"Admissions office markets Midd in a year roiled by economic downturn, public health crisis"
https://middleburycampus.com/49522/news/admissions-markets-midd-in-a-year-roiled-by-economic-downturn-public-health-crisis/
The Hidden Ivies, 3rd Edition, hit bookstores this month. Completely revised and updated with thirteen new colleges and universities, the essential guide students need to help them choose and gain admission to the outstanding schools that fit them best.
Based on Howard and Matthew Greene’s years of counseling experience and research, The Hidden Ivies is an invaluable, in-depth look inside sixty-three renowned academic institutions. These private colleges and universities offer students a broad liberal arts education that will help them build a strong foundation for the rest of their lives. The Greenes help families understand what makes an Ivy League college so desirable, and why these Hidden Ivies (some less well-known than others) offer an educational and personal experience to rival that found on Ivy campuses.
March 20, 2014
Matthew Greene presented a webinar for the virtual college fair group, CollegeWeekLive. Covering "Seven Trends in College Admissions", as well as the Greenes' "Five P's of College Admissions", the session was one of many that Matt has presented for CollegeWeekLive over the years. You can view the webinar here:
December 16, 2013
For Immediate Release
Contact: counseling@howardgreeneassociates.com
What should students (and their parents) consider when choosing activities and summer programs? The Guardian interviewed Matthew Greene to find out.
Interviewed by the Guardian, Matthew Greene noted how important it is for students to follow their passions and not to try to pad their résumés with things they are not interested in.
"'I have 8th, 9th and 10th graders asking what should I do this summer? The decision process is on their radar a lot earlier,'" says Matthew Greene, education director at Howard Greene & Associates, a college counseling service...'The fancier the envelope, maybe the less the quality. The content of the program is key.'"
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June 17, 2013
For Immediate Release
Contact: counseling@howardgreeneassociates.com
Is college admissions really more competitive today? How can students manage the stress and anxiety underlying the admissions process and find good options among the many great colleges and universities today?
Interviewed by Fox Business News, Matthew Greene pointed out that there is more competition, but also more good choices for students. "Although more elite colleges are notorious for being difficult to gain acceptance, the reality is that colleges as a whole have become much more competitive, says Matthew Greene, educational consultant at Howard Greene & Associates"
"'Schools [that parents] think back on as not selective are now very selective and high quality,' he says. 'There is real competition at a larger group of schools but at the same time, there are many good options out there that are reasonably selective for good students, solid students who arent just straight A kids.'" "Applying to numerous elite or highly-selective schools does not increase students odds of getting admitted, cautions Greene." 'What they need to do is expand the range and type of schools on the list from more to less selective, small to large, public and private--that diversification is likelier to produce good choices and maybe some merit scholarships,' he says. Looking at a variety of schools in different parts of the country can also open up more viable opportunities for admission. 'Getting out of the local area can help in looking at a mix of public and private institutions that are farther away and that may be one of the sacrifices families need to be willing to make,' Greene says." Read more:
April 15, 2013
For Immediate Release
Contact: counseling@howardgreeneassociates.com
Waiting Lists are a sign of the times, as more colleges are using them, and lengthening them, in order to manage their enrollment. How should seniors handle a waiting list at a college they are interested in?
Matthew Greene spoke recently with Fox Business about this topic. The article, headlined
"You Got Waited Listed at Your Top School, Now What?"
discusses why colleges are using waiting lists, pitfalls of accepting a WL offer, including a lack of adequate financial aid, and the protocols of pursuing a WL of interest.
"'Landing on the wait list can be discouraging, but students should weigh out all options before deciding to hold out for a spot or accept admission to another school,' says Matthew Greene, educational director at Howard Greene & Associates. 'The wait list is a sign that academically the student is qualified, they just didnt get in that first cut and its frustrating but these factors in the admissions process are beyond the students control and sometimes theyre able to turn a wait list over,' he says. 'If theyre excited about a school, they cant count on it but they should pursue it actively.'"
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March 20, 2013
For Immediate Release
Contact: counseling@howardgreeneassociates.com
Matthew Greene participated again in CollegeWeekLive's online college fair today.
His webinar presentation, titled, "The Waiting Is Over (or is it?): Finalizing Your College Choice" may be found here:
February 5, 2013
For Immediate Release
Contact: counseling@howardgreeneassociates.com
What are the best ways to save and pay for college? How should families approach college financing?
Matthew Greene was featured on Fox CT news television today, discussing these and other topics, and going through some of the principles in "Paying for College: the Greenes' Guide to Financing Higher Education."
