College rankings are important to millions of incoming students a year, yet few actually know how the rankings are compiled. To give viewers a more clear look at what’s involved with compiling college rankings at the top rankings organizations, the editors at College Choice have created this graphic to explain methodologies.
Source: CollegeChoice.net
It’s back to school time again and parents are searching for all types of study tools for their students. Smartphone apps are becoming great tools for education.
The Online Mom has partnered with Lookout and produced a Smartphone Guide for Parents. Take a look and download your own copy.
Here’s an infographic that shows the many benefits of smartphone usage in education.
Provided By: OnlineColleges.net
Parents are always asking me what admissions officers look for in a well-rounded college application. This infographic gives you a visual of what’s important to them and where your student should put their focus.
From: OnlineCollegeCourses.com
If you work hard in school, study and do your best you should be able to get into a good college. At least that’s what I told my kids who were from a middle class background. But what about the disadvantaged and those who don’t have parents in their corner cheering them on.
Here’s a quote from an article called, Where Poor People Don’t Go to College, and Why posted a few months ago in the Washington Monthly:
Asking why low income people don’t make it to America’s most exclusive colleges is sort of like asking why low income people don’t buy more BMWs. It’s because the price of the good largely prohibits the economically disadvantaged from purchasing that good.
It’s a sad fact that the elite tend to fare well and the disadvantaged aren’t afforded the same opportunities.Here’s an infographic that says it all:
