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Some Liberal Arts Colleges, particurlarly in the Northeast, have a 4-1-4 semester system.  Januarys are designed to enable students to leave campus and study or work elsewhere on advisor approved projects. It may or may not be directly related to their major.  For instance, the photo above is  Williams College last week. At many other colleges, students may be just returning to classes after an extended Christmas break (much to the surprise of freshman parents).  Williams requires students to participate in a Winter Study Program all four years. It is the student’s choice and will often be off campus.  If you are considering a college with such a program, find out how they are funded. Costs are not often included in the school’s budget because of the wide variety of programs.  Be sure to review the financial aid policies of each college on your list. Contact us, if you need help with the interpretation of financial or academic policies. 

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By the way, did you know we all experienced a rare astrological occurrence at the turn of the New Year?  The last time we had a “blue moon” on New Years Eve was in 1990. That was before any of the students we are working with now, were born. Most of the Class of 2010 will be 36 years old when the next “blue moon” falls on a New Years Eve in 2028. Hopefully, the next nineteen years for each one of them will be happy and personally productive ones. But, of course, there will be challenges.  They will need to mature faster spiritually and intellectually than those in my generation because of the manmade chaos in the world. For these reasons, we are privileged and excited to being part of this generation’s first mile stone step following high school.  Our main office is just 45 miles west of Boston with other offices listed at bottom of page. But through the miracle of the Internet, it does not matter where your home is. (Some of you may not think of it as a “miracle” since your first encounter with a mouse was made of plastic with a little light on top; not one that ate cheese.) In any case we are as close as the proverbial phone or computer.

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 students with snow in hand

“You can not solve a problem with the same thinking that created the problem.”

Albert Einstein