Enrollment Catalyst

JANUARY 22, 2023

Christmas wasn’t supposed to turn out this way. On Christmas Eve, my youngest son, Ben, was scheduled to fly from Milwaukee to Tampa to spend a few days with us over the holiday. As typical, I always check the flight status several times throughout the day. I had noticed that his flight was delayed for a few minutes and then the delay got longer. Then, my son called me late in the afternoon to tell me that his flight had been cancelled.

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Ruffaloni

JANUARY 26, 2023

Andrea Carroll-Glover Andrea Carroll-Glover has built online programs from the ground up at each of the institutions at which she has worked. Since joining the Capella University team more than 15 years ago, and then leading online development efforts at St. Mary’s University of Minnesota , Andrea has brought her business background in sales, marketing, operations and product development to the process of helping her institutions meet ever increasing demand for online study.

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The College Solutions Blog

JANUARY 26, 2023

An effective way to reduce the cost of college is to know how to successfully appeal for more financial aid. It’s critical to understand that the first financial aid award that a college delivers often doesn’t have to be the only offer. This is especially true since the enrollment management arms of many colleges use sophisticated algorithms in the hopes of answering this question: What is the smallest amount of a financial aid or merit award that we can offer a student that the family would acc

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BestColleges

JANUARY 26, 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last month demanded that every public higher education institution file a list of their spending related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and critical race theory. The 28 Florida College System universities and the 12 State University System universities all complied. Officials at the state's public high education institutions say they are still uncertain why the governor requested this information or what will be done with the data.

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EAB

JANUARY 26, 2023

Blogs 6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023 For the past two years, it’s been difficult to focus on anything beyond the immediate consequences of the pandemic. But now as we find ourselves stabilizing, it’s time to pause and take stock of the full landscape facing community colleges. These six trends will have long-term impacts on how community colleges interact with students and getting ahead of them now will position you for success in the future. 6 trends to watch in 2023 1.

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Ruffaloni

JANUARY 26, 2023

In a November 2022 blog , I presented some high level findings on the differences between IPEDS data on 12-Month Unduplicated Headcount numbers (“12-Month data”) versus IPEDS Fall Snapshot numbers (“Snapshot Data”). Snapshot Data are used by almost everyone in higher education to help understand trends and dynamics. While the November blog indicated that Snapshot Data undercounted total enrollment by nearly 6 million students in 2019 (the last pre-pandemic year), I didn’t go too far into w

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

Last week I had the opportunity to answer this prompt in a Higher Ed Dive article, along with a few friends and colleagues around the country: In 150-200 words, what is one admissions trend you expect to see in 2023? Here was my take: In the year ahead, due to the emergence and prevalence of artificial intelligence software such as ChatGPT, I expect more colleges to either drop their admission essay altogether or expand the format through which students can convey their voice and demonstrate

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Anna Ivey Consulting

JANUARY 24, 2023

A few thoughts for current law school applicants during this excruciating time of year for you: 1. Law schools keep preposterously deep waitlists. The odds of getting an offer from one of them are slim. Do prepare mentally to attend the school where you put down your deposit in April, or make other plans altogether. (You do not have to go to law school.

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Ruffaloni

JANUARY 26, 2023

It seems to me that there may be as many ways to use market data to support a new program concepts as there are institutions (or even programs). In my conversations with campus stakeholders over more than 15 years, I’ve heard just about everything. No consensus has developed on what constitutes the most effective way to leverage market data (or what data to use), but more and more institutions have begun to include it in their planning.

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road2college

JANUARY 23, 2023

This story was first published in our Paying for College 101 Facebook community. It’s been edited for clarity and flow. The post What to Look Out for on College Tours appeared first on Road2College.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 24, 2023

Released last year, ChatGPT is a free chatbot that provides answers and solutions in a conversational tone. Some faculty fear the tool will enable students to cheat by passing off bot-generated content as their own. Others believe it can help students formulate ideas and hone their writing skills. A test drive of ChatGPT demonstrated its abilities and limitations.

