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Great news for liberal arts grads! Companies like BlackRock are seeking creative thinkers as AI rises, emphasizing skills in questioning, creativity, and innovation. Industry leaders predict a resurgence in liberal arts, opening new opportunities in the evolving job market.

The rise of the English major: BlackRock COO wants to recruit liberal arts analysts that 'have nothing to do with finance or technology' As AI rises, so does the demand for critical thinkers.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/06/opinion/college-students-learning.html?referringSource=articleShare

Opinion | The Best Reason to Go to College It’s the same as it ever was: To learn that the world is more than the issues that divide us.

https://apple.news/ATRrihVtrR9Gx3_2iW0OMqQ

How the pandemic has upended college admissions — NPR Because of the pandemic, many students will be applying without standardized test scores and several other metrics selective schools have long relied on to make admissions decisions.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/16/college-will-be-very-different-this-fall-and-for-years-to-come.html

The Common Application additional COVID question:

Community disruptions such as COVID-19 and natural disasters can have deep and long-lasting impacts. If you need it, this space is yours to describe those impacts. Colleges care about the effects on your health and well-being, safety, family circumstances, future plans, and education, including access to reliable technology and quiet study spaces. Do you wish to share anything on this topic?

Students will be limited to a response of 250 words or fewer.

https://www.chronicle.com/article/Students-Internships-Are/248763?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_1229253&cid=wc&source=ams&sourceId=19548

Students’ Internships Are Disappearing. Can Virtual Models Replace Them? Employers, colleges, and other players are trying to provide opportunities that otherwise would be lost.

Sometime, you just need to watch the Aurora Borealis on livestream ...
https://explore.org/livecams/aurora-borealis-northern-lights/northern-lights-cam

Northern Lights Live Cam - watch the Aurora Borealis | Explore.org Watch the fascinating Aurora Borealis Live! This HD Camera in Churchill, Canada captures the world's most magical and stunning natural phenomenon.

https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/ivy-league-free-online-courses-a0d7ae675869/

Here are 450 Ivy League courses you can take online right now for free The 8 Ivy League schools are among the most prestigious colleges in the world. They include Brown, Harvard, Cornell, Princeton, Dartmouth, Yale, and Columbia universities, and the University of Pennsylvania. All eight schools place in the top fifteen of the U.S. News and World Report national univer...

Check this out if you are looking for internships (or for interns) this summer.

https://www.internfromhome.com/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_1212276&cid=wc&source=ams&sourceId=19548

Intern From Home Connecting Students to Virtual Internships during COVID-19

One of the more interesting articles I have seen on GAP year dynamics. Not sure that the study they reference is of a large enough sample group, but there are some salient points made.
https://codcourier.org/13174/features/biggest-gap-year-ever/

Biggest gap year ever? Reading Time: 6 minutesEven as she was applying to college last fall, high school senior Taylor Fang was thinking about taking a year off first to find herself. But her parents didn’t think it was a good idea. “They worried that I would be behind,” said Fang, 17, who goes to Logan High School ...

An interesting opinion regarding adjustments schools could make based on current constraints.

https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2020/05/04/how-colleges-can-help-students-and-survive-crisis-opinion

How colleges can help students and survive the crisis (opinion)

https://www.thecollegesolution.com/swiftstudent-new-tool-to-appeal-financial-aid-awards/

SwiftStudent: New tool to appeal financial aid awards » The College Solution New online tool helps families appeal financial aid awards - SwiftStudent. Find financial aid appeal templates and instructions to appeal award letters

The uncertainty is hard on our seniors. This article contains a link to current information, however vague.https://www.thecollegesolution.com/will-college-campuses-open-in-the-fall/

Will College Campuses Open in the Fall? » The College Solution No one knows if college campuses will reopen in fall 2020, The Chronicle of Higher Education is maintaining a list of colleges with their tentative plans

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/well/family/college-students-gap-year-coronavirus.html

Thinking about a GAP year? Some current thoughts.

