DC College Counseling

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In their January 30 memo to President Beilock , the researchers stated several key findings. Third, they concluded that the test-optional policy currently in place “is likely a barrier to Dartmouth identifying less-advantaged students who would succeed at Dartmouth.” Following the U.S.

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BestColleges

MARCH 6, 2024

The bill would prevent private colleges and universities from receiving state funding via the Cal Grant program if they practice legacy admissions. Lawmakers introduced similar bills to address legacy admissions practices in states including Maryland and Massachusetts, as well as at the federal level.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

2] Check Hispanic and Latino/a students were more likely to be first-generation college students than any other racial/ethnic group in 2019. [3] 3] Check 67% of Hispanic and Latino/a students attended a federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) in 2019-2020. [4] of the total student undergraduate population in 2022. [1]

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BestColleges

JULY 7, 2023

This time, the suit involves legacy admissions , the university's policy of favoring children of alumni. For the classes of 2014-2019, Harvard legacies were admitted at a rate of 33.6% , compared to 5.9% About 28% of Harvard's class of 2019 were legacies. Harvard is being sued … again. Harvard is being sued … again.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JULY 9, 2023

This became especially true in 2020, given changes in test administration and colleges’ testing policies due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If your child is applying to colleges this cycle, or in the next year or two, you may be wondering which colleges are adopting test-optional policies—a trend that is increasing nationwide.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 17, 2023

The estimated cost of in-state tuition for the academic year is $13,225, with 45% of all undergraduates paying no tuition at all. Today, at nearly 100,000 in-state applicants, UCLA is the most-applied-to in-state school of all the UC campuses. Out-of-state applications for the Class of 2027 came in at 33,066.

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This comes after months of public debate on the merits of testing, with some schools extending their “temporary” test-optional undergraduate admissions policy through the 2024 admissions cycle while others are actively reevaluating their stance for future years. Second, in a test-optional system, many applicants don’t submit test scores.

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Admissions Mom

JULY 19, 2024

I love throwing out suggestions for students to explore and go off on their merry little way as they lose themselves (in a totally good way) in a world of college research. Some of these lists were put together by others or in tandem with others. I’ve tried to give credit where it’s due. Know a school you want to be added to one of the lists?

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BestColleges

JUNE 7, 2024

Only 30% of eligible community college students, 22% of eligible UC undergraduates, and 29% of eligible UC graduate students were enrolled in CalFresh in fall 2019. Another factor identified by the report was the different versions of Cal Grant — state-specific financial aid — given to community college and UC students.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

APRIL 2, 2024

Many states even offer statewide resources for transfer students such as California’s ASSIST system or Georgia’s Georgia Transfer site. Carefully consider the pros and cons of pursing transfer opportunities. This week we welcome Transfer Program Manager, LaSean Price, to the blog. Welcome, LaSean! Most journeys in life are not linear.

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Admissions Village

APRIL 25, 2023

What can we say about test-optional admissions policies today? In 2019-20, nearly three-quarters of applicants sent colleges assessment results.” • Also, according to this article , “These trends follow a significant number of colleges switching to test-optional policies, which is reflected in the Common App data.

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BestColleges

APRIL 17, 2023

Education leaders and policy makers need to act to meet the needs of our students and state." We can further educational and racial equity by increasing access to opportunities for degree completion at local community colleges and help to meet our state's educational and economic needs by increasing degree production."

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BestColleges

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Additionally, Black infants face twice the mortality rate of white infants, and maternal mortality rates have increased since 2019. In 2021, the maternal mortality rate for Black women reached 70%, a significant rise from 44% in 2019. Many HBCU nursing degrees emphasize direct care and advocacy work in underserved communities.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Various colleges and states have undertaken guaranteed admission policies to boost enrollment and increase access for students. The proposal estimates that, based on 2022 state high school graduate figures, at least 6,400 prospective students would have qualified for automatic admission in that year alone. GPA or higher.

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Roberts didn't specify, but his footnote references an amicus brief filed by the United States arguing for the importance of maintaining diversity among military leadership. A federal judge denied a preliminary injunction seeking to ban the consideration of race in admissions at the Naval Academy. Military Academy (West Point) and the U.S.

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BestColleges

MARCH 20, 2024

Both private and public universities have policies favoring legacy students. Supreme Court has banned the traditional form of affirmative action, legislators want to end legacy admissions, and colleges themselves are rethinking their policies. The likelihood of legacy preferences increases with institutional selectivity.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

According to a Ruffalo Noel Levitz analysis of the CASE VSE survey, “of the 667 institutions that reported in both 2019 and 2022, 81 percent are down on [alumni] donor count between these times.” This indicates there are two large factors at play—trust and value. Interested in the Rising Higher Education Leaders Fellowship?

