From the monthly archives:

April 2010

What the Freshman Retention Rate Really Is

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As you make your way from college to college, you’ll find that admission counselors are really just a bunch of extroverted statisticians who missed their calling. We have stats for everything: student to faculty ratios, test score mid-ranges, student demographic averages. In short, if we can attach a number to it, we probably have. Often [...]

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Why Should You Choose Centre?

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I always tell prospective students that it’s hard to go wrong with any small, private liberal arts college, whether it be Centre or another institution. More importantly, it’s not a line I throw out to sound impartial; I mean it. We all offer small class sizes, personal interaction with professors, and tightly knit communities with [...]

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The Centre Experience: A Parent’s Perspective

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Colleges are terrific at selling themselves. They promise unmatched experiences in academics, study abroad, and transformative interaction with professors. But is it true? As a parent, do you sometimes wish you could sit down with another parent at one of your student’s prospective colleges and simply ask, “Did your child have the experience they were [...]

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