Patti Jones

October 26, 2007 at 12:00 am

Increase your chances of getting accepted

After you've selected a college, the next step is gaining entrance. Some advice from the gatekeepers: 1. Plan a rigorous high-school schedule...

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October 27, 2006 at 12:00 am

Increase your chances of getting accepted

After selecting a college, the next step is gaining entrance. Some advice from the gatekeepers: 1. Plan a rigorous high-school schedule...

September 24, 2006 at 12:00 am

Where the boys aren’t: Do single-sex schools prepare girls better for life?

Hillary did it. Condoleezza did it. Melinda (Gates) did it. And nowadays thousands of girls want a piece of what those three dynamos had...

Life

October 2, 2005 at 12:00 am

Increase your chances of getting accepted to college

After selecting a college, the next step is gaining entrance. Some advice from gatekeepers: Plan a rigorous high-school schedule. Colleges like to see...

August 12, 2005 at 12:00 am

Homework: Is your kid a Dodger? A Forgetter? A Daydreamer?

In some households, homework time is a breeze. No books are hurled. No tears are shed. The kids simply sail through math worksheets and...

Life

August 12, 2005 at 12:00 am

Learning to make, keep friends

What's most important for your child's current and future happiness? (Choose one) A) Top WASL scores B) Good grades C) An ability to make...

Life

October 17, 2004 at 12:00 am

Increase your chances of getting accepted

Increase your chances of getting accepted

Where the boys aren’t: Do single-sex schools prepare girls better for life?

Increase your chances of getting accepted to college

Homework: Is your kid a Dodger? A Forgetter? A Daydreamer?

Learning to make, keep friends

Getting into the school you want: You’ve made your choice, but that’s only the half of it

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