BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

One is public policy. Several states have passed legislation expanding dual enrollment programs. In 2019 alone, Fink told BestColleges, states introduced more than 100 such bills. "It It has grown because states have been investing in it," Fink said. Community college leaders "reach out," Fink said.

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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

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. Y’all might already know this — my second favorite part of college admissions after the personal essay is helping create college lists. That would be awesome.

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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

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. About 28% of Harvard's class of 2019 were legacies.

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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. A new report found that a majority of eligible California college students do not receive CalFresh benefits.

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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. Do not be afraid to reach out to institutions of interest. Although linear is the most direct path from one point to the next, life is full of twists, turns and roundabouts. Research is key!

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 21, 2023

That Supreme Court decision carved out an exception for the service academies given the importance of diversity in the military. Except for military academies, which Chief Justice John Roberts carved out as an exemption in a footnote. A final ruling on the injunction is due within a week. What, exactly, are those "distinct interests"?

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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

MARCH 20, 2024

Both private and public universities have policies favoring legacy students. It also turns out that legacy students tend to skew white and wealthy , leading some to call legacy preferences affirmative action for the rich. That's what researchers at the Brookings Institution set out to discover. Now that the 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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DC College Counseling

MARCH 20, 2023

Despite the upset, Mizzou’s head coach is still one to watch - check out this article , which explores Coach Dennis Gates’s unique and sincere approach to coaching college basketball. We hope everyone had a happy St. Patrick’s Day and a great week! So far, one New College student has transferred and four others have applied.

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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. How hard is it to get into the Baylor College of Medicine? Baylor medical students are high-performing. Thank you both so much again for all of your help throughout this process.

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BestColleges

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Out of this merger, " financial aid optimization " was born, promulgated by independent consultants teaching college officials how to leverage aid as an enrollment driver. "You Colleges use merit scholarships to attract students and build the optimal entering class. Read that again and let it sink in. Sound outrageous? It's absolutely true.

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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

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.

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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. along with the top 25 Liberal Arts Colleges.

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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. Many healthcare recruiters turn to HBCUs to seek out talent for high-paying careers. However, healthcare leadership does not represent our diverse society. population was white (non-Hispanic or Latino/a). from our partners.

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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. Undergraduate American Indian and Alaska Native enrollment dropped 8% from 2019-2021, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

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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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Tex Admissions

JULY 1, 2022

Check out my new book Surviving the College Admissions Madness and Youtube Channel I receive these frequently asked questions around this same time every year. Nobody has a crystal ball and can predict when and who finds out early. Lots of charlatans, snake oil salesmen, and QAnon disciples try to predict when decisions come out.

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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. ECA reached out to U.S. 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.

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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

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Fifty-six percent of eligible students who didn't use the award in 2022 said they didn't want to attend college in the state, and 44% said they already decided on a different school outside of the state when they found out they were eligible for the merit-based scholarship.

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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. To make things simpler, use the integrated IRS Data Retrieval Tool which will pull your tax information to automatically fill out a lot of the form for you. So if you are applying for 2021-22, you will use 2019 and 2020 information.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

McKinsey & Company reported in 2019 that only 5% of Black Americans had business ownership, compared to the 15% of white American business owners. Choosing an HBCU for Your Online MBA A few stand out among the many reasons to attend an online HBCU MBA program. HBCUs play a critical role in Black business education.

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DC College Counseling

MARCH 13, 2023

Brown plans to reevaluate its temporary testing policy again for the 2024-2025 cycle. MORE UNIVERSITIES DROP OUT OF THE U.S. Bard College just announced that they are dropping out of the U.S. BIGGEST COLLEGE-RELATED NEWS OF THE WEEK REGULAR DECISION NOTIFICATION DATES FOR CLASS OF 2027 It’s that time of the year! Stay tuned!

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 3, 2024

If you hope to add your name to the Yale Law School alumni list, you probably already know that you’ll need stellar undergraduate grades and standardized test scores, stand-out personal essays, and that little, mysterious, crucial something extra to be a competitive applicant. A number of our students get into Yale Law School each year.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Google states that its new chatbot will help advertisers change and improve results. This will enable marketers to maximize their benefits while being mindful that, similar to any other technology, biases and potential risks are ingrained in their design, underscoring the importance of human agency.

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BestColleges

APRIL 17, 2023

Other notable higher education data breaches include the 2019 Georgia Tech database hack and 2017 theft of a hard drive backup at Washington State University, both of which affected more than a million records. Most records affected were from postsecondary institutions. since 2005. billion in 2021 alone.

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AdmissionSight

MARCH 23, 2023

Additionally, students have access to state-of-the-art facilities and world-class faculty members who are experts in their respective fields. It is also worth noting that UChicago offers a number of joint degree programs in which students can combine their engineering studies with other disciplines, such as business, law, or public policy.

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The Koppelman Group

AUGUST 21, 2024

Makes sense that due to W&L’s history and location, it’s churned out countless senators, governors, politicians, and even a Supreme Court justice. So stand out from the crowd and use that big brain of yours and show them you know your stuff. It’s one of the oldest colleges in the US. Those aren’t slouch numbers!

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DC College Counseling

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Check out Compass Prep’s analysis of this year's scores as well as their estimates for Commended Students and Semifinalists. It sounds like Commended Students can expect a 2 point cutoff increase, and while the Semifinalist increases vary by state, most will be in the 1-2 point range. For example: “Thank you for asking, Auntie Anne.

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BestColleges

JUNE 2, 2023

We're proud to offer this new program in a new cutting-edge area we need to benefit our state and the country." Master of business administration (MBA) degrees include a variety of specializations and concentrations for students. MBA concentrations typically include specialized coursework to train students for a specific field or industry.

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THE SOUTHERN SCOPE – COLLEGE ADMISSIONS BLOG

JUNE 13, 2023

While we have our work cut out for us, I have hope that within this association we can continue to support and live out our values. While we have our work cut out for us, I have hope that within this association we can continue to support and live out our values. I care about promoting equity in this process.

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BestColleges

MARCH 9, 2023

Federal Student Aid (FSA) lays out in its announcement the boxes that need to be checked for ED to pursue personal liability. Additionally, the guidance states the department would not impose this requirement if it has not reprimanded an institution in the past five years. In 2019, a coalition of four U.S.

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