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The Admissions Process Is Not Necessarily About You!

Admissions Village

Harvard’s acceptance rate last year was 3%, and more colleges than ever before colleges have acceptance rates that are in the single digits. Kids are asking, “What more could I have done?”. We have spent a lot of time talking about all the things students can do to help their chances of admission to highly selective colleges. That equates to some 1.56

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IT'S NOT YOU, IT’S THEM

Admissions Village

Some public colleges must prioritize letting in state students. For example, the state of North Carolina mandates that any UNC campus can only have a maximum of 18% of its incoming class coming from out of state. Some public colleges may need out-of-state students or, moreover, need the money from out-of-state student tuition.

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5 Stats That Graduate Enrollment Leaders Need to Know

Ruffaloni

I recently developed a new data-driven presentation called “How to Win in the Graduate Market” that seeks to first lay out the state of the market and then talk through a list of 20 things that enrollment leaders need to be sure are happening in order to align with student expectations. How can you navigate the trends in graduate enrollment?

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MIT Legacy Policies and Guide

The Koppelman Group

Way back in 2012, the admissions office clearly laid out their position on legacy. While MIT did mistakenly include alumni/ae relations as something that was considered in the Common Data Set from 2004-2008, they have stated that they do not know how this error was introduced. However, MIT does not subscribe to this norm.

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Where Is the Graduate Education Market Headed?

Ruffaloni

Earlier this month, the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) released their annual “Graduate Enrollment and Degrees 2012-2022” report. They are among the 15 institutions enrolling the largest numbers of graduate students in the United States. Programs need to serve students whose expectations have changed dramatically. How did you do?

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Creating a data-informed campus: part 3

EAB

Accountability comes in many forms: to state or governing agencies, students, key performance indicators, operating measures, and more. Blogs Creating a data-informed campus: part 3 Using data to facilitate institutional effectiveness The conversation around data-informed decision making in higher education continues to accelerate.

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What Is Northwestern Known For? All You Need to Know

AdmissionSight

Northwestern University is known for its rigorous academics, particularly in undergraduate education, and its strong graduate programs in law, medicine, and business. Founded in 1851, this prestigious private research university in Evanston, Illinois has a long and distinguished history of academic excellence. for the Class of 2028.