BestColleges

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Nearly 63% of nurses reported that they experienced an act of racism. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing's (AACN) latest school diversity data shows an increase in minority students enrolled in and graduated from baccalaureate nursing programs since 2018.

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Solomon Admissions

AUGUST 23, 2022

Standardized testing such as the SAT and ACT - a de facto requirement across the vast majority of institutions - were quickly made optional, providing students who may have found standardized testing to be a barrier with an opportunity to submit their best application based on the quality of their performance across high-school grades.

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BestColleges

MARCH 10, 2023

Freeman-Patton was appointed as chair of the NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee in 2020 and was named Women Leader in College Sports Administrator of the Year in 2018. Campbell , a prior MEAC player of the year and a South Carolina State Hall of Famer, returned to her alma mater as acting athletic director in August.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Historically Black colleges and universities were founded prior to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibited segregation. There is also a minor in entrepreneurship. These schools offered Black students access to higher education at a time when access to education was limited.

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Admissions Madness

JULY 9, 2022

Cal Tech and Drexel admitted 1 percent of their waitlisted students for Fall 2018. A lack of waitlist transparency casts doubts on students who do succeed because they wonder if they’re a genuinely desirable applicant or a number to meet an enrollment metric, particularly if they’re an underrepresented minority.

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BestColleges

AUGUST 24, 2023

In 2015, minorities filled only 9% of CEO and 14% of chief medical officers positions. In 2018, Oakwood University was recognized by the United States Senate as the fifth leading producer of African American applicants to medical schools. Students can also pursue minors in public health and applied data science.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Every student completes a foundational sequence in the humanities, social sciences, physical sciences, biological sciences, and a sequence in the historical development of a civilization, then apply those methods of inquiry to some of the 53 academic majors and 47 minors the school offers.

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Tex Admissions

MARCH 20, 2022

In the Fall 2018 cycle, UT required all students to write an Academics short answer discussing their academic record. If you choose not to submit an ACT/SAT, you still need to have most or all A’s on the honors/AP track to be competitive, especially for majors that are in high demand.

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Tex Admissions

MARCH 27, 2022

Similar to BHP, competitive applicants for Turing Scholars rank at the very top of their class and score nearly perfect on the SAT/ACT. The ACT equivalent is a 32–35 for admitted students. Approximately half of their admitted Texans come from the top 6% scoring an average of a 1390 on the SAT and 31 on the ACT.

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 21, 2022

high school graduating class of 2022, took the ACT. [1]. The ACT may be becoming less popular. The percentage of highschool graduates who take the ACT has dropped 12 percentage points between 2012-2022. Each year, over one million high school students take the ACT exam. Average ACT Score in 2022. Source: ACT [5].

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BestColleges

MARCH 1, 2023

Academic Freedom Under Attack A state judge struck down the part of Florida's Stop WOKE Act that listed "divisive topics" that professors could not teach last year. It would also scratch gender- or race-related majors and minors from the curriculum. Like the Stop WOKE Act , the ultimate goal is to chill faculty speech.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

APRIL 28, 2023

Ramya is also Indian American and comes from a small town in California where being Asian doesn’t actually make her a minority. I spend several Saturdays a semester in front of a room full of people, acting out a story. She’s planning on studying medicine but is a rabid sports fan, loves football and soccer, and is also a loyal friend.

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College Essay Guy

MARCH 14, 2024

I spent July 2018 with my cohort in an intensive child welfare training at Columbia University’s School of Social Work and subsequently started my role as a case planner. It first occurred to me when I was a freshman journalism student with a vague interest in law, and it was a future I could envision for myself.

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StandOut College Prep

MARCH 24, 2023

Additionally, a record 53% of all admitted students self-identified as members of underrepresented minority groups. 2017-2018: 40.4% 2018-2019: 39.8% Average SAT/ACT scores for Admitted Students Binghamton accepted students typically had mid-range SAT scores ranging from 1160 to 1340, with an average of 1250.

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Tex Admissions

APRIL 30, 2022

We served the Raglai, an indigenous minority marginalized because of their different language, lack of education, and lingering discrimination. Teenage girls acted as mothers towards their little sisters. Making dozens of small substitutions and supplying minor details adds up over time to a more sophisticated and nuanced essay.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Neurosurgery Department (Summer 2018) Observed neurosurgeries and attended patient pre-op and post-op consultations Primary contact: Joseph Katzman, M.D. I also serve as a mentor for students from low-income, first-generation or underrepresented minority backgrounds.

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