Sentences with phrase «elite colleges»

My research shows that on average, 50 percent of the lower - income black students at elite colleges graduated from private high schools, which is remarkable.

All nine graduated from elite colleges and law schools.

The labor pool of such elite college graduates is small.

That said, he's still at an early stage of his development and couples appealing physical tools with elite college production.

And while elite colleges tend to be expensive, they're also likely to provide more financial aid, too.

While many elite colleges will expect applicants to have enrolled in rigorous and challenging courses, AP enrollment alone will not guarantee your college admission.

We value good grades, high test scores, elite college degrees, and lucrative careers.

Its a dating site exclusively for faculty and graduates of certain elite colleges.

Yes, absolutely, students at elite colleges worked incredibly hard in high school.

When I talked to our seniors about elite colleges, how could I advise them on socially adjusting to predominantly white, upper - class college campuses?

Higher grades enable children from such private schools to gain acceptance to the most elite colleges, which, in turn, helps them to get better jobs upon graduation.

Not surprisingly, we get a charter sector that is largely developed and run by white folks from elite college.

Today, when Korean American Christian fellowship groups are highly visible on elite college campuses and congregations of English - speaking Korean American young adults abound, there is less talk of an exodus.

Instead, you should just trust him that his friends can meet in a private room at the local country club (perhaps Augusta National, since Tony lists Condoleezza Rice's membership there as a credential for separating elite college football teams) and make decisions for the rest of us.

Many Asian - American students have higher GPAs, standardized test scores and are more likely to attend elite colleges in comparison to their white peers.

Not only did he go to the most elite college in the US, he was a star varsity basketball leader, and successful bible study group leader.

The signal that you should ignore recruiting sites is that they rarely if ever have this kind of player, and I'm not sure how many of these few diamonds pan out to be elite college players, but I bet it is very low.

In Korea, the obsession with exams, and the more than full - time study regime, is a problem; national education officials are trying to reduce this preoccupation, limiting how much time can be spent in hagwons, possibly introducing a more American - style system of selecting students for elite colleges, thereby producing, they hope, a more well - rounded student.

Then we moved on to the overlapping list of elite colleges most of our classmates were applying to.

Wealthy families start buying their children's way into elite colleges almost from the moment they are born: music lessons, sports equipment, foreign travel («enrichment» programs, to use the all - too - perfect term)-- most important, of course, private - school tuition or the costs of living in a place with top - tier public schools.

Finally, I love seeing elite college wrestlers transition to MMA, and wish Mike Evans (one of Storley's biggest rivals at 174 throughout college) would join him in the cage.

Let's begin with a caveat: The College Transitions team is philosophically opposed to the unhealthy obsession with elite college admission that begins in the womb, ramps up to overdrive by the time preschool selection rolls around and, by high school — well, that's when the therapy bills begin to rack up.

As elite colleges and universities continue to invest billions in academic and non-academic amenities, a new study finds that what students say they want in a college doesn't always jell with which school they choose.

We're interested in getting elite colleges and universities to reimagine the way they do their jobs, to reimagine the way that they relate to the communities around them, reimagine the way they can interfere with the worst social problems we face collectively as a country.

While elite colleges tend to publicize their diversity, a new report finds that the admissions process at selective colleges actively works against high - performing, but low - income students.

Division 1 is for top varsity players and teams made up of elite college prospects, whereas Division 2 is a mix of varsity players and teams with some college prospects.

To Brad, however, the thought that his accomplishments in life do not measure up to his exaggerated picture of his college friends success haunts him as he and Troy take off to New England to visit elite colleges in the Northeast where his son has a good chance of being accepted.

Margo is the exciting girl that everyone aspires to, while Quentin and his band of geeky friends never skip class, turn in all assignments and are elite college bound.

Success stories of children graduating with honors from elite colleges show that home schooling can have excellent results, but they certainly don't represent the range of actual outcomes.

It's based on a lot of research and really skewers elite colleges, their brainy - but - kind - of - lost students, pushy parents, and admissions mayhem.

It's worth reminding people that public schools can't be fixed simply by recruiting eager missionaries from elite colleges without also adopting the systemic reforms that would attract, retain, and motivate more people like them.

Most notably, MIT and Harvard joined forces to create a nonprofit MOOC provider, edX, and two other Stanford professors formed Coursera, which initially signed up several elite colleges to create free online courses.

Professors from elite colleges typically know little about pedagogy, even as they have expertise in their particular subject matter.

While the major focus of the book, and the news in it, is what has happened in Fishtown, Belmont has also changed greatly in 50 years, if not in the four virtues and civic behavior: Belmont, Murray argues, and in particular its higher levels (graduates from more elite colleges), has withdrawn from contact with the rest of American society.

Perhaps New Orleans produced gains because it imported a small army of elite college kids, greatly increasing human capital in the school system.

Most Asian Americans support affirmative action, and, in my experience, also believe that elite colleges discriminate against Asian - American applicants, in favor of whites.

Widen the net by emphasizing a good fit for each student rather than the notion that there are only a few elite colleges that matter.

With their admissions criteria, America's elite colleges sit atop gigantic mountains of privilege, and then with their scholarship policies they salve their consciences by offering teeny step ladders for everybody else.

Tucker encouraged students to stretch outside their comfort zones and apply to elite colleges like Rice.

Teaching Fellows are high - achieving undergraduates, top students from elite colleges across the country.

Related: First - gen students at elite colleges go from lonely and overwhelmed to empowered and provoking change

You end up going to Bowdoin, a small elite college in Brunswick, Maine.

But Zimba also acknowledges that ending with the Common Core standards in math could preclude students from attending elite colleges or pursuing STEM careers.

Most teachers arrive through unconventional channels, with significant numbers coming from stints with Teach for America, which draws many elite college graduates.

As Dr. Curtis Steven Wilder makes painfully clear in his book Ebony And Ivy, the American Church, along with elite colleges and universities, was chief among those who trafficked not only in the kidnapping and commodification of black bodies but also in the development of a theology of black bondage.

One wonders why, if this is the case, that the most elite college graduates have not flooded schools as they have the financial sector and how teaching remains the only female - dominated high - paying occupation.

However, for elite colleges, you will ideally have scores in the 700s.