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February 13, 2009
Have big plans to be the third President honored on President's Day? Though neither George Washington nor Abraham Lincoln went to college, the standards for being considered one of the nation's greatest leaders have changed quite a bit. Check out where the current and most recent Commanders-in-Chief received their education, and get started on your path to becoming the most powerful man or woman in the country.
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January 14, 2009
As we get ready for the inauguration of the 44th president, you might be interested in getting a head start on your political future. If you can't win enough electoral votes to be president, there are other ways to make it to the oval office. Here are the top 5 universities that produce presidential cabinet members.
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November 19, 2008
In BusinessWeek's most recent rankings of business schools, the University of Chicago, Harvard, and Northwestern took top spots for their full-time MBA programs. Business schools at UCLA, Emory, and USC, meanwhile, took top honors for their part-time programs.
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October 15, 2008
Applications are up at business schools across the country, from New York University to UC Berkeley and everywhere in between. In fact, according to the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), which administers the GMAT, the number of GMAT test takers has increased 11.58% since last year. But if Wall Street institutions are fundamentally changing, why is a graduate degree in business attractive? Will the employment landscape be too rocky in three years, when new students graduate?
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October 07, 2008
Our Decision 2010 Series concludes with a look at Senator Barack Obama's private education at a liberal arts college and Ivy League schools. Sen. Obama spent two years at a private, liberal arts school in California before transferring to Columbia University in New York City. While at Columbia, he majored in political science. After working as a community organizer, he returned to the Ivy League for his law degree at Harvard Law School. Is an Ivy League school on your horizon?
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September 24, 2008
I often get asked why I chose Dartmouth. In my mind, there are too many reasons to name. I guess I should start with senior year and the exciting, stress-free college application process. I had gone through high school with the dream/delusion that I would go to Harvard. I had been the classic overachiever in high school, taking part in everything that interested me while still keeping up my grades. I applied to a lot of schools, including those that I knew I would never go to for whatever reason. I applied to Dartmouth as one of those "I-might-as-well" colleges. When I got my acceptance, I thought nothing of it and didn't even open the large envelope I know had my congratulations letter. I was waiting for Harvard.
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August 28, 2008
U.S. News & World Report has released its often-debated rankings of undergraduate and graduate schools. Harvard takes first place in national universities, while Amherst and Williams tie for first place in the liberal arts.
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