1.   It advises postgraduate students on courses offered in other departments and faculties which they may be able to incorporate into their own degree programmes.

2.   The facilities such as laboratories, libraries and computing are excellent, and there is a highly professional Careers Service to advise students nearing the end of their course.

3.   But students are being advised not to panic.

4.   Those who advise students say the pressures on those who seem destined for great things is enormous.

5.   At Boston University, admissions officers advise students not to apply early.

6.   At elite colleges, Noam predicts, professors would not be lecturers but mentors, advising students and guiding them in their educational pursuits.

7.   Because colleges across the country are so competitive, Paul advised students to find their own muse and follow it.

8.   A noted industry observer, Kantrowitz maintains a free Web site, sponsored by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, which advises students about scholarship hunting.