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From Ascribe Newsfeed: It is possible to experience a stress-free, successful college search process that ends with a college fit that is right for each student. This is the message that Colleges That Change Lives (CTCL) will bring to the Raleigh area during the continuation of the eleventh annual series of national tours. "Too often the focus of the college search is on ranking and ratings, which does not acknowledge the individual student profile and how they will 'fit' with the mission and identity of a campus community," says Marty O'Connell, Executive Director of CTCL. "The current record high numbers of applicants, coupled with narrowly focused media stories about college admissions, have led students to believe that their college choices are severely limited or unaffordable. They start with a panel presentation followed by a college fair, featuring admission representatives from the colleges and universities featured in the book of the same name, Colleges That Change Lives by former NY Times education editor and author, Loren Pope. Maria Furtado, Director of Admissions at Eckerd College, one of the 40 featured colleges, sums up the feelings of the deans and directors in the group this way, "Students and families who attend the CTCL programs understand the value of a liberal arts and sciences education at these colleges.
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