Gap Year Ideas for College Students It’s an uncertain time for starting college. Experts have suggestions for alternatives.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brennanbarnard/2020/03/17/the-covid-college-choice-how-to-pick-a-college-during-a-global-pandemic/

The COVID College Choice: How To Pick A College During A Global Pandemic As a growing number of college campuses close, so does the window for students to connect in person with the schools to which they have been admitted. These considerations with an easy to remember acronym (COVID 1-9) will help newly admitted students in their process of discernment.

https://blog.emoryadmission.com/2020/04/an-open-letter-to-juniors-and-sophomores/?fbclid=IwAR26phaG5LWvSQwZDUt8FzYh_Cc69EhJi6OMcTderAP7ZRCo7qN-W1cPvJY

An Open Letter to Juniors and Sophomores These last few weeks have felt like something straight out of a movie typically filmed here in Atlanta. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to take its hold, perhaps like me, you are feeling caught off guard and unsure of what lies ahead. How will these next two months, six months, twelve months p

http://www.thecollegesolution.com/appealing-a-financial-aid-award-during-covid-19/

Appealing a Financial Aid Award During COVID-19 » The College Solution COVID-19 has made the college admission and financial aid process unbearably stressful and scary. As my small way of helping, as I remain holed up in my house in San Diego, I decided to start answering your college questions beginning today. Via my blog – The College Solution – I will tackle at ...

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/brennanbarnard/2020/02/12/college-admission-fake-news/

College Admission Fake News The informed consumer is best served by careful research and a critical eye to what's real, what's thorough, and what's subjective. Here is a quick way for students and families to cut through the noise, access accurate information and determine how it applies to them and their college hopes.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/your-money/teenager-financial-preparation.html

A Financial Checklist for Your Newly Minted High School Graduate We’ve got budget, retirement account, credit, information security and insurance advice for your independent adult, college student, gap-year taker or future soldier.

https://www.nbcnews.com/better/lifestyle/how-hiring-private-college-navigator-helped-our-family-survive-high-ncna1008926

How hiring a private 'college navigator' helped our family survive the high school years Hiring an expert keeps us from killing each other over SAT prep, college tour registrations and application deadlines.

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I am hopeful that the college admission scandal will both facilitate conversation and inspire long-overdue change, both in and outside of higher education.

https://go.nacacnet.org/webmail/658113/3639372/fa5609bd82286075389df34b186235acd61e9e8c2d32ea8801b0779e5ffcdeb4

The Admission Scandal: A Path Forward

In light of the recent admission scandal that has rocked our country and the higher education community, I wanted to share a few thoughts:

There are many consultants doing ethical, professional work that is for the students and about the students, not the college bumper sticker. We find the right fit. We don’t guarantee admission anywhere, because we simply can’t. Most of us are long-time members of professional consulting associations and abide by clear guidelines and standards. We are in this business to support student growth and development. The college admission process is a vehicle for this, when navigated honestly (including those rejection letters!), in good faith and with a healthy dose of humility and humor.

This article summed up for me what really matters in the college admission process:

https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-tuesday-college-acceptance-doesnt-define-you-0312-story.html

And to all you hard-working, honest students anxiously awaiting admissions decisions, you will know YOU earned that big packet that arrives in the mail. I celebrate you!

What I want high school seniors to hear loud and clear, in the wake of the celebrity college cheating scandal Super wealthy people trying to lie and cheat to get their kids into elite schools is a good time to remind our kids that prestige is not the same thing as self-worth

Great article for parents.

https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/education/how-to-help-your-child-during-college-acceptance-season/article_531d9b21-c077-541b-a4d1-07e337dd6e18.html

How to help your child during college-acceptance season Some families feel pressured to start preparing their children years in advance of the actual college application date.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-couch/201703/helping-your-child-deal-college-rejection-acceptance

Helping Your Child Deal With College Rejection & Acceptance A surprisingly important step toward adulthood.

A good article about the changing landscape of college admissions.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/five-biggest-trends-in-college-admissions_us_599c5b00e4b09dbe86ea3753

Five Biggest Trends in College Admissions It has been twenty years since I began my career in college admissions and I am finally seeing a shift in the process which benefits our kids. It's been ...

A good article related to financial aid.

https://www.muhlenberg.edu/main/admissions/therealdealonfinancialaid/

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