She won the Get Schooled College Affordability Challenge sponsored by the College Board and MTV, this past spring.

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One indication of this trend is student interest in the Advanced Placement (AP) courses offered by the College Board.

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According to a study by the College Board in the early 1980s, a trait known as "follow-through" was one of the best predictors of success in college and beyond.

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In compiling our list of most expensive colleges and universities, we referenced data and surveys published by a variety of sources, including the Chronicle of Higher Education (which uses figures collected by the College Board) and Campus Grotto.

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The College-Level Examination Program, run by the College Board (the institution that commissions the SAT entrance test), allows students to study on their own, then take a competency test in one of 33 subjects and get college credit for passing.

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Only 43% of the 1.66 million private- and public-school students who took the college-entrance exam posted scores showing they are prepared to do well in college, according to data released by the College Board, the nonprofit group that administers the SAT.

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The DUP's Sammy Douglas referred to a comment made by the chairman of the board of governors, Stephen Costello, that the college was "in a dire situation, on a life support machine".

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Near Baruch College, where the board's vote was held, a large group of protesters fueled by the Occupy Wall Street movement rallied against not just the higher prices, but tuition in general.

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