By Karen Herbst
The number of colleges and universities that maintain need-blind admissions policies, while at the same time claiming to meet the full financial need of all admitted students, is continuing to shrink. According to US News, there are currently about 64 institutions that offer to meet the full financial need of admitted students. However, fewer than [...]
By Karen Herbst
I’ve watched exactly 28 years of March Madness tournaments. I try to be a good fan. I get excited when the Blue Devils come close. I jump up and down when they win. I make lots of chili and avocado dip to keep the family room inviting. I admire the uniforms and wonder about who [...]
By Karen Herbst
I read The College Lady’s admission blog listing common myths in college admissions, and I felt compelled to share an adapted version of her list. Some of the myths, noted by *, are taken directly from her site—they were just too good to tweak. (Her whole site is very well done and worth bookmarking.) The world [...]
By Karen Herbst
The apostrophe should not be used to make nouns plural. It is instead intended to allow nouns to show possession. We make singular nouns possessive by adding an “apostrophe s,” and we make plural nouns, that don’t end in an “s,” possessive also by adding an “apostrophe s”. If a plural noun already ends in [...]