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Anna Ivey Consulting

JANUARY 23, 2023

Start Planning Your College Visits One of the few silver linings to come out of the pandemic is that schools have finally embraced virtual visits (first out of necessity, now by choice!), and our guess is that they are here to stay. So if your budget and schedule (and life more generally) enable you to visit colleges in person, that’s great! If not, you have a lot of virtual options now, and you absolutely should take advantage of them.

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Ruffaloni

JANUARY 26, 2023

I recently met with a university dean to discuss her school ending their long OPM relationship. In the last year of that relationship, no enrollment was generated for their fall cohort. As they began to think about the future, it was clear that they would be moving on with little knowledge of the marketing and conversion efforts that were used during the many years they put these things in the hand of their “partner.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 22, 2023

High-yield tips to help you improve your MCAT CARS score, plus a practice passage (Note: This resource also appears in our MCAT Ultimate Guide.) - Part 1: Introduction to MCAT CARS Part 2: MCAT CARS Section Breakdown Part 3: MCAT CARS Strategies Part 4: How to arrive at the correct answer Part 5: MCAT CARS Practice Passage Part 6: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)  - Part 1: Introduction to MCAT CARS The MCAT is a hard test , but for many premeds, the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Section (CA

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College Wise

JANUARY 27, 2023

The college admissions process can be challenging and sometimes leaves families feeling defeated before even starting. That's why more families are paying for college advising for their teens. But why does no one talk about the costs or whether it's worth the investment?

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College Transitions

JANUARY 23, 2023

So, you’ve decided to take a gap year after high school. Now what? An internet search will reveal droves of possibilities, from international service learning to backcountry survival to language immersion. However, searching for gap.

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 23, 2023

Alumni interviews can often strike panic in the hearts of high school seniors. However, by breaking down the interview structure and its role in the admissions process, you can feel confident heading into the conversation. First, it’s important to know that alumni interviews are fairly low-stakes in terms of their relative value in the application process.

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Princeton College Consulting

JANUARY 26, 2023

How many AP Courses should I take in high school? While it varies by high school, many high schools start their curriculum planning process for the following year as early as January or February. As such, we thought we would touch on it here so that you can start thinking about it now, even if the process won’t commence at your high school until the springtime.

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Solomon Admissions

JANUARY 26, 2023

There are several different types of deadlines for consideration, and often, at least two per institution: early action, early decision, regular decision, and rolling. There is a general timing schedule for each type of deadline, but this can vary a few days or so from institution to institution. These deadlines, or what is due, include all necessary components of the college application to be reviewed for admission: the application itself (information and writing), transcript/s, letter/s of rec

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BestColleges

JANUARY 27, 2023

Thanks to lower birthrates during the Great Recession, the college-age population will shrink beginning in 2025. College officials call this demographic phenomenon the "enrollment cliff." The effects will vary based on geographic region and institutional type. Colleges are already making adjustments to become more competitive and attract new student populations.

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 27, 2023

In August 2020, I wrote a post called “ Grad School Admissions Changes Due to Covid-19.” Since then, graduate school admissions has changed dramatically. Given the admissions and enrollment trends we track here at Top Tier Admissions, we’re able to gauge how things are changing year over year in admissions. As with many things, Covid threw a wrench in the college and graduate student experience from 2020 to 2023.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

JANUARY 25, 2023

Reading Time: 11 minutes In order to be effective, content marketing for schools needs to target prospects at every stage of the funnel, and that includes those at the top. Some school marketers may think that top-of-the-funnel (TOFU) prospects are researching programs, but that’s not usually the case. At that stage of the enrollment journey, prospects are often exploring their subject of interest and diving into career outcomes and expectations.

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road2college

JANUARY 26, 2023

This post was originally published in our Paying for College 101 (PFC 101) group. It has been edited for clarity The post What to Know About the Digital SAT appeared first on Road2College.

