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What do colleges want?

Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

In fact, going out to eat was an incredible hassle. At best the food tasted like salty cardboard and at worst… well, let’s just say twice in my recollection I had to quickly walk to the bathroom sink to spit out whatever half masticated delicacy I’d partially ingested. And all of that is accurate, helpful, and worth checking out.

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Affirmative Action Ban Would Limit Faculty Diversity

BestColleges

Experts predict a dramatic effect on graduate student diversity in the short term but are optimistic enrollments will somewhat recover. And while the 2003 Gratz v. Minority engineering enrollments declined by 26%. Natural science enrollments dropped by 19%; those in the social sciences, by almost 16%.

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These States Offer College Scholarships, Financial Aid to Former Foster Youth

BestColleges

Most states have extensive financial aid programs for former foster youth. states, students with experience in foster care don't have to pay tuition. Many states, however, have strict requirements students must meet to qualify for aid. states (31), SEFC can qualify for tuition waivers. In more than half of U.S.

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The Future of Race-Conscious Admissions

Top Tier Admissions

The Bakke decisions laid out parameters of constitutionally permissible admissions processes, one that allows colleges to engage in an individualized race-conscious program within the broader context of a holistic admissions process. Harvard is once again charged with systematically discriminating against Asian American applicants.

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Strong Undergraduate Psychology Programs

Top Tier Admissions

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics , the job outlook for psychologists is expected to grow by 6% through 2032, faster than the average for all occupations.

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Early Decision is a Racket

Admissions Madness

Many elite universities offer binding Early Decision deadlines that oblige students to enroll if offered admission. The 2003 book The Early Admissions Game: Joining the Elite found that applying ED confers a 100 point SAT advantage, which subsequent 2012 research by Antecol & Kiholm supports. Others may simply change their minds.

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Legal Expert Art Coleman Examines the Affirmative Action Ruling

EAB

My name is Tom Cakuls, and I oversee research publications for EAB's Enrollment Services division. Art's advocacy work additionally includes the development of a federal amicus strategy and numerous briefs on behalf of transgender students in federal court litigation throughout the United States. Art, thanks for joining us today.