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Public School Excellence in the University of Florida
The University of Florida is a public research institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The university, which was established in 1853, sits on two thousand acres of land. In the United States, it is considered a top rank school despite the fact that it is a public university. It has even been considered one of the [...]
Filed under school profiles, August 18th, 2010Getting in to Boston University
Boston University was chartered in the year 1869. Boston University originated in Newbury, Vermont as a Methodist seminary with the name New Biblical Institute. Its founder, a zealous Bostonian abolitionist, raised $15,000 to start a secondary school in 1839. In 1847, the school moved to New Hampshire and finally in 1867, it found its home [...]
Filed under school profiles, August 10th, 2010Admission Guide to University of Maryland
University of Maryland (College Park) is a public research university in College Park at Prince George’s County, Maryland, which is just outside of Washington, D.C. The University was first established as Maryland Agricultural College following the purchase of several acres of the Riverdale Plantation by Charles Benedict Calvert in order to have some place to [...]
Filed under school profiles, August 2nd, 2010Getting into Ohio State University
Located in Columbus, Ohio, the Ohio State University is a publicly-funded university that was opened in 1870 as a land grant university. The University is the second largest in the United States and ranks among the top 20 public universities in the country. Built on what was originally a farmland, the university started out with [...]
Filed under school profiles, July 25th, 2010Guide to George Washington University Admission
George Washington University was established based on the president’s vision for a higher educational institution. Along with President James Monroe and 32 US Congress members, Reverend Luther Rice signed the Act of Congress that would make the Columbian College a non-sectarian and private institution. The college started with only 30 students, a tutor, and three [...]
Filed under school profiles, July 17th, 2010Applying to Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University is one of the oldest universities in the country, founded on Manhattan’s Lower East Side in 1886 by Etz Chaim Yeshiva. The school was initially a cheder-style elementary school that taught secular education, Talmud study, and English instruction. Today, the institution fuses Jewish scholarships with majors in science, law, business, education, and the [...]
Filed under school profiles, July 9th, 2010Work and Play in the University of Miami
The University of Miami is popularly called by its informal names, The U, Miami and UM. The informal names are reminiscent of Miami’s image, especially to tourists. The university itself is relatively modern compared to other prestigious universities. The university was established in 1925. The main campus is located in Coral Gables, Florida. The university [...]
Filed under school profiles, July 1st, 2010Tulane Universitys Expansion from Medical to Holistic
At first, the Tulane University of Louisiana was mainly a medical college. It is a nonsectarian private university that has a strong research focus. It was founded in 1834 as a public college. However, it did not take long after for the college to expand into a more comprehensive institution. In 1847, it became a [...]
Filed under school profiles, June 23rd, 2010The University of Texas Profile
The University of Texas at Austin is thus called because it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas system, which happens to be located in Austin. The university was founded way back in 1883. Though there were talks of a university in Texas years before that, in 1827, the confused history of the [...]
Filed under school profiles, June 15th, 2010Applying to University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh had its humble beginnings in a log cabin on the then American frontier. First named as Pittsburgh Academy, it was founded by Hugh Henry Brackenridge in 1787. It is currently located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. This research university became part of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education in 1966. The university [...]
Filed under school profiles, June 7th, 2010