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ERIC Number: EJ588164
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-5982
Nationwide Chains May Shake Up Admissions-Counseling Industry.
Gose, Ben
Chronicle of Higher Education, v45 n43 pA35-A36 Jul 2 1999
For-profit college-admissions counseling and college-preparation companies are expanding, and existing test-preparation centers are planning to begin offering admissions-counseling services. One company envisions a national chain. Some educators welcome the trend, while others feel the commercial enterprises may take an inappropriate approach to college admission or give students unrealistic expectations. (MSE)
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, College Admission, College Preparation, Educational Trends, Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Privatization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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