Discovery College Consulting
JANUARY 17, 2023
In a recent New York Times op-ed , guest writer Emi Neitfield reflected on the dilemma she faced when applying to college in the 2009-2010 school year: whether or not to disclose her mental health issues in her applications. But she didn’t know whether she should share any of that with the colleges she applied to.
Discovery College Consulting
MARCH 5, 2024
According to research from Yale professor Ray Fair, which appeared in The New York Times this past December, the percentage of students receiving A’s at Yale increased from 67.23% in 2010 to 78.97% in 2022. The post The Problem with Grade Inflation appeared first on Discovery College Consulting.
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Discovery College Consulting
JULY 16, 2024
In it, Jed Applerouth, the company’s founder and an educational psychologist, shared the following data from ACT: in 2010, the average cumulative GPA was 3.22. Straight A’s Are an Advantage, But Not a Guarantee appeared first on Discovery College Consulting. In 2021, it was 3.39. The post Aiming for Ivies?
Princeton College Consulting
JULY 19, 2018
Since the Great Recession, the number of STEM students in bachelor’s degrees and above has grown from 388,000 graduates in 2009-2010, to 550,000 in 2015-2016. While this means great things for the industry itself, from a STEM college applicant perspective, you’re in for some tough times.
DC College Counseling
APRIL 2, 2024
BIRMINGTON-SOUTHERN COLLEGE TO CLOSE IN MAY Birmingham-Southern College, a private liberal arts college in Alabama, will close after 168 years at the end of May. The college faced years of financial difficulties after the financial crash of 2009 caused a $25 million loss to the value of the college’s endowment.
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