BestColleges

APRIL 13, 2023

Kellyn Donahoe enrolled in career and community studies at Kent State University in fall 2022. Rewind to 2008, when Congress last reauthorized the Higher Education Act. She added that the 2008 reauthorization also directed the Department of Education to create Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP) guidelines.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 9, 2024

This trend reflects one of the system’s stated goals : to increase the enrollment of California students by 23,000 by 2030. As an example, at UCLA , the percentage of out-of-state freshman student enrollments have averaged 16.78% over the past ten years and 9.7% Applications to the UCs were up by 1.4%

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

"We want everyone who has what it takes to get into Vanderbilt to be able to enroll, regardless of their financial background. Vanderbilt created Opportunity Vanderbilt during the financial crisis of 2008 and has provided over $2.6 If you're admitted, you belong here," Chancellor Daniel Diermeier said in the school's press release.

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Top Tier Admissions

JULY 19, 2023

Princeton, according to a 2008 ABC News report, had a legacy acceptance rate of 40 percent, more than four times higher than the overall rate of admission. ENROLL NOW WHY LEGACY PREFERENCES REMAIN IN PLACE Two reasons: admissions yield and fundraising.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 23, 2024

Several colleges and universities recently have announced similar cuts, eviscerating the liberal arts in response to budget shortfalls, enrollment declines, and shifting student preferences. In many cases, low enrollment drove these decisions. Except that it's not entirely shocking given what's happening across higher education.

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BestColleges

MAY 3, 2023

Note Reference [1] Check Immediate college enrollment for Asian students was 82%, a rate much higher than those for white students (69%), Hispanic and Latino/a students (64%), and Black students (57%). [3] 3] Check Roughly 93% of Asian college students were first- or second-generation immigrants as of 2007-2008. [4] million out of 3.2

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

I remember choosing psychology as my major on my enrollment packet, but women and gender studies also caught my eye. I made the dean's list for the first time and remained on the dean's list until I graduated in 2008. I also received Pell Grants , KEES money for academic achievement in high school, and other need-based grants.

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BestColleges

JULY 7, 2023

In fact, one study found "no statistically significant evidence of a casual relationship between legacy preference policies and total alumni giving among top universities" after evaluating data between 1998 and 2008. A similar argument can be made for athletic recruits at elite universities, but that's a topic for another time.)

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Humbach Education Consulting

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Time permitting; CCC volunteers will discuss next steps to enrollment, such as essays, Letters of Recommendation and financial aid assistance. The goals of DPS Application Week is to Have each senior complete at least one college application. This may be a 4-year, 2-year and/or tech school application.

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Admitted

AUGUST 10, 2023

What was the impact of testing policies on admission/enrollment outcomes for Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and low-income students during the fall 2020 cycle? Are institutions that have implemented test-optional policies making any specific changes to practices and policies that create pathways for justice-impacted student enrollment?

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Humbach Education Consulting

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Time permitting, CCC volunteers will discuss next steps to enrollment, such as essays, letters of recommendation and financial aid assistance. Student will leave with a College Resource Guide as well as an “exit” form to aid in any final steps to completing their application(s).

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 31, 2024

percent early acceptance rate, the lowest in history since adopting its current non-binding early admissions model for the Class of 2008. In a recent survey, nearly a quarter of current first-years on financial aid said that the all-grant program was the deciding factor in enrolling at Williams.” Yale , for instance, had a 9.02

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Tex Admissions

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Public Service Announcement: Enrolling at Austin Community College (ACC) does not improve your UT transfer chances. Others enroll at a great university, but the major they come to love isn’t offered there, so they must switch campuses to pursue their new interest. Note: this post is for External Transfers who are not UT students.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 8, 2024

million first-time students enrolled in college in fall 2017 — 28,500 more students than in 2016 — however, the completion rate was unchanged since 2015. for the 2017 cohort, the highest since the research series began in 2008 (6.9%). The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released a report Nov.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Predominantly Black Institutions in New York PBIs were incorporated into the Higher Education Act in 2008. LIU Brooklyn Long Island University Brooklyn enrolls about 11,000 students from all walks of life. About 6,500 students attend the college, with Black learners comprising about 6% of the school's enrollment.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 18, 2024

Minority enrollments at both law and medical schools have increased in recent years. Similarly, in Michigan, after the adoption of Proposition 2 in 2005, Michigan Law School saw its enrollment of those minority student populations decline from 17% to 9% by 2008. "It Ehrenfeld, in a statement.

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BestColleges

JUNE 5, 2024

It defines outcomes as graduation rates and median earnings 10 years after enrolling. And it examined earnings 10 years out for cohorts entering in 2008 and 2009. A new study identifies whether student outcomes are influenced more by colleges themselves or the characteristics of the students who attend them.

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THE SOUTHERN SCOPE – COLLEGE ADMISSIONS BLOG

OCTOBER 11, 2021

An HSI is federal designation earned through being an accredited, degree-granting, public or private nonprofit institution with 25% or more total undergraduate Hispanic full-time equivalent (FTE) student enrollment. In the 2019-20 academic year, 569 institutions met the federal enrollment criterion. How many HSIs are there?

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EAB

APRIL 14, 2023

Even more impressively, there has been a 4% improvement in completion rates when compared to the fall 2008 cohort. Recruitment One thing is clear—the shrinking birth rate, declines in young adult enrollment, and growing skepticism of higher education makes each interaction with a prospective student more important than ever.

