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College Size Does Matter

Ryan Clark

Published on: 06/19/2025

Consider the size of the student body. Think of college sizes in these four categories (based on undergraduate student attendance only).

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College Size Does Matter

Ryan Clark

Published on: 03/06/2020

Consider the size of the student body. Think of college sizes in these four categories (based on undergraduate student attendance only).

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Building Your College List Using Google's New Tool

Ryan Clark

Published on: 09/14/2018

Building Your College List Using Googles New Tool. Google has added a few new tools to help make your college list, save time, and create your college list.

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Top 10 Factors to Consider for Your “Perfect” College

Ryan Clark

Published on: 11/17/2017

Do you dream of finding the perfect college? How do you know which college is perfect? You need to know what is important to YOU.

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