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INTERESTING ARTICLES
We come across a lot of interesting articles pertaining to colleges and careers. In order to keep York families as informed as possible, we are providing links to these articles. Take a gander and form your own opinion about their value to you. Happy reading!
Advice
The Real Odds of Getting In
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2019/04/15/new-analysis-shows-just-how-false-reports-are-its-impossible-get?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=72fcbbf8d5-AdmissionsInsider_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-72fcbbf8d5-225860345&mc_cid=72fcbbf8d5&mc_eid=da838b5a96
10 Things Successful High School Student Do
https://blog.collegevine.com/successful-high-school-students-do-these-10-things/
How to Help a Teenager Be College Ready:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/well/how-to-help-a-teenager-be-college-ready.html
How to Get the Most Out of College:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/17/opinion/college-students.html
Brookings Institute - On Their Way? A Portrait of Young Adults:
https://brook.gs/2ApTziD
Examiner.com - The Hardest Part of the College Application Process:
http://www.examiner.com/article/the-hardest-part-of-the-college-application-process?CID=examiner_alerts_article
College Readiness Beyond Academics:
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/11/14/12softskills_ep.h32.html?tkn=XVRFh7IBpDX85KcZnMxiyWHCN4zCVHWSXc3A&cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS2
St. Edwards University - 6 Tips for Parents on the College Search:
http://bit.ly/2COHS6T
Forbes - Why Appyling to All 8 Ivies Makes No Sense:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/christeare/2016/04/17/why-applying-to-all-eight-ivy-league-options-makes-no-sense/#1a2f592f3a97
Inside Higher Ed - Frogs in the Wrong Ponds, Tiger Mothers, and the 'Best' College:
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2017/07/31/study-considers-implications-people-seeking-admissions-be-big-pond-all?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=5c097207e8-AI20170731&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-5c097207e8-225860345&mc_cid=5c097207e8&mc_eid=da838b5a96
Business Insider - 7 Admission Officers Share the Things They Never Tell Applicants:
http://www.businessinsider.com/7-things-college-admissions-officers-wish-every-applicant-knew-2018-2
Rankings
Washington Post - School Rankings: Why Even the Better Ones Are Questionable:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/05/15/school-rankings-why-even-the-better-ones-are-questionable/
New York Times - America's Great Working Class Colleges (upward mobility):
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/opinion/sunday/americas-great-working-class-colleges.html?_r=0
Washington Post - America's Most Challenging High Schools:
http://apps.washingtonpost.com/local/highschoolchallenge/
Financial Aid/Paying for College
New York Times - What College Really Costs :
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/05/opinion/columnists/what-college-really-costs.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-right-region®ion=opinion-c-col-right-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-right-region
New York Times - What Students Don't Know About Their Loans:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/11/upshot/what-students-dont-know-about-their-loans.html?WT.mc_id=2015-Q1-KEYWEE-AUD_DEV-0101-0331&WT.mc_ev=click&bicmp=AD&bicmlukp=WT.mc_id&bicmst=1420088400&bicmet=1451624400&ad-keywords=KEYWEEAD&kwp_0=7259&kwp_1=119214&kwp_4=54216&abt=0002&abg=0&_r=0
Boston Globe - Parent Facing Jail Time for Falsifying Financial Aid Forms:
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/12/11/man-falsifies-records-daughter-can-awarded-financial-aid-from-harvard-university/qyzFXrG4ImuIdXwjDgzlVL/story.html#skip-target1
Mother Jones - Skyrocketing Student Loan Debt:
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/06/chart-day-student-loan-debt-skyrocketing
Relief from Student Loan Debt for Public Service Workers:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/10/your-money/relief-from-student-loan-debt-for-public-service-workers.html?smid=pl-share&_r=0
Careers in Public Service
30 Top Scholarships for Public Service Students: https://www.
How to Get Financial Aid for Your Public Service Degree: https://www.
Wall Street Journal - Return on Investment:
http://graphics.wsj.com/college-costs/#i%5B%5D=id115409&i%5B%5D=id196291&i%5B%5D=id234076&i%5B%5D=id126775&i%5B%5D=id139755&f=roi&d=all,All
Testing and Test Prep
Wall Street Journal - Is Test Prep Worth It?:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/10-things-testprep-services-wont-tell-you-1301943701454
Colleges that Superscore:
http://www.testprepcoach.com/superscore-act.html
Careers
The State of the Humanities 2018: Graduates in the Workforce and Beyond:
http://bit.ly/2LOQNbh
Pew Research - What Career Advice Do Americans Have for High School Students?:
https://pewrsr.ch/2RvF1b7
CNN Money - Best Jobs in America:
http://money.cnn.com/pf/best-jobs/2017/list/index.html
Quartz - Silicon Valley Hires the Most Alum of These Universities and None Are In The Ivy League:
https://qz.com/967985/silicon-valley-companies-like-apple-aapl-hires-the-most-alumni-of-these-10-universities-and-none-of-them-are-in-the-ivy-league/
Inside Higher Ed - Conversations on Major and Income:
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/views/2017/06/26/essay-calls-changing-conversation-prospective-students-about-majors-and#.WVJGsD02zt8.mailto