Posted on October 31, 2007 by deanflagel
The most important year in your academic record is your junior year. Why? When reviewing your transcripts, it’s the last complete year that admissions officers see. They also look more closely, if they have it, at any senior records, and then sophomore, and then freshmen. They look closely at trends, whether [...]
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Posted on October 31, 2007 by deanflagel
Dr. Abul Hussam has been recognized the world over for his innovative approaches to effectively purifying poison water with out great cost. Time magazine international edition just named him one of their “Heroes of the Environment”. I love seeing our faculty in print, and he’s been in pretty much every major U.S. publication. It may [...]
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Posted on October 29, 2007 by deanflagel
Nothing is more important to your admission than your academic record – no matter what anyone else has told you because I’m right and they’re wrong. I suppost that’s why my recent post on AP and IB courses and test scores resulted in a few emails (even a phone call!) asking for more insight on [...]
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Posted on October 29, 2007 by deanflagel
For several years Mason had the distinction of being the only school in the world with two Nobel prize winners in Economics. While that’s a pretty amazing accomplishment, I find our economics faculty are generally better known for all the press they garner than for the awards they receive. Walter Williams has a regular column [...]
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Posted on October 27, 2007 by deanflagel
I’m still at the national conference for the Collegeboard. Yes, that means I’m working on a Saturday (becuase I am VERY dedicated to you). One of the session was a meeting of ACAOPU (yes it is a very silly name) the Association of Chief Admissions Officers of Public Universities. A [...]
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Posted on October 27, 2007 by deanflagel
I’ve mentioned before that Mason faculty in the very high tech field of protemics are making huge strides in treatments for cancer. A stroy out today highlight faculty working on another area of treatment, and finding that an all plant diet helped patients fight prostate cancer: http://foodconsumer.org/7777/8888/C_ancer_31/102606342006_Eating_plant-food-based_diets_helps_fight_prostate_cancer.shtml.
Personally I hope I never have to give up [...]
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Posted on October 25, 2007 by deanflagel
I’m currently at the national meeting of the College Board (the group that brings you Advanced Placement curriculum and the SAT, so I’m sure near and dear to your hearts). They led a presentation about “Millenials” – that’s all of you who are applying to college as freshmen. Their study asserts that the time students spend [...]
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Posted on October 25, 2007 by deanflagel
Mason had another groundbreaking event, holding what appears to be the first trans-Atlantic conference on international conflict resolution. Of course, Mason offered the first PhD in conflict resolution in the world, and offered the first undergraduate program in the in the national capital area, so it doesn’t surprise me that we’re breaking ground (again!). Check out [...]
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Posted on October 24, 2007 by deanflagel
The terrible news about the wild fires in San Diego is everywhere, and I’m sure all of our thoughts are with those having to take refuge. For the past few years, natural disasters seem to coincide with application deadlines, creating a secondary level of stress for anyone impacted by these awful situations. A counsellor asked [...]
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Posted on October 23, 2007 by deanflagel
Our debate and forensics teams at Mason are consistently in the top ten in the nation.
Check out www.masondebate.org and www.gmuforensics.org to get the scoop – the latest news is that the Forensics team took First place for the fourth week in a row and doubled the score of their nearest competitor. On to nationals in [...]
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