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Four Reasons Why Small, Rural Liberal Arts Colleges Are a Good Choice

Grown & Flown

They do this by breaking down the walls between what is studied on campus and what is happening in the world, eschewing prescribed pathways for students (majors and minors) in favor of frameworks of students own design, which allow them to draw on the tools and insights of multiple fields to understand and tackle urgent problems.

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Turns Out, I Had No Idea How Hard It Is to Parent Teens

Grown & Flown

Sometimes minor miracles happen, and they load the dishwasher, help a neighbor or play with their little brother, or make a positive but tough choice without input or a death threat from me. I can talk to them now about the big things and be straightforward; they get it. Occasionally they do their laundry and cook their food.

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Maximize Your College Education: Majors, Minors, and More

Berkeley² Academy

As students begin researching colleges, they may wonder about the differences between majors and minors or between a B.A. Students will gain a solid understanding of math and science while also retaining the ability to dedicate coursework for the purpose of gaining a minor or certificate. versus a B.S.

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USC receives 42,000 Early Action applications, will introduce Early Decision

Admissions.Blog

Programs like the Viterbi School of Engineering and the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences offer joint majors, minors, and combined degree programs, fostering a comprehensive educational experience.

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How Will the Harvard Lawsuit Affect Affirmative Action in College Admissions?

Spark Admissions

What we now think of as “affirmative action” for demographic minorities, particularly racial minorities, emerged most clearly through President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society programs in the 1960s. The term has evolved since then, but this first use established a core idea of righting a discriminatory wrong.

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Wake Forest University 

Ivy Central

Students can choose from a wide range of majors and minors across the arts and humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and mathematics. Wake Forest also offers a number of interdisciplinary programs, including a popular program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

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My Son Applied to Colleges Alone: A Cautionary Tale

Grown & Flown

So, I did some minor grammar editing and left the rest alone while a small part of my soul died right there in the family room. His logic was that he was being truthful and each essay answered the prompt given. Apparently, doing more than is necessary might give the impression that you care. We wouldn’t want that.

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