http://www.educatednation.com/2008/05/21/the-1000-college-admissions-frustration-scholarship/ Education Blog. News, humor, advice, and opinion on education and career, graduate school, college degrees, and university life. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:04:17 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.educatednation.com/2008/05/21/the-1000-college-admissions-frustration-scholarship/comment-page-1/#comment-124628 » The $1000 College Admissions Frustration Scholarship Thu, 22 May 2008 09:23:56 +0000 http://www.educatednation.com/2008/05/21/the-1000-college-admissions-frustration-scholarship/#comment-124628 [...] Ive explained my utter disdain for the current state of the college admissions process here and here and here and also here. Its completely warped and fubar and several other descriptive expletives that I probably shouldnt write on a site devoted to all things educational. Mr. Sam Jackson over at The Sam […]Read More… [Source: Educated Nation | Higher Education Blog] [...] [...] Ive explained my utter disdain for the current state of the college admissions process here and here and here and also here. Its completely warped and fubar and several other descriptive expletives that I probably shouldnt write on a site devoted to all things educational. Mr. Sam Jackson over at The Sam […]Read More… [Source: Educated Nation | Higher Education Blog] [...]

]]> http://www.educatednation.com/2008/05/21/the-1000-college-admissions-frustration-scholarship/comment-page-1/#comment-124627 DavidtuM Wed, 21 May 2008 20:02:06 +0000 http://www.educatednation.com/2008/05/21/the-1000-college-admissions-frustration-scholarship/#comment-124627 I have to say after hearing all the pain and agony that students are going through, I am glad that my admission experience was quite painless. I don’t remember ever having to deal with the FA office or having cold sweats about what papers to sign or complete. Easy. But I will agree there needs to be changes, however, working in the industry I can tell you that every school is different and they have all adopted their own specific ways of working - change is not a common word in their vocabulary. I have to say after hearing all the pain and agony that students are going through, I am glad that my admission experience was quite painless. I don’t remember ever having to deal with the FA office or having cold sweats about what papers to sign or complete. Easy. But I will agree there needs to be changes, however, working in the industry I can tell you that every school is different and they have all adopted their own specific ways of working – change is not a common word in their vocabulary.

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