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Oman’s Mega-Sheath Folds
On January 30, 2014
Oman is a sunny place and cloudy days are rather uncommon. On Friday, January 10th we awoke to cloudy skies over Muscat. Today was the
Admit It! Gets Personal
On January 29, 2014
I Admit It! This is probably the first time this blog has begun with a personal instead of a plural pronoun (something faithful readers
Regular Decision Processing Update
On January 22, 2014
We Admit It! We are almost there. To date, we have downloaded almost all of our Regular Decision freshman applications. That means almost every
So What Happens Next?
On January 17, 2014
We Admit It! Reading season is in full swing. We know we’ve been talking mostly about receiving and processing applications of late but what
A Focus on Federal Aid
On January 16, 2014
As the new year begins, looking a bit at the federal financial aid scene may be helpful. As always, the primary concern in Washington
Dispatches from Oman: Juxtaposition
On January 14, 2014
A new semester awaits 11,000 kilometers away in Williamsburg. Time to depart Oman, but before heading west towards home there was one last mountain
Dispatches from Oman: Fodder for the Tectonic Cannon
On January 10, 2014
I’ve been in Oman for over ten days and seen plenty of deformed rocks—it is what I came for. What follows are a series
Dispatches from Oman: We’re with the Band
On January 8, 2014
After four days of field work in the Western Hajar Mountains, Alex and I returned to Muscat to get clean and then joined up
Dispatches from Oman: Wadi Jizzi – standing at the bottom of the Tethys Ocean
On January 7, 2014
Our travels in Oman took us north from the capital region in Muscat to Sohar, a drive of some two hours along the Batinah