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The Transition to College: What to Expect

SSA Online College Prep

Before we get to the exciting parts, we should talk about some of the ways students set themselves up for a bad experience right from the beginning. About ⅓ of undergraduate students transfer at one point during their careers and even more drop out, so staying in college is becoming increasingly difficult for many. Sleep well.

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How to Write the Swarthmore Supplement 2024-2025

The Koppelman Group

There are more than 40 courses of study open to the 1,730 undergraduate students, and two-thirds of students take part in undergraduate research or independent creative projects. Which of the three stories can best also accommodate either the “navigating differences” or the “ability to collaborate” angle.

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University of Michigan Graduate Students Strike As Labor Dispute Heads to Court

BestColleges

"A strike would needlessly hurt undergraduate students and violate the union's own contractual commitment not to do so." Make clear and accessible accommodations available for grad students with disabilities. Create subsidized meal plans for grad students and a reimbursement system for bicycle-related costs.

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How to recruit specialized business students and grow non-MBA enrollment

EAB

Unfortunately, finding and recruiting this audience of non-MBA graduate business students is not easy – there’s no college fair that you can attend to find them, and they don’t fit into a single persona. So how do you find this elusive audience? This is where your commitment to your institution’s value proposition comes in.

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Weekly Update: March 27

DC College Counseling

The unanimous decision will give students with disabilities more options for legal recourse when they are not provided with necessary accommodations in schools. The court found that Miguel was not obligated to exhaust all other avenues under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act before he brought the suit.

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High school graduates are going to work instead of college. Can we prove they don’t have to choose?

EAB

But when students who miss class are penalized or have no way to catch up on the material they missed, institutions send the message that they won’t tolerate unavoidable interruptions. We must accommodate life’s disruptions to serve today’s students. Ready to find out more?

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How to Write the Princeton Supplement 2024-2025

The Koppelman Group

The campus, in suburban Princeton, NJ, allows for easy trips to NYC while offering everything you could possibly need as one of the 5,600 undergraduate students. To accommodate this, keep the story very specific and small. Princeton is a renowned Ivy League university with a strong research focus.