2001 Guidance Counselor Survey Reveals Expert Views On Colleges; Kansas State University Takes Stanford's Spot as the "Trendiest" School.Business and Education Editors Note: Kaplan Kaplan may refer to one of the following:
Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. Post Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :WPO WPO Women Presidents' Organization (New York, NY) WPO World Packaging Organization WPO World Powerlifting Organization WPO Werkplek Onderzoek (Netherlands) ) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2000 The results are in from the exclusive annual Kaplan National High School Guidance Counselor guidance counselor Child psychology A school worker trained to screen, evaluate and advise students on career and academic matters Survey and the trend is clear local colleges are hot. Published this month, in the Kaplan/Newsweek College Catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. 2001, the survey asked counselors across the country targeted questions to tap the collective wisdom of this influential group. Across the board, the data showed that local is in; Kansas State University Kansas State University, main campus at Manhattan; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; chartered and opened 1863. There is an additional campus at Salina. Among the university's research facilities are the J. R. takes Stanford's spot as the trendiest school; if counselors could repeat their college years, they would choose Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame ; University of the Pacific was selected as a hidden treasure; and Texas A & M was a best value. Building upon the success of last year's Guidance Counselor Survey, College Catalog 2001 utilizes the unbiased professional survey expertise of Market Measurement, a national market research firm. Market Measurement utilized a random sample of U.S. public, private and Catholic High Schools obtained from Dun & Bradstreet. In addition to the statistical information, guidance counselors were invited to share insights about the colleges with which they were most familiar. Unlike other college guides, Kaplan/Newsweek's College Catalog 2001 is free from paid advertising from the profiled schools. Kaplan has never accepted any money from schools profiled in their publications. Kaplan's products provide straightforward, unbiased information that help prospective applicants make the most informed choice possible during the application process. The Kaplan/Newsweek College Catalog 2001 is available wherever books are sold. Kaplan (www.kaplan.com) is a premier provider of educational and career services for individuals, schools and businesses. Kaplan offers test prep and admissions services (www.kaptest.com); early childhood resources and K-12 educational programs for kids and parents through SCORE! Learning, Inc. and www.eSCORE.com; on-site education and professional development at schools and universities; books and software; professional education services; and an extensive array of distance learning programs (www.KaplanCollege.com). Kaplan is also a shareholder in BrassRing Inc. (www.BrassRing.com), the business-to-business recruitment and hiring company that helps employers find and hire the right candidates faster. Kaplan is a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO). |
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