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...economics program also is plagued by crowded classes and a sky-high student-to-faculty ratio...
...This year, there were approximately 15 concentrators per faculty member in economics, according to Stock. In most departments, the concentrator-to-faculty member ratio is about...
Harvard will also work with secondary schools in a renewed effort to make applying to college less complicated and stressful than it is today. This effort is particularly important in light of disparities in access to college counseling. The average ratio of students to college counselors in the United States is 500 to one—in California the ratio is as high as 1,000 to one—and many high schools in the increasing number of communities that are facing severe economic challenges have eliminated college counseling altogether. We expect that the move away from early admission...
...market to meet growing energy needs." The numbers say otherwise, and this is a company where numbers speak louder than words. The number that matters most is return on capital employed--that is, net profits divided by what's been invested in oil rigs, pipelines, refineries, etc. ExxonMobil's ratio, 32.2% last year, is consistently the industry's best. When ExxonMobil gives more money to shareholders than it spends on capital and exploration, that means its executives can't find enough new projects that they think will generate 30%-plus returns...
...housing market is a different story. The ratio of searches for "homes for sale" compared to "homes for rent" have reached their lowest point over the last two years in April and May 2007, hovering around 1.5 sale queries for every rent query, which indicates that potential home buyers are becoming more tentative. Maybe the best test of how U.S. consumers feel about the economy is to get in their minds regarding costly projects like building or remodeling a house. In the Internet age, if you're thinking of taking on a large-scale building project, you would likely visit...