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Studying before sleeping beneficial for recall, according to research
Sleep more, improve recollection. A new study from U. Notre Dame reached this conclusion after finding that going to sleep shortly after learning new information is most valuable for recalling the information in the future.
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Cuts to public higher education funnel students into for-profit colleges, raise financial concerns
As the state’s public institutions come under the knife, California’s for-profit colleges have thrived, enrolling more students and benefiting from lax regulation — a trend that could place more students at financial risk.
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Barack Obama’s half-sister campaigns for education
Those in search of secrets about President Barack Obama won’t get them from his half-sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng. Instead, she delivered a lecture regarding the future of multi-cultural education. Soetoro-Ng delivered a lecture titled “Education for Peace and Global Awareness” at U.
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MCAT and GMAT to undergo changes
Some of the most difficult exams a student will have to take are about to change — and the changes will not make these exams easier.
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Column: Rise in dropouts reflects students, not universities
The U.S. college dropout rate is about 40 percent, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. Pressure from the government and the benefits of a high retention rate have encouraged universities and education reformers to combat this trend.
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Direct correlation between AP courses and long-term success, study says
Claire Young, a Boston U. sophomore, said her 29 credits from Advanced Placement exams placed her ahead of her peers. “I took them in high school mainly to get credit,” Young said. “I’ll be graduating early. Some of them actually counted toward my major. They’re actually really useful.
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Column: For-profit schools mean sub-standard educations
All colleges in America are not created equal. This comes as no surprise considering the vast disparities in ranking that exists between American schools, as stated by publications such as U.S. News & World Report and Forbes Magazine.
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MCAT changes will make test longer, harder
After three years of review, the Association of American Medical Colleges approved changes last week to the Medical College Admittance Test, the standardized exam for prospective medical students.
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Column: What’s in a skill?
Before coming to Harvard, I spent a summer at a biochemical company in Monheim, Germany, working alongside other interns in an insecticide laboratory. Impressed by my colleagues’ knowledge, I assumed they were biochemistry students at university exploring a potential employer.