tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post3651622573234220201..comments2023-10-24T11:05:25.288-04:00Comments on Mark Rauterkus & Running Mates ponder current events: R.K. Mellon Foundation gives $9 million to Promise fundMark Rauterkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-30358536134167363272009-02-26T22:41:00.000-05:002009-02-26T22:41:00.000-05:00Oops- sorry- commented under the wrong post.Oops- sorry- commented under the wrong post.Questionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349071186140766778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-42363804275810059112009-02-26T22:39:00.000-05:002009-02-26T22:39:00.000-05:00What nice photos of you and your family ("various ...What nice photos of you and your family ("various photos")!<BR/><BR/>On the subject of 3 year college- the post says "...the trend for colleges and universities is to condense the undergraduate years from four to three."<BR/><BR/>But, see yesterday's NYT "An Option to Save $40m000; Squeeze College Into 3 Years." ttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/25/education/25hartwick.html?_r=1<BR/><BR/>It seems like 3 years is very much an exception rather than a trend.<BR/><BR/>3 year programs would also result in a narrow "pre-professional" approach; in only their second year students would need to worry about lining up key summer positions, and then in the fall go on to job interviews or grad school applications and testing. And with many grad programs very competitive, it would be hard for those students to compete with others who had more time to build resumes and relationships for recommendations. <BR/><BR/>Re: credits for IB courses- another article recently applied that colleges do not award credits for these programs unless students were part of the entire 2 year program.<BR/><BR/>With so many scholarship programs available (including the Pgh Promise!) students who rush the college experience may well regret it later.Questionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349071186140766778noreply@blogger.com