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		<title>Three Times Is the Charm When Taking the SAT</title>
		<link>http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2009/11/06/three-times-the-charm-when-taking-the-sat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina LaGuardia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are a college-bound student, the big question on your mind isn’t “Will you take the SAT?” but, “How many times you will take the SAT?” 
I’ll make this easy. The answer is three. Three times is the charm for most things, but when it comes down to a big, bad standardized test like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Do You Make a Million in Education? Become a College President</title>
		<link>http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2009/11/04/how-do-you-make-a-million-in-education-become-a-college-president/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2009/11/04/how-do-you-make-a-million-in-education-become-a-college-president/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina LaGuardia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most educators are drawn to their careers because they seek rewards other than a fat paycheck. But when it comes to higher education, there are some who break out of the confines of a low pay scale and make some MAJOR coin. I’m talking about college presidents, and a recent report shows that there are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daddy Trump to Kids: &#8220;Go to College&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2009/11/02/daddy-trump-to-kids-go-to-college/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2009/11/02/daddy-trump-to-kids-go-to-college/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:56:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>barb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While it’s fun to keep up with certain celebrities and read about the hijinks of others, what college-bound students really need are role models who give them a little more than just a photogenic smile on a glitzy red carpet.
And in the case of Donald Jr., Eric, and Ivanka Trump, you get a lot more.
 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shakira Goes to College</title>
		<link>http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2009/10/26/shakira%e2%80%99s-hips-don%e2%80%99t-lie-even-at-ucla/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2009/10/26/shakira%e2%80%99s-hips-don%e2%80%99t-lie-even-at-ucla/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>barb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shakira is one of The CollegeBound Network’s favorite celebrities, and not just because we hear that her upcoming CD She Wolf is muy caliente.
We already knew that Shakira enrolled in a history class at UCLA during a break from her 2007 Oral Fixation tour, but the story of the Colombian singing sensation’s stint on campus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding the Student-Faculty Ratio</title>
		<link>http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2009/10/26/understanding-the-student-faculty-ratio/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2009/10/26/understanding-the-student-faculty-ratio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>barb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are in the midst of a college search, you’ve probably got about a half million facts and figures running through your head. Some people might be founts of information when it comes to sports stats, but you instead are able to recite on command a host of enrollment figures, average SAT scores, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kindle Test: Students Still Stuck on Paper</title>
		<link>http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2009/10/21/kindle-test-students-still-stuck-on-paper/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2009/10/21/kindle-test-students-still-stuck-on-paper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lori</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[College Trends]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">/blog/?p=1591</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was surprised the other day to see a college student I know pull out a stack of index cards and flip through them while studying for a big test. She and her friends constantly text and communicate via Facebook, but when it comes to taking notes and marking important passages in a textbook, they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Website Thanks Teachers, Recruits New Ones</title>
		<link>http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2009/10/19/new-website-thanks-teachers-recruits-new-ones/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2009/10/19/new-website-thanks-teachers-recruits-new-ones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>barb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good news for those of you looking to become a teacher in the next few years: the Department of Education will be looking to hire an estimated 1.7 million new educators by the year 2017.

It’s nice to see encouraging employment numbers in the midst of a recession, isn’t it?
What is less encouraging is the reason [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Insure That You Are Covered when Sick</title>
		<link>http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2009/10/15/insure-that-you-are-covered-when-sick/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2009/10/15/insure-that-you-are-covered-when-sick/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lori</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">/blog/?p=1562</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Students could be getting the shaft in health care reform.
The bill approved earlier this week by the Senate Finance Committee has some people, including the American College Health Association, worried that it leaves out college-sponsored student health insurance plans. The ACHA says the bill’s language is unclear and ambiguous about how the college-sponsored plans should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should Cost Determine Your College Choice?</title>
		<link>http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2009/10/08/should-cost-determine-your-college-choice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2009/10/08/should-cost-determine-your-college-choice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>barb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Budgeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[college tuition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[state schools]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">/blog/?p=1534</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
If you are like most students, figuring out how you’re going to foot the bill has become even more important than deciding which college you will attend. But should your impending tuition bill be the ultimate factor in your big decision?
It is true that college is one of the best investments you’ll ever make—if not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t Be Spooked by College Search</title>
		<link>http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2009/10/07/don%e2%80%99t-be-spooked-by-college-search/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegebound.net/blog/2009/10/07/don%e2%80%99t-be-spooked-by-college-search/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lori</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[College Admissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College Craziness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scholarships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[applications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[College search]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[colleges]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re feeling haunted by the college application process, you’re not alone.

These are the top 10 things that frighten college-bound high school seniors, according to Cappex.com’s survey of more than 600 students.
1. Getting rejected (77%)
2. Writing the application essay (50%)
3. Keeping up with deadlines (31%)
4. Finding scholarships (31%)
5. Applying for financial aid (29%)
6. Meeting a college’s [...]]]></description>
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