Advising Articles

• Samuel Hanson '07 named Sarah and James Bowdoin Scholar 2011 Samuel Hanson '07,  Sarah and James Bowdoin Scholar and Mary B. Sinkinson Short Story Prize winner, delivered the following address Friday, October 28, 2011 to Bowdoin College faculty, alumni, and students.    " To End Our Parades: What Tietjens Can ...
• College Application Essay as Haiku? For Some, 500 Words Aren’t Enough Abstract: The only problem with Penn’s writing was the math: It was 650 words, outside the 250- to 500-word range re-established by the Common Application this spring — after a four-year experiment with no upper limit — but only now being grappled ...
• SYA Information Hello Everyone, This is Mr. Savage writing to remind you all that I am serving as Deerfield's SYA coordinator this year. Please be in touch if you have any interest in learning more about the SYA experience or applying for the upcoming year. It's about th...
• So Much for Mother-Daughter Campus Lunches A timely article from the Chronicle of Higher Education .  Abstract:  When a professor's college rejects her daughter for admission, one of them has a hard time getting over it....
• Colleges and Social Media "For universities competing to attract top students, it's no longer enough to have a glossy brochure and a sleek website. Schools like Johns Hopkins are reaching out to engage with applicants on Facebook and Twitter. They're also finding that a robust soc...