BestColleges

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Sacramento State University announced plans to open the nation's first Black Honors College this fall. The college will be an "institution within the institution" with its own faculty, staff, and learning spaces. All students interested in Black history, life, and culture are encouraged to apply. Sacramento State University announced its plans for a Black Honors College on campus, the first college or university to ever pursue an honors program specifically dedicated to supporting Black students

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Reading Time: 8 minutes With students’ increasing reliance on digital platforms for information and decision-making, it is no surprise that search engine optimization (SEO) has become one of the most critical aspects of education marketing today. But you might wonder, “ What is SEO in education? ” SEO in education refers to optimizing educational websites by using relevant keywords and creating quality content to improve their visibility in search engine results.

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Admissions Village

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Happy Valentine’s Day. Now is the perfect time to start thinking about your course selection for next year. What classes should I sign up for next year? A student's classes are often a big factor in college admissions decisions. 1. All students should take a challenging course load. This is especially important to do in subjects you are considering pursuing in college.

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Scoir

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Verified CBOs can now join the Scoir Network, free of cost! ? We’re thrilled to invite CBOs to take advantage of the free college and career discovery, planning, and application tools loved by nearly 1 million students and their parents/guardians, school counselors, and now we hope, you, community based organizations.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Tufts is a unique place — quirky but urban, intimate but well-resourced for research opportunities, nerdy but friendly. Like almost everywhere else, it’s gotten more competitive as the years have gone by, with last year’s common data set reporting 3,444 admitted students from an applicant pool of 34,002 (an acceptance rate of 10.1%). If you’re here, you likely landed on the waitlist and need to know what to do next.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Faculty and staff salaries, undergraduate tuition, and most master's and doctoral program costs are increasing by 4.5%. The university is increasing tuition to combat inflation and raising salaries to reward and retain employees. Brown offers free tuition to students from families making $125,000 or less per year and all expense coverage for students from families making less than $60,000 per year.

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Dr. Paul Lowe – Admissions Expert

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Do U.S. medical schools ever accept international students? Yes! However, it’s not very common, thus it is hypercompetitive and difficult. Some U.S. medical schools accept and matriculate a small number of international applicants into their programs. Less than a third of U.S. medical schools accept international students. The credential requirements vary from school to school and some schools actually state that they prefer U.S. citizens.

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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. Average SAT scores serve as a benchmark to gauge a student’s performance relative to their peers on a national scale.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill in 2022 changing UC Hastings College of the Law to the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco. A judge tossed out a lawsuit from the descendants of Serranus Hastings, namesake of the former UC Hastings College of the Law, challenging the name change. Hastings' heirs claimed there is no evidence that Hastings took part in the killings of Native Americans.

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Enrollify

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In a recent episode of "Higher Ed Geek," Dustin Ramsdell sat down with Nick Dazé, a fervent advocate for modernizing identity management in higher education. Dazé, with a background deeply rooted in startups and product design, shared his journey and the mission of his company, Heirloom. This conversation sheds light on the intricate balance between technology, identity, and the transformative potential it holds for higher education.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Data Summary Check To get the CISSP certification, candidates must have at least five years of work experience prior to taking the exam. [1] Check The CISSP certification exam costs $749, and certified individuals must pay a $125 annual fee. [2] Check The average base salary for someone with a CISSP certificate is $127,000 — about $50 an hour. [3] Check Jobs in information security are projected to grow 32% from 2022 to 2023 — much faster than all other occupations (3%). [4] The Certified Inform

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The release of the new FAFSA was delayed by almost three months. As a result, FAFSA submissions among class of 2024 high schoolers are lagging relative to this time last year. Poor submission figures are especially apparent for students from low-income high schools. Organizations are calling for an extension of crucial decision and financial aid deadlines.

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