Enrollment Catalyst

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

As a consultant and advocate for effective private school marketing strategies, I always focus on innovative approaches to enhance word-of-mouth (WOM) marketing. With the ever-changing landscape of school marketing, word-of-mouth remains the primary way a parent discovers your school. While word-of-mouth will occur naturally and organically, I believe that your role is to inspire more of it in your community.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

A new report sheds light on the growing field of nontraditional graduate credentials. These microcredentials complement master's degree programs with industry-ready skills training. Many certificate students are also enrolled as current master's students, but some use certificate programs to test the graduate waters. Programs can be costly and frequently don't offer financial aid, which limits student diversity.

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UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Let’s make this short and sweet! Currently, we are deep into review season, where we are looking at both our First Year applicants for Final Decisions and our Transfer applicants for Summer/Fall 2024. The good news is that we are at the point where we can let everyone know when we will be releasing decisions! Fall 2024 First Year applicants – Final Decision release date/time is Friday, March 15 at 4:00 pm ET.

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Inside Emory Admission

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This year we had more than 11,000 students apply to the Emory University Scholar Programs , one of our largest Scholar applicant pool to date. The pool was highly competitive, and the Scholars Selection Committee worked diligently to review every applicant holistically and fully. How will Finalists be notified? All applicants to the Scholar Programs will receive an email February 21, after 6:00 pm ET.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

UChicago is hard to get into. Last year, they had a 4.7% acceptance rate. So, while getting waitlisted isn’t ideal, give yourself a pat on the back. It is competitive to even get on UChicago’s waitlist. If you are still dreaming of going to this prestigious research university in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, there are a couple of steps you have to take to maximize your chances of getting off the waitlist.

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Enrollify

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In Episode 35 of the Mission Admissions podcast, " Imposter Syndrome, Content Marketing, and Personal Branding ," hosts Jeremy Tiers and guest Jon-Stephen Stansel dive deep into the realms of personal challenges and strategic content marketing within higher education.

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The Thoughtful College Search

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

(Originally published in Inside Higher Ed’s “Admissions Insider” on February 19, 2024) Earlier this month, Dartmouth announced that it will reinstate its requirement that applicants submit test scores beginning with the next admissions cycle. The announcement gives all of us in the college admissions world something to obsess over besides the FAFSA disaster.

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