graduation Archives - College Initiative Helping families to successfully navigate the college admissions process Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:34:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://collegeinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-logoSQUARE-02-e1683223180849-32x32.png graduation Archives - College Initiative 32 32 Is a Public University Honors Program a Good Option? https://collegeinitiative.net/2018/10/06/is-a-public-university-honors-program-a-good-option/ Sat, 06 Oct 2018 18:07:42 +0000 http://collegeinitiative.net/?p=890 College honors programs have existed at some universities for seventy years. But, more have popped up in the past twenty years and now it would be hard to find a state flagship school or any large public university without its own honors college or honors program.  They are not created equally and they are not...

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]]> The Practice Goodbyes https://collegeinitiative.net/2018/08/10/the-practice-goodbyes/ Fri, 10 Aug 2018 21:36:00 +0000 http://collegeinitiative.net/?p=734 In fact, all of the other goodbyes I've said to him so far have been just practice goodbyes, in anticipation of the goodbye in the college dorm.

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]]> Major Controversy https://collegeinitiative.net/2018/07/27/major-controversy/ Fri, 27 Jul 2018 21:49:56 +0000 http://collegeinitiative.net/?p=284 Frequently, as a student decides what to major in, there is controversy.  Should a student pick a so-called “practical” major even if it’s not of interest or should they pick a major in a subject that they really love?  In other words, should a student major in accounting just because they are good at math,...

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