See the video here:
November 19, 2012
For Immediate Release
Contact: counseling@howardgreeneassociates.com
How do you handle a deferral, rejection or waiting list? Matthew Greene offered comments on this topic to Fox Business recently.
The article, headlined
"Get Denied or Waitlisted? What Students Can Do"
encourages students to be persistent, but also realistic, and to focus on creating a good college list.
"'In addition to waitlisting applicants, some colleges are taking additional measures to hold off on the decision making process until they have a better sense of what students will be accepting acceptance letters,' says Matthew Greene, educational director at Howard Greene and Associates. 'Were seeing more schools like Michigan and Wisconsin and other big state schools doing more deferrals, which means theyre telling students were not making a decision yet and wed like to defer action on your application until later in the winter or the middle of the spring,' he says."
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October 25, 2012
For Immediate Release
Contact: counseling@howardgreeneassociates.com
Matthew Greene participated again in CollegeWeekLive's online college fair.
His webinar presentation, titled, "Seven Trends in College Admissions and Five Key Principles for Navigating Them" may be found here:
June 29, 2012
For Immediate Release
Contact: counseling@howardgreeneassociates.com
Fox business news interviewed Matthew Greene to discuss advice for students considering a college transfer.
The article, headlined
"Transfer Tips for College Students"
offers information about transfer admission and financial aid.
'Many transfers have very legitimate and appropriate reasons for wanting to change the social or intellectual culture or level, extracurricular offerings, or, most importantly, academic opportunities available to them,' says Matthew Greene, educational director at Howard Greene and Associates. 'Students should be cautious and critical consumers, evaluating carefully their current options and prospective transfer institutions, prior to applying, and, certainly, prior to enrolling.'"
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April 27, 2012
For Immediate Release
Contact: counseling@howardgreeneassociates.com
Matthew Greene discussed with Fox Business News some of the considerations families make, or should make, when selecting private school education.
The article, headlined
"Private School Education: Worth the Cost?"
discusses the costs of private education.
As if the tuition isnt costly enough, some private school boards assume that parents will be contributing additional money toward fundraising efforts and new school facilities, says Matthew Greene, educational director at Howard Greene and Associates. 'Families should be aware that unless they are a family with significant financial need, they will be asked to solicit funds and to give funds to support the school,' he says. 'Its not a requirement, but theres often a significant expectation that parents will also be contributing in other ways.'... Depending on the schools level of resources, there is generally a fair amount of both merit and need-based financial assistance for families who qualify, according to Greene. 'Quite often youll see somewhere between 20% and 30% of students at a private school who might receive financial aid--there is financial aid available thats different than at the college level,' he says.
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November 4, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contact: counseling@howardgreeneassociates.com
Matthew Greene was interviewed by Fox Business on the issue of choosing college courses.
The article, headlined
"How to Pick the Right College Courses to Save Time and Money"
focuses on choosing courses to maximize success and ease the transition to college.
And while it may be tempting to get all the required core classes out of the way in the first year, Greene warns it can overload a students schedule and lead to poor performance.
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March 22, 2007
For Immediate Release
Contact: counseling@howardgreeneassociates.com
Matthew Greene quoted in Money Magazine
Matthew Greene was quoted in a recent Money Magazine article on the importance of comparing financial aid packages.
June 15, 2005
For Immediate Release
Contact: education@greenesguides.com
Greenes on PBS a Success
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Ten Steps to College with the Greenes and Paying for College with the Greenes are resounding successes on PBS. The shows aired on PBS in 2004-2005 season, with the following television metrics reported:
- 75% of market stations in 40 states ran one or both programs.
- The programs ran in 155 markets, including 21 of the top 25 markets: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Washington DC, Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, Seattle, Tampa, Minneapolis-St-Paul, Cleveland, Miami, Sacramento, Orlando, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Portland (OR), Indianapolis.
- It is estimated 3.5 to 4 million people watched the programs in the '04-'05 season (based on average PBS ratings for this type of program, and coverage area.)
and will continue to air throughout the country during the coming year.
You can go to www.pbs.org/tenstepstocollege to search for local airtimes. If you're not sure when it's airing in your area, call your local station. Or, to order the DVDs, visit shop.pbs.org and do a search on college.
Ten Steps to College with the Greenes was sponsored by Thomson Learning and Mastercard International. Paying for College with the Greenes was sponsored by Thomson Learning and JPMorgan Chase.
