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Yeah! My Professors are Pretty Cool (and Smart)

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It’s become so commonplace to read about the incredible professors at any given college that it’s often more glaring when schools don’t tout their faculty’s vast accolades and quality. But what does it mean to have world-class educators at Centre? Alex Sterba ’12, a My Centre Life student blogger, provides anecdotal evidence to support the oft made claim.

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Excuses, Excuses (for More Financial Aid)

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Centre’s financial aid office is saddled with the unenviable task of fairly allocating a financial aid budget that reflects the value of the College in addition to making Centre affordable for qualified applicants. While the Dean of Admission and Student Financial Planning reviews a number of earnest appeals worth consideration, he and his team of financial aid advisors occasionally come across requests that don’t merit the same ministration.

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“have you felt welcomed at centre?”

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Question: “have you felt welcomed at centre? I know that it is not a very diverse campus. Can you be yourself or do you feel forced to assimilate in order to fit in”

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All That Is Good at Centre (a Senior’s Take)

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Ever wanted to ask a senior what the best thing about their college experience was? Daniel Briscoe ’10, a columnist for the student newspaper, took a break from his regularly cynical (and often hilarious) perspective on Centre to offer commentary on why Centre truly is the bee’s knees. Touching on both the College’s programs and cultural nuances, the article is an honest and unedited account of this senior’s most treasured lessons and moments from the last four years.

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The Importance of Where You Go to College

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Each, year thousands of students receive rejection letters from their top-choice colleges or are relegated to a waiting list that may never give way to admission. In light of this, the Office of Admission at Middlebury College has written a fantastic email to parents discussing the sensitive issue of not getting into the number one [...]

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Applicant Pool for Class of 2014 Breaks Records

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Last fall, the 333 students making up the Centre College Class of 2013 broke several admission records. And the shattering of admission records has continued—this winter has seen several application records broken by those hoping to be part of the Centre Class of 2014.

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