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BestColleges

JUNE 9, 2023

college student population, despite the decline in Latino/a college enrollment. By 2008, organizations across the country joined in the commemoration, growing in size yearly. This month allows the Haitian American community to share its traditions and history in celebration with non-Haitians.

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Admissions Madness

JUNE 4, 2022

Many elite universities offer binding Early Decision deadlines that oblige students to enroll if offered admission. Legally, there is no recourse available to universities to coerce you into enrolling or paying any penalty. Instead, it’s the most powerful tool in a university’s enrollment management arsenal.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 19, 2023

It’s also an incredibly academic school–several studies from 2008 found that undergraduates from Wesleyan were 2nd in the country for pursuing PhDs among all liberal arts schools. Wesleyan University, located in Middletown, Connecticut, is a private liberal arts university with a little bit of a STEM bent.

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The Koppelman Group

JULY 25, 2024

Wake Forest has been test optional since May of 2008, meaning that they don’t require the SAT or ACT as part of your application. For first-year admission, Wake Forest receives nearly 19,000 applications, and accepted only about 22% of those who applied to enroll in 2023.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 5, 2023

Note: These averages only include parents who are enrolled in the accounts mentioned, not all parents. The average 529 balance has only decreased during the economic downturns of 2008 and 2022. Note Reference [7] It's possible that more people were drawing money out of their 529 plans to return to school during the 2008 recession.

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Humbach Education Consulting

MARCH 13, 2020

Whether students go on to a four-year college, begin working, or enroll in plumbing school, I appreciate and respect each unique choice. They are fearful of lack of resources, both financial (thanks, 2008 recession) and environmental (where do I begin?). What can we do to regain perspective?

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BestColleges

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

For the 2022 admission cycle , Stanford reported median scores of 1540 on the SAT and 35 on the ACT for enrolled students. And over 70% of enrolled students had a perfect GPA, with an average 3.95 Back in 2008, Stanford received fewer applications. How strong does your academic record need to be? GPA out of a 4.0

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THE SOUTHERN SCOPE – COLLEGE ADMISSIONS BLOG

DECEMBER 15, 2023

A: I was working a corporate job for about five years after college, then the recession in 2008 happened, and my entire department was laid off. I was able to come back to North Carolina, closer to family and friends, while growing in the field of enrollment management. Q: How did you get started in admissions?

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College Essay Guy

OCTOBER 18, 2024

A brief history of MOOCs—Massive Open Online Courses The term MOOC was coined in 2008 when educators Stephen Downes and George Siemens created an online course called Connectivism and Connectivity Knowledge. With over 160,000 enrollments, their course demonstrated the power of MOOCs to reach massive audiences.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

NYU academic requirements The students NYU seeks to enroll are self-driven, ambitious, and innovative. For example, if your child wants to pursue a career in the health professions, they would be wise to take honors, AP, IB, or dual-enrollment courses in science and math—whatever level they can successfully handle.

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BestColleges

MAY 30, 2023

According to a June 2022 survey of employers by Statista , roughly 97% of companies hired MBA graduates — up from 80% in 2020 and well above the 59% figure reported in 2008. Here's what you need to know about the ever-changing MBA. Other requirements for MBA program admission typically include: Check At least a 3.0 undergraduate GPA.

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The Thoughtful College Search

MAY 2, 2022

The “diamond in the rough” argument was one of the justifications for the move from College Board exams to the SAT nearly 100 years ago, at a time when the Ivies and other elite Northeastern colleges were looking to broaden their student bodies geographically and enroll more public school students. Consider test scores in context.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

IS) Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell 8 (68 [tie]) Hempstead MD 2008 $64,215 IS $64,215 OOS 3.86 MCAT Interview Rate First-Year Class Size Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons 1 (4) New York MD 1767 $78,052 IS $78,052 OOS 3.90 140 (17.4% 519 11% 106 (30.2% 120 (26.7% 183 (49.2% OOS 136 (77.2%

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 14, 2023

Enrolling in a B.S. However, not all programs are created equal and there are some red flags to look out for when enrolling in one: “Pop-up clinics” that cause issues in remote areas by undermining the efforts of local medical professionals. Most global health programs are available as bachelor’s degrees in both science and arts.

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Admissions Village

JULY 5, 2023

It’s worth noting that nine states - California (1996), Washington (1998), Florida (1999), Michigan (2006), Nebraska (2008), Arizona (2010), New Hampshire (2012), Oklahoma (2012), and Idaho (2020) – already had bans on affirmative action in place. If admitted, early decision applicants lose the ability to compare financial aid packages.

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BestColleges

AUGUST 25, 2023

In 2021, there were 12,800 more women enrolled in law school than men, marking a significant shift from previous years. I admit graduating from law school at the height of the [2008] Great Recession accelerated that plan since most firms had hiring freezes or layoffs. How does your firm differ from traditional law firms?

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BestColleges

MARCH 29, 2023

10] College Graduation About half (49.5%) of students with disabilities who enrolled at a four-year college in 2011 completed a bachelor's degree within six years versus roughly 68% of students without disabilities. The percentage of people with disabilities earning a bachelor's degree doubled between 2008 and 2021. vs. 3.5%). [12]

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Discovery College Consulting

AUGUST 30, 2022

Earnest, a provider of private student loans (in other words, not those canceled by President Biden), identified four factors that have contributed to the rising cost of college: Marketing and recruitment: Between 2000-2015, the number of Americans enrolled in college jumped 32%. for in-state students at public four-year colleges and 2.1%

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