http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:19:45 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/03/28/171945.php Barbara BarnettPart two of one family's journey toward finding the perfect college for their teenage son.<br/> Sigh. So here I&rsquo;ve been, trying to convince our son that he should consider the flagship university of our state system -- the University of Illinois (at Urbana-Champaign). Hey, if it was good enough for your dad&hellip; Actually, U of I is a great school, ranked in the top 50 of the highly coveted US News college rankings. The business and... Culture75240@blogcritics.org Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:19:45 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/03/20/125527.php Barbara BarnettA journal of one family's hunt for the perfect college for their youngest child, presently a high school junior.<br/> Tomorrow is a big day in the Barnett household. Our youngest child&rsquo;s SAT scores will be posted up on collegeboard.com, and with that small milestone, we will officially commence our second (and final, thank heaven) great American college chase.Perhaps a bit of an acronymic explanation might prove handy at this point. The SAT (Scholastic... Culture74962@blogcritics.org Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:55:27 EDT