president of the state system hopes to strengthen relations between the university and a controversial online education company that now employs him, according to documents released Monday. Leslie Wyatt, who resigned as system head in July and now has faculty status, works as a consultant for Academic Partnerships, LLC, formerly known as Higher Ed Holdings, university documents state. Additionally, he serves as president and chairman of the American University System, a nonprofit association affiliated with the company, according to a cached version of the organization’s website. Amid mounting concern over potential conflicts of interest, the nonprofit group removed the only mention of Wyatt’s name on the site."
5. The 11 Best-Value Private Universities: Kiplinger List http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/01/kiplinger-ranks-best-coll_n_776274.html
"As tuition prices continue to rise, such value-rankings may become essential for families and students deciding on a college. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, this year 100 institutions are charging more than $50,000 annually for tuition, room and board and other fees. This is nearly double the amount of schools that ranked in 2009-2010 -- 58 universities passed the $50k mark last year. And the latest list includes a public institution for the first time -- UC Berkeley's total costs have reached $50,649 for out-of-state students (check out the Chronicle to view the full list of schools that cost more than $50,000)."
6. Education Week: Election Stakes High for Education Policy, Spending, by Alyson Klein and Sean Cavanagh - http://t.co/xPi2J9E
"The results of today’s midterm elections—which are expected to reflect voters’ frustration with the protracted economic downturn and wariness in many quarters about the role of government—could have major implications for the direction of federal education policy, the implementation of key state K-12 initiatives, and education spending at all levels. Education is rarely a deciding issue in elections, aside from specialized offices such as state and local school boards and superintendents. But this year, K-12 policy got more attention than usual because it was linked to the still-struggling economy, said David Winston, the president of the Winston Group, a Washington polling firm that works for Republican candidates. “Increased concern about education is directly related to the workforce,” he said. Business owners and voters are anxious that the country’s schools aren’t preparing students for the new, service-oriented economy, he said."
7. A Public University in the Expanding 50K Club of College Prices, by Jeffrey Brainard http://chronicle.com/article/A-Public-University-Joins-the/125207/
"This year marks a milestone as the first public institution has joined that elite club: the University of California at Berkeley is charging out-of-state residents $50,649 for tuition, fees, room, and board. (The price for in-state residents is only $27,770.) All of the other 99 colleges charging $50,000 or more are private. They made up 9 percent of the 1,058 private institutions reporting any amount for tuition, fees, room, and board....A sticker price of $50,000 is more than twice the annual income for a family of four living at the poverty line, $22,050."
8. Report: Distance Learning Urged in California http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/distance-learning-can-improve-higher-education-access-and-efficiency-in-california/27978
"The report, “Using Distance Education to Increase College Access and Efficiency,” was released by the California Legislative Analyst’s Office. It comes at a time when the state’s higher-education system is facing a financial crunch as well as pressure to improve graduation rates. The UC system, for example, lost $637-million in state appropriations last year. And in a different report made public today, the Center for Studies in Higher Education at the University of California at Berkeley called for drastic reforms to meet President Obama’s degree-attainment goals.The report released by the legislative analyst’s office recommended that the state legislature adopt a shared standard of course offerings among community colleges and public universities and establish statewide grants to create an online curriculum repository. It also suggested developing a course-exchange partnership with Western Governors University, a Utah-based nonprofit online institution."
9. SAT Review, by Sue Shellenbarger Getting In Unigo http://t.co/B8lo5IT
"On a challenge from my teenage son, I took the SAT earlier this month to see how a 57-year-old mom would do. My son says today’s teens have to be smarter, faster and more competitive to succeed. I suspect he’s right; I haven’t been able to help my kids with their math homework since eighth grade. Moreover, in the 41 years since I took the SAT, our culture and the expectations surrounding the exam have changed drastically. To see how I’d measure up, I swallowed my fears, crammed for six weeks and took the test May 2. Life for teens is indeed harder, my experiment taught me, but not in the way I expected. Aging took a toll on my mental abilities, to be sure, but I was able to erase most of the losses by studying. What surprised me more were the psychological hurdles. Coping with the ramped-up expectations and competitiveness that infuse the SAT process—a reflection of our entire culture—sent me into a tailspin of adolescent regression, procrastination and sloppy study habits. . . ."
10. College Kid to Millionaire RT @newsweek http://bit.ly/dtKkRC
"For most students, college is a time to make new friends, and possibly, if one is feeling industrious, a really killer beer bong. But for some enterprising college kids, their time at school was when they started making their millions. Mark Zuckerberg, shown here, started Facebook from his Harvard dorm room (though the provenance of the idea is hotly debated). Now, the social networking site is the most visited Web site in the U.S., and Forbes pegs Zuckerberg's worth at around $4 billion."
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