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	<title>College Tidbits</title>
	
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	<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Don’t Blame the High School Guidance Counselors, Fix the System</title>
		<link>http://collegetidbits.com/wordpress/2010/08/23/dont-blame-the-high-school-guidance-counselors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[High School Guidance Counselors]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Can I get a Little Advice Here]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Survey Article by Public Agenda]]></category>

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Introduction
A recent survey (Can I get a Little Advice Here?) conducted by Public Agenda, a corporate think tank working for the Gates Foundation, reported that when it comes to the college admissions process, high school guidance counselors are the weakest link.
The study was compiled using the responses of 614 young adults between the ages of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community Colleges an Affordable Alternative to Traditional 4 Year Colleges</title>
		<link>http://collegetidbits.com/wordpress/2010/08/22/community-colleges-an-affordable-alternative-to-traditional-4-year-colleges/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Two-Year Colleges]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Affordable Community Colleges]]></category>

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Costs of Traditional Colleges Continue to Rise
For generations, it&#8217;s been a parents dream to one day see their child graduate from college.  If you were to take a survey today, you would see that the dream is still alive. Unfortunately, that dreams is slowly dying as a result of increasing tuition costs at our nations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wanted: Your Old Calculators for ACT and SAT Exams</title>
		<link>http://collegetidbits.com/wordpress/2010/06/18/wanted-your-old-calculators-for-act-and-sat-exams/</link>
		<comments>http://collegetidbits.com/wordpress/2010/06/18/wanted-your-old-calculators-for-act-and-sat-exams/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:24:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[ACT]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[SAT]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ACT Inc. Math Exam Facts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[graph it forward]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[graphing calculators]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[SAT Test Day tips]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[wilson daily prep]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Having grown up in the Chicago inner city, I am the benefactor of the help and support of many people.
From concerned people in the community to high school coaches and teachers, you name it and they played a part in keeping me on the straight and narrow.
There were many heroes when I was growing up, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>79 Year old Woman Graduates from College</title>
		<link>http://collegetidbits.com/wordpress/2010/06/13/79-year-old-woman-graduates-from-college/</link>
		<comments>http://collegetidbits.com/wordpress/2010/06/13/79-year-old-woman-graduates-from-college/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 02:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[79 year old woman graduates from college]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Governors State University]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[GSU Graduate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Myrna Brady, a 79 year old woman, graduated from Governors State University this past Saturday, June 12, 2010 with a bachelor&#8217;s degree in liberal arts. Governors State University is located in the Chicago South Suburbs, just 35 miles south of Chicago.
This story is near and dear to my heart because Myrna happens to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>College Transfers – Reasons to Make a Change</title>
		<link>http://collegetidbits.com/wordpress/2010/06/04/college-transfers-%e2%80%93-reasons-to-make-a-change/</link>
		<comments>http://collegetidbits.com/wordpress/2010/06/04/college-transfers-%e2%80%93-reasons-to-make-a-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[College Transfers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[college transfer assistance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[college transferring]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[college transfers 2010-2011]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[community college then transfer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[transfer to community college]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[work vs. college]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[College life can be exciting and rewarding, and possessing a degree will increase earning power over your lifetime dramatically.
It is estimated that 63% of high school seniors across the country will go on to attend college, with fully one third of them transferring universities at some point.
With the multitude of schools available to today’s potential [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community Colleges: A Sensible First Step Toward Higher Education</title>
		<link>http://collegetidbits.com/wordpress/2010/06/01/community-colleges-a-sensible-first-step-toward-higher-education/</link>
		<comments>http://collegetidbits.com/wordpress/2010/06/01/community-colleges-a-sensible-first-step-toward-higher-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Two-Year Colleges]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[college community]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[community colleges]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[community technical colleges]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[technical community colleges]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It has been the dream of most parents for generations that their child one day is lucky enough to go to college. Unfortunately only 63% of high school students in the United States go on to college, and many more do not finish their degree.
There are many reasons why a high school graduate may not [...]]]></description>
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