By kmurphy on
Monday, August 17, 2015
The University of Chicago, Georgia Tech, University of Illinois and Johns Hopkins University are hosting a joint presentation in Bellevue on August 23rd. Attending this presentation will allow you to know a little bit more about...
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By kmurphy on
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Alaska Airline's magazine features Murphy College Consultants:
"High school students typically start launching their searches in January of their junior years, says Kiersten Murphy, an Issaquah, Washington - based independent...
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By kmurphy on
Sunday, March 17, 2013
I just wanted to wish all of my students the best of luck with the rest of your decisions in the coming weeks. Please keep me posted about the good news, whether it be a great big envelope in the mail, or a video welcoming you to your future college campus via email.
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By kmurphy on
Thursday, July 19, 2012
If you are interested in taking a deeper look at some colleges that fly under the radar, but are arguably just as significant as those big 'name brand' schools, take a look at Loren Pope's book Colleges That Change Lives (CTCL)...
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By kmurphy on
Saturday, July 7, 2012
If you are a high school senior, there are some things that you can do this summer to make the most of your two months ‘off’ to best prepare for the college application process.
By now, you should be in the thick of things...
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By kmurphy on
Friday, May 4, 2012
On May 3rd, the National Association of College Admission Counseling released the results of their space availability survey. 375 colleges across the United States reported that they are still accepting applications for either...
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By kmurphy on
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Spring break is just around the corner. If you are like me, you probably aren’t jetting off to a sun-drenched beach, but instead, are hopping on a plane to do some college visits, possibly in the snow.
If you haven’t begun...
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By kmurphy on
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
The annual Grapevine study on state funding for education was released today. It reports that state support for higher education sunk by 14.5% in Washington, 13.5% in California and 15.4% in Colorado.
For those of you considering...
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By kmurphy on
Monday, November 21, 2011
Each year, fellow consultant and IECA President Dodge Johnson compiles a list of America's Happiest Campuses. This list is based on the percentage of freshmen who return...
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By kmurphy on
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
As students begin the process of packing up all of their belongings for their first semester at college, I thought that I would share a few tips from seasoned college students about surviving your first semester. While there are...
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