Dean College
Last week (July 2013) I had the opportunity to have lunch with James Behrer who is an admissions counselor as well as the head coach of the men’s lacrosse team at Dean College in Massachusetts. Dean is a small residential college in Franklin, MA that is less than 45 minutes from both Boston and Providence. […]
University of Wisconsin
Visited April 14, 2013. Near the end of our COWS (Counselors Observing Wisconsin Schools) tour, the group visited the University of Wisconsin. The admissions staff at UW was one of the most gracious I have ever encountered. After we had heard a panel of professors and admissions officers tell us about the many outstanding aspects […]
Marquette
Visited April 15, 2013. The last college that we visited on the COWS (Counselors Observing Wisconsin Schools) Tour was Marquette University. Marquette’s campus is very attractive, and its close proximity to downtown Milwaukee offers many cultural and internship opportunities for Marquette’s 8,000 undergraduates. Marquette is considered the premier Jesuit university in the Midwest; and as […]
University of Chicago
Visited April 13, 2013. This is an amazing university. It is not close to downtown Chicago. We took a cab since I had gotten terribly lost the day before on the train. It is located 7 miles south of Chicago in Hyde Park. In 1890 John D. Rockefeller started the University of Chicago. He wanted […]
Loyola Chicago
Visited April 12, 2013. Student population of Loyola Chicago is 65% Catholic, with 6,000 undergraduates. Unbelievable new construction on campus. There is a beautiful student center. The library is amazing, looking out over the lake. Campus is divided into two sections — North campus is residential and South campus is the academic area. This school […]
Northwestern University
Visited on April 10, 2013. Admission information: 45% are taken from ED pool. The applicants need to take two subject tests. They do not recalculate gap. They always look at highest test score. Can send an additional rec. Northwestern supplemental essay is extremely important. Show motivation and why student is a good fit for Northwestern. […]