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	<itunes:summary>Dr. Marshall Shumsky has over 40 years of experience with college education including 2 decades as a professor and admissions committee member at  Northwestern University,  the University of Virginia, and Cal State University at Northridge. In addition, Dr. Shumsky has been an educational consultant for the Los Angeles and Houston public school districts.

As one of the first college consultants in the United States, and the very first in Houston, TX, Dr. Shumsky has 20+ years of successfully guiding students and families through the college admissions process. His successes have garnered national attention from news media such as The New York Times, Money Magazine, CBS MoneyWatch, The Houston Chronicle, and ABC Television. Dr. Shumsky’s position as an outside, objective observer of education, careers, and young adults and his insider experience and contacts with college faculty and administrators allows for an informed voice that families count on. Simply put, Dr. Shumsky will cut through the rumors and media hype to give you frank, considerate feedback about your child’s college and career plans.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Understanding Acceptance Rates (Hint, They are Almost Meaningless)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An important wisdom from a  high school senior who applied to college this year from a recent NY Times article.  Acceptance percentages are meaningless and are not interchangeable with college selectiveness.  Acceptance rates give an applicant no indication of their chances for acceptance. Further, colleges with higher rates of acceptance may not be easier to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make No Mistake, 10th Grade Counts!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hayden Shumsky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While Most High Schools and Families Emphasize 11th and 12th Grade Performance, College Admission Staff Insist That 10th Grade is Just as Important Somewhere along the way, a false notion became conventional wisdom with local schools and families. The lingering incorrect idea is that the first two years of high school are less consequential in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome Back! It&#8217;s Time for Letters of Affirmation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hayden Shumsky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is a cool January morning here in Houston, but we are back from our winter break.  Most of the high school seniors have completed their applications at this point, but for those who have not, it is time to get moving.  If you have completed your applications, you should consider sending a letter of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>College Admissions Clinic Radio Episode #2-The Failure of Public Universities</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 20:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hayden Shumsky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Marshall Shumsky and Hayden Shumsky discuss the failure of public universities to properly prepare students for 21st century jobs and graduate schools.  Topics covered include: The dangers of the &#8220;drop off&#8221; model. The failure of the idea that parents can simply drop their 18 year old off at a public university and expect the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If You Think a College Degree Is an Automatic Ticket to Jobs, You Are Mistaken.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 22:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hayden Shumsky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Study says 85% of college graduates are moving back in with mom and dad.  Recent Department of Labor employment numbers show near 50% of under 25 year olds unemployed.  Your college and career plans are not working.  Please get expert advice before blindly spending $50-200,000 on an undergraduate degree.]]></description>
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		<title>College Admissions Clinic Radio Episode #1- How we can help your family</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 16:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hayden Shumsky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Marshall Shumsky and Hayden Shumsky discuss the college admission process and their method of helping find the right fit colleges for students and families. Topics covered include: Dr. Shumsky&#8217;s unique experience as a professor at Northwestern Univ. and Univ. of Virginia and the insights he gained into why students needed help with finding the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Preparation Workshops for Soon to be College Freshmen</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 20:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hayden Shumsky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first year of college is filled with land mines that can dramatically undermine a student&#8217;s chances for graduate school or career success. Today&#8217;s students face a hyper-competitive market for graduate school admission and jobs; one where a grade point average less than 3.5 will severely restrict options. This is the harsh reality. This generation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Undergrad Business Students Work Least, Learn Least?</title>
		<link>http://www.collegeadmissionsclinic.com/college-newswire/undergrad-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hayden Shumsky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NY Times lambasted undergraduate business majors in a major expose on what college students are actually learning. Business majors spend less time preparing for class than do students in any other broad field, according to the most recent National Survey of Student Engagement: nearly half of seniors majoring in business say they spend fewer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why We Do What We Do @ College Admissions Clinic</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hayden Shumsky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So the Winter Break is over and we&#8217;re back to work here at College Admissions Clinic. For 2011, we have many exciting things planned. You will hear about them shortly as the details become clear. In the meantime, we have a little spring in our step because the early decision/early action acceptances have rolled in. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hunger Striking New Lawyer Says, &#8220;A Law Degree Does Not Guarantee Employment&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hayden Shumsky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dissafected, unemployed law school grads are raising a huge stink about about being misled by law schools. One blogger, Ethan Haines, is going on a hunger strike to bring attention to the situation. Today&#8217;s Inside Higer Ed has the scoop on all the controversy. The abridged version is thus: Law degrees are expensive and law [...]]]></description>
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