June 12, 2005
For Immediate Release
Contact: education@greenesguides.com
Matthew Greene Interviewed for New York Times Article
What I Did On My Summer Vacation
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/12/nyregion/12charity.html?\_r=1
In his May, 2005 article, "How the College Admissions Process has evolved into the Beast of Burden", Miksch covers major trends in college admissions. Here's an edited section.
"'It's the perfect storm, that's what some admissions people call it,' says Matthew Greene of the state of college admissions. Greene, along with his father, Howard, runs...an educational consulting firm with offices in Westport and Manhattan. The Greenes work with parents and students when it comes to selecting colleges, help shepherd families through the process and have published several books on the subject."
"With more students flooding the zone (the largest high school graduating classes will be this year) - and with more of those students than ever before applying to college (about two-thirds of all high school graduates), the competition for the available slots at elite universities has become nothing short of fierce, Greene says."
"'There has been a radical change,' Greene says. 'It was once a buyer's market. You didn't have the insane competition you have today.' This helps explain the increasing use of personal academic tutors and businesses, such as his and his father's, to go beyond filling out a few applications and simply hoping for the best."
"'The high schools are understaffed and underresourced in terms of their counseling programs,' Greene says. 'I'm not bad-mouthing high schools - Stapes and Greenwich and others have excellent programs. It's just that nationally, counselor ratios can be very high. The average is 500-to-1 nationally. Counselors are responsible for academics, discipline, in some cases, athletic coaching, and they're supposed to do college, too, by the way.'"
"'The good news is there are a lot more good colleges out there today,' Greene says. 'Schools that were OK in the sixties, seventies and eighties raised a lot of money, became coed, built new dorms and science facilities. They have become very strong academic institutions and better social places to be.' So, while Yale will not open a branch campus in Des Moines, places such as Dickinson College and Boston University have been elevated, bumping up against the elite institutions."
"This is where people like the Greenes come in, helping students and their parents sort out which of these schools, the new elite, the old elite or the just plain good, is most suitable. 'We tell kids they should apply to eight to ten colleges. There's nothing wrong with that. What we don't like is trophy hunting, trying to get into all eight Ivies. Where we come into play as counselors is to lead families through the process. Perhaps the perfect storm has a calm eye.'"
July 30, 2004
For Immediate Release
Contact: education@greenesguides.com
Matthew Greene Quoted in Bloomberg News Feature
Harvard and Wisconsin Tie for Most CEOs in U.S.
Read how Wisconsin is a top breeding ground for U.S. corporate leaders.
Read Article.
June 7, 2004
For Immediate Release
Contact: education@greenesguides.com
Ivy League Confidential
In a recent interview for Forbes Magazine, Howard and Matthew Greene emphasized the importance of pursuing your passions and dedicating yourself to learning. In a piece discussing the level of competition for admission to highly selective colleges, the Greenes' book, Making It Into A Top College, is recommended, and the Greenes' counseling approach of working behind the scenes to help motivate and guide students is highlighted. Free registration required to read article.
February 14, 2004
For Immediate Release
Contact: education@greenesguides.com
NACAC Endorses Ten Steps to College
The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), has awarded its Seal of Approval to the Ten Steps to College with the Greenes family of products. NACAC is an organization of 8,000 professionals from around the world dedicated to serving students as they make choices about pursuing postsecondary education.
The Seal of Approval is awarded to programs, products and services that meet NACAC standards of utility, accessibility and integrity. A review panel of association members carefully evaluates each application. Ten Steps to College with the Greenes is one of only fifteen programs endorsed by NACAC.
To find out more, visit the NACAC website.
October 22, 2003
For Immediate Release
Contact: education@greenesguides.com
Greenes' LIVE CHAT III on WashingtonPost.com
The Greenes were online Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 2 p.m. ET , to discuss tips on finding the right college and the admissions process.
October 20, 2003
For Immediate Release
Contact: education@greenesguides.com
New York Times Interviews Greenes
Read Robert Hershey Jr.'s article "Suddenly, State Universities Have More Allure."
September 22, 2003
For Immediate Release
Contact: education@greenesguides.com
Greenes LIVE CHAT with WashingtonPost.com Audiences
Howard and Matthew Greene have been invited by PBS and the Washington Post to lead three LIVE
CHATS in August, September and October. You can read the transcripts for August and September . October's CHAT is scheduled for Wednesday, October 22nd, 12-1pm. You can join in by logging onto:
washingtonpost.com .
