Spark Admissions

MAY 10, 2023

What we now think of as “affirmative action” for demographic minorities, particularly racial minorities, emerged most clearly through President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society programs in the 1960s. The term has evolved since then, but this first use established a core idea of righting a discriminatory wrong.

Admissions 147

Admissions Minor Policies Higher Education 147

BestColleges

JULY 7, 2023

A new lawsuit claims Harvard University discriminates against minority students by favoring legacy applicants. The plaintiffs argued that legacy preferences, along with early admission programs, "operate to the disadvantage of minority applicants." All three seem to be faring just fine. It now appears its days may be numbered.

Admissions 98

Admissions Ivy League Policies Minor 98

BestColleges

JANUARY 23, 2024

Much of that decline can be attributed to the Great Recession that began in 2008, during and after which students sought more career-oriented degrees to improve their employment prospects. Since the 1970s, the number of degrees conferred in the humanities has dropped fairly steadily , and that decline has picked up steam in recent years.

Bachelor's Degree 105

Bachelor's Degree Associate's Degree Ivy League Higher Education 105

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 NYMC emphasizes a humanistic, inclusive approach, which is reflected both in students’ early exposure to community-based primary care and in the school’s history of admitting women and racial minorities as far back as the 1860s.

Out-of-State 98

Out-of-State Tuition Ivy League In-State 98

Admissions Madness

JUNE 4, 2022

The Ivy League, Stanford, Cal Tech, MIT, U Chicago, and their equivalents compete for the same students. Harvard discontinued their Early Action deadline for Fall 2008 applicants. ED students guaranteed to arrive on campus help them forecast how many students they need to admit through regular deadlines.

Early Decision 52

Early Decision Ivy League Enrollment Tuition 52