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Six Key Strategies for Onboarding New Families at Your Private School

Enrollment Catalyst

Welcoming new families into your school community extends beyond mere enrollment numbers—it’s about crafting a supportive and engaging environment that fosters long-term retention and satisfaction. The onboarding process is pivotal in starting your retention efforts on the right foot. This is crucial for several reasons. Primarily, your goal is to ease the stress and anxiety for new families transitioning to your school.

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9 Key Enrollment and AI sessions at the 2024 RNL National Conference

Ruffaloni

July is just around the corner, and with summer comes the RNL National Conference , in Dallas (July 23-25). This year’s agenda is set and it full to the brim with sessions that will engage you, inform you, and prepare you to go back to your campus and affect change and advance enrollment. Because enrollment health is increasingly a careful balance between traditional undergraduates, graduate students, and online students at both levels, we present here a mix of featured sessions meant to show ho

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Jewish Students Can Find Their Good College

Educated Quest

A “good college” means different thing for different people. Lately, I have had to ask myself: What is a good college for Jewish students, one where they will feel educated, embraced, happy and safe? The sad reality is that antisemitic and anti-Zionist events are happening on many campuses. How do prospective students determine where they will feel comfortable?

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How I chose my major: Nutrition and Food Science

Colorado State University

In the How I chose my major series, we showcase the academic paths CSU students have taken, and students tell their stories in their own words. Read on to meet Jordan , a major in Nutrition and Food Science , and learn how he decided it was the perfect path for his college career and far beyond. I have always appreciated learning about nutrition, beginning when I started playing sports in first grade.

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45 Best Colleges for Geography – 2024

College Transitions

Are you the kid who could name all of the capital cities of Europe in 2nd grade? Those with an inherent passion for geography can actually concentrate on the subject at the collegiate level, opening up a diverse array of career opportunities in the process.

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Student vlog: Colorado State dining center food review

Colorado State University

A Ram’s Life is a vlog series for Rams by Rams, and showcases everything from the daily life of a CSU Ram to advice videos, DIY tutorials, tips and tricks for navigating college life, and even excursions into Fort Collins and beyond Colorado State. Colorado State University vloggers, Tiaira, Jenny, and Amanda, try food from the Durrell Dining Center, an on-campus dining center.

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12 College Majors for Earth-Loving Students

Estrela Consulting Blog

Happy Earth Day! To celebrate, we want to highlight different college pathways for our "earth-loving" students. There are a variety of majors that deal with all things “green”, as well as some others that may not spell it out in black and white. Some of these majors are easier to find on college campuses, while others are a bit more niche in nature (pun totally intended).

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Best Private Schools in Minnesota – 2024

College Transitions

The state of Minnesota is fortunate to have a large number of fantastic public school districts that contain top-notch high schools. However, if you are unable to access those particular institutions or feel that a private school would be more beneficial to your son or daughter, then you are also in luck.

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Embracing AI in Education: Insider Insights from ASU's Lev Gonick at ASU+GSV Summit

Enrollify

Lev Gonick , the Chief Information Officer at Arizona State University (ASU), joined host Ardis Kadiu to discuss the evolving role of artificial intelligence in education in a special Generation AI episode recorded live at the ASU+GSV Summit. This conversation examined how AI technologies are being integrated into the educational landscape to enhance student success and streamline administrative processes.

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Pre-Med Requirements – 2024 Guide

College Transitions

Are you interested in becoming a doctor? Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need to pursue an official pre-med major to get into medical school. Med schools accept students coming from a range of disciplines, and with varying academic and extracurricular interests.

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College Fairs: A Comprehensive Guide for 2024

Emerging College Consulting

Learn about attending college fairs in 2024: Connect with schools, gather info, and make informed choices. Start planning your visit today!

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Engage dual enrollment families to enroll and retain more students

CampusESP

Dual enrollment programs are on the rise. The number of high school students taking college courses jumped over 20% between Fall 2021 and Fall 2023, according to the latest NSC Research Center data. As two-year college enrollment has generally fallen over the last decade, growing dual enrollment programs are bridging the enrollment gap. One study shows that high schoolers now comprise nearly 1 in 5 community college students !

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33 Best Colleges for Forestry – 2024

College Transitions

For those students who can’t ever imagine working in a cubicle, a forestry degree will put you on the path to the exact opposite type of office setting—one with fresh air and tall trees.

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How to Get into Penn

The Koppelman Group

The University of Pennsylvania, often called UPenn or Penn, is an Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, PA. The university has been around longer than the US, making it one of the oldest schools in America. Penn is only one of two Ivies with an undergraduate business school, the Wharton School of Business, and the only Ivy League school offering an undergraduate Nursing school.

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50 Best Colleges for Foreign Languages – 2024

College Transitions

The push for Americans to learn foreign languages began as the Cold War reached its crescendo in the 1960s. Soon after, over two-thirds of higher education institutions required students to learn a foreign language as part of a bachelor’s degree; today that number has fallen to just 50%.

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What Students Should Do If Waitlisted This Spring

College Admissions Strategies

At some point in their lives, most people experience the emotional pain of having a dream crushed. Obviously, it’s an experience that most would prefer to avoid. So why would a student, aware that the chances of admission to a top college’s waitlist are slim, set herself up for another disappointment by joining their waitlist. […] The post What Students Should Do If Waitlisted This Spring appeared first on College Admissions Strategies.

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US College Enrollment Decline – 2024 Facts & Figures

College Transitions

Did you know that college enrollment numbers have been declining at a steady rate for over a decade? In fact, undergraduate enrollment is currently down about 8.5% from 2010. In this article, we’ll look at some of the causes for the decline.

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Columbia University Protests: Updates

BestColleges

Columbia University's president on April 17 appeared before the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce to address antisemitism on campus. As she testified in Washington, D.C., students set up an encampment on the New York City campus in protest of the Israel-Hamas war. After six days of the protest, Columbia moved classes online in an attempt to ease tensions.

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Weekly Update: April 22

DC College Counseling

Our thoughts are with all of the students impacted by the situation at Columbia today and over the past few days. BIGGEST COLLEGE-RELATED NEWS OF THE WEEK OVER 100 ARRESTED, CLASSES HELD REMOTELY AFTER PRO-PALESTINE PROTESTS AT COLUMBIA At least 108 protesters were arrested on Thursday after Columbia University called the police to clear an encampment of pro-Palestinian demonstrators on its South Lawn.

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Biden Administration Announces Title IX Rule Changes

BestColleges

The Biden administration released its final Title IX rules after several delays. Title IX prohibits educational institutions that receive federal aid from engaging in sex-based discrimination. The new regulations include more protections for LGBTQ+ students and change how institutions respond to sexual misconduct and discrimination cases. After multiple delays, the Biden administration released final regulations overhauling Title IX, giving colleges and universities until Aug. 1, 2024, to comply