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DC College Counseling

MARCH 20, 2023

While this is an indication of the direction the student body is leaning, the vote is non-binding, and Wellesley admissions has announced that they will stick with their original policy of not offering admission to trans men. So far, one New College student has transferred and four others have applied.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

We have doubts, based on direct experience with student loan borrowers, that the publication of any institutional or programmatic 'watch list' could overcome the actual or perceived 'seal of approval' created by an institution's participation in the federal student aid program," the joint letter states. "We

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BestColleges

APRIL 26, 2023

Data from the California Policy Lab for the 2019-2020 academic year showed that 10.2% Both the University of California and California State University systems have compiled resources for students who are facing food and housing insecurity. of California Community College students (approximately 230,000 students), 11.8%

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 6, 2022

states (all except Maine and Alaska) and 76 countries abroad. Test-optional policies brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic account for the highly competitive 2020-21 admissions cycle. While other Ivies (including Harvard and Cornell ) have already extended similar policies for years to come, Princeton has refrained from doing so.

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BestColleges

JUNE 30, 2023

The Supreme Court ruled against race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina. Universities in states that banned affirmative action have experienced a drop in minority enrollments. Its decision left open the possibility of students using application essays to address race. The recent U.S.

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CTK College Coach

MARCH 20, 2023

UGA also shared a stat that many universities make difficult to find, and that is its out of state acceptance rate, which was 47.7% for in-state applicants and 25.8% for out-of-state and international applicants combined). It also had a 12% acceptance rate for out-of-state students in the regular decision round.

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Whether you’re a high school junior preparing for the March 9th Digital SAT or a curious parent eager to understand the competitive landscape of higher education, we want to shed light on the numbers that (still) carry significant weight in the world of college admissions. SAT Tutoring Stressed about the SAT?

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

MAY 8, 2023

The admissions website notes that in 2019, 100% of the medical school’s students passed the United States Medical Licensing Step 1 Exam. Luke’s Medical Center, the Texas Children’s Hospital, and the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston. Baylor medical students are high-performing.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Most colleges and universities in the state with waiver programs said they will continue to offer the scholarship. 261 , a proposal from state Rep. Katy Hall and state Sen. Katy Hall and state Sen. A recently passed bill in Utah targets DEI programs at public colleges and universities. 261, Grover told BestColleges.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 22, 2024

A good GRE score by percentile Below is a table of GRE percentiles based on data from 2019-2022 : Percentile Verbal Reasoning Quantitative Reasoning Analytical Writing 50th 152 156-157 3.5-4.0 As with college admissions, part of the grad school admissions portfolio includes a less personal element: standardized testing.

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BestColleges

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Not long after enrollment management took hold at private colleges, public universities began adopting these practices, especially as state funding cutbacks forced institutions to recruit more out-of-state students to bolster the bottom line. Much of this aid goes to wealthy students, leaving less for students in need.

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AdmissionSight

MARCH 30, 2023

The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is a prestigious business school found in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America. The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania was the first business school in the United States. As such, more people would like to know how to get into Wharton.

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The Thoughtful College Search

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

“Life in Pieces” was a sitcom that appeared on CBS from 2015 until 2019. Last week Vanderbilt became the second university to agree to a settlement in a lawsuit filed last year against 17 universities charging that they were colluding with regard to financial aid policies and packaging. Think of this as a blog post in pieces.

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Discovery College Consulting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Bowdoin College became the first test-optional college in 1969, and by 2019, over 1,000 accredited schools (roughly one-third of all accredited institutions) had joined the test-optional movement. The list of colleges with that policy includes those in the University of California and California State systems and only a few private schools.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 10, 2023

Thirty-one states currently offer free community college with varying eligibility requirements, including several of Massachusetts' neighbors. Dozens of states offer free community college to their residents — and Massachusetts may soon be joining them.

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BestColleges

AUGUST 24, 2023

According to data from the American Hospital Association and ACHE, 89% of hospital CEOs in 2019 were white. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have a long-standing history of educating health professionals; HBCUs graduates comprise 50% of Black doctors. However, healthcare leadership does not represent our diverse society.

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BestColleges

APRIL 14, 2023

More than 74% of applicants to the Tennessee Promise program in the class of 2023 filed the FAFSA by the program's March 1 deadline, according to the state's Higher Education Commission. The state has seen a continual decline in the number of high school graduates immediately enrolling in higher education after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Tex Admissions

JULY 1, 2022

Fall 2022 applicants heard back on these dates: November 18 released a small batch of liberal arts and natural sciences December 15 UT eleased a small batch of decisions, including non-auto admits and out-of-state for selective majors like CS, Engineering, and Business. Frog at my house in Ubud, Bali. A second client also got in.

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BestColleges

MAY 23, 2024

Data Summary Check The average college GPA was 3.15 Note Reference [1] Check The median college GPA increased by 21.5% in the span of 30 years (1990-2020). Note Reference [1], Note Reference [2] Check Public, four-year institutions saw the largest GPA jump of all school types, increasing their average GPA by 17% over a decade.

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ACM College Consulting

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

For the 2021-22 school year, you will file using prior-prior (2019) tax information. So if you are applying for 2021-22, you will use 2019 and 2020 information. Also, each state and college has their own deadline for when you need to file, and these often fall around the time the college applications are due.

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