September 15, 2003
For Immediate Release
Contact: education@greenesguides.com
Greenes Featured in Bloomberg News Article
Howard and Matthew Greene were interviewed by Bloomberg News for Liz Willen's article entitled, "How to Get Holly Into Harvard".
"With more students than ever vying for
admission to top U.S. colleges, parents seeking
an edge are hiring private consultants ..."
August 1, 2003
For Immediate Release
Contact: education@greenesguides.com
Back to School PBS Special Helps Families Plan for College
Whether a student is in junior high or junior year, this new PBS show provides the best advice about how to plan a successful educational future.
Just in time for back-to-school, a new PBS program will help families get ready for college. Ten Steps to College with the Greenes, which will air on PBS stations across the country beginning August 2003 (check local listings), provides expert advice and how-to strategies from Americas premier college placement counselors and best selling authors Howard and Matthew Greene. "Our goal is to 'level the playing field,' giving any family, from any background,
the best information about how to plan their educational future," says Howard Greene.
The hour-long program builds upon the Greenes combined 40 years of private counseling experience, helping thousands of families improve their understanding of the college admissions process. Ten Steps to College with the Greenes draws from and adds to their popular Harper Collins book series, Greenes' Guides to Educational Planning. As they walk through the ten-steps of their plan, the Greenes dispel myths, clear up misconceptions, and provide common sense insights to help students and families focus their time and energy.
Worried about the cost of college? The Greenes advise not to let cost limit your college horizons. Stressed by standardized tests? They suggest how to make standardized tests work for you.
Taped before a studio audience of high school students, parents, grandparents and educators, the hour-long special provides a strategic plan to help any student and family think through the process of finding and gaining entrance to a college that is right for them. To make Ten Steps to College with the Greenes accessible to the greatest number of families, both English and Spanish language soundtracks and closed-captions will air.
"Ten Steps to College with the Greenes is an extremely well-conceived and beautifully-produced program," says Harriet Unger, Senior Producer, National Programming for Connecticut Public Television. "The show is jam-packed with 'must know' information for every parent and grandparent of college bound students. All the essential information crucial to getting a head-start in the search for higher education can be found in this informative show. Ten Steps to College with the Greenes is what PBS is all about programming that educates and informs."
Additional resources will be available in August through a content-rich web site at . The site will feature: exclusive interviews with admissions officers from many of Americas top colleges; Greenes articles focusing on a wide range of topics; students college enrollment diaries; a guide with printable activities, planners and worksheets for educators, parents and guidance counselors.
A Ten Steps to College with the Greenes DVD/VHS "Kit" for families will be made available through PBS VIDEO in fall 2003. The kit will include: two Greenes Guides books, a workbook written by the Greenes and published by Harper Collins, the viewers choice of the VHS or DVD version of the program and additional tips from leading American universities.
"This program is on mission for PBS it informs, inspires, and educates," says Jenna Norcott, PBS Syndicated Programming. "The timing is right as well, with colleges bracing for the largest enrollments in U.S. history over the next few years. Were thrilled to support families interested in exploring the best opportunities for their children and grandchildren in this increasingly competitive environment." Howard Greene, founder of Howard Greene & Associates, is a former admission officer and member of the faculty board of advisors at Princeton University. A graduate of Dartmouth College, he holds masters degrees from Harvard and New York University. Matthew Greene, Educational Director at Howard Greene & Associates, is a graduate of Dartmouth College and earned his doctorate in public policy at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The Greenes are trusted columnists for Knight/Ridder and on-air resources for the Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, CNBC, NPR, and other media outlets.
Underwriting support is provided by MasterCard International and The Thomson Corporation . The program was produced by WTIU Public Television in association with Interactive FrameWorks, Inc.
Format: STEREO, English and Spanish SAP, CC in English and Spanish.
Check local listings.
January 3, 2003
For Immediate Release
Contact: education@greenesguides.com
Greenes Featured in Christian Science Monitor Article
The Greenes are interviewed by Christian Science staff writer Mark Clayton, for his piece, "Guides to top colleges warn, 'Don't be blinded by the halo.' "
Excerpt: "Ask a top high school student where he or she expects to go to college, and the answer is often a single, instantly recognizable word: Harvard - or Dartmouth or Yale or ... any of the Ivies, really.
It's an understandable inclination: Shoot for "the top." But just how to get admitted to an elite school can be a stupefying problem for even the brainiest high school graduates and their parents. "
Link to rest of article:
http://search.csmonitor.com/durable/2000/12/05/fp15s1-csm.shtml