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North Star Admissions Consulting

JANUARY 24, 2023

If you’re applying to business school, or thinking about it, you have likely seen the headlines about a recent MBA application decline. In addition to reporting fewer applications, schools including Duke, Tuck and Kellogg are adding additional rounds, and selectively waiving testing requirements. Given these dynamics, is now the right time to apply?

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 25, 2023

There are big changes coming to the UK admissions process! Beginning next year, the Universities and Colleges Admission Services ( UCAS ) announced they will no longer require prospective students to submit a 4,000-character personal statement as part of their application. Likely influenced by concerns about ChatGPT, equality, academic integrity, and accessibility, this change aims to level the playing field and eliminate stress by asking more structured questions.

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EAB

JANUARY 23, 2023

Blogs 4 tips to improve your college's behavioral intervention team As concerns about student well-being and mental health have risen dramatically in recent years, the impact of this trend can be seen in the caseload and complexity of behavioral intervention team (BIT)/CARE team work. Currently, many colleges and universities are reevaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of their teams.

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Princeton College Consulting

JANUARY 25, 2023

The personal statement is your chance to shine. Here's your opportunity to showcase your personality and values to the admissions committee while helping the reader to emotionally connect with your story. Your goal is to give them a sense of who you are as a person beyond your grades and test scores, and to share your unique experiences and perspectives.

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Niche

JANUARY 23, 2023

Want to keep updated about the blog? Sign up for the newsletter! It’s the end of January, which means applications from prospective families are in for most private and independent schools, and it’s time to begin the lengthy process of deciding which students you’ll be extending Bachelor-style roses to in the spring. And for a lot of schools, that window of time between when decisions are released and when families make their final choices can be filled with anxiety, endless spreadsheet updates

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iSchoolConnect

JANUARY 27, 2023

About Oxford University The University of Oxford is an English collegiate research university. There is evidence of its teaching as early as 1096, making it the world’s oldest English-speaking university and the world’s second-oldest university in continuous operation. It grew rapidly after Henry II prohibited English students from attending the University of Paris in 1167. […] The post Guide to Oxford University Computer Science acceptance rate appeared first on Study Abroad Blogs |

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BestColleges

JANUARY 27, 2023

Howard is the 15th school to lead a university-affiliated research center. It will be sponsored by the U.S. Air Force. Howard will lead an association of eight other HBCUs in tactical autonomy technology. The Department of Defense is awarding Howard $12 million per year for five years toward the research center. Howard University in Washington, D.C., will become the first historically Black college and university (HBCU) to lead a university-affiliated research center (UARC).

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Dr. Paul Lowe – Admissions Expert

JANUARY 27, 2023

It’s a new year and we have observed trends throughout last year that have continued into this year in boarding schools and admissions. Here are some highlights of trends in 2023 that U.S. and international families may need to follow in 2023. Median enrollment: for boarding schools are on the rebound and increasing. The result admissions to schools will continue to be competitive.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 27, 2023

Environmental Science is becoming the sleeper hit among our clients. There seems to be no other issue that unites Gen Z more than our planet. Oceans, rivers, lakes, plains, and the status of our kids’ own backyards has dominated our client calls for months. It’s also becoming a wildly popular major across top colleges, with many creating in-depth programs aimed at alleviating climate change.

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iSchoolConnect

JANUARY 27, 2023

About Kingston University The university is in a historic riverside town between the borders of London and Surrey, surrounded by shops, bars, pubs, and restaurants. Kingston upon Thames is also close to the countryside and the city, with Richmond Park and Hampton Court Palace nearby and Central London only a 25-minute train ride away. At […] The post A comprehensive guide to Kingston University world ranking appeared first on Study Abroad Blogs | All about universities, programs, tests, &#

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BestColleges

JANUARY 27, 2023

The University of Hawai'i Board of Regents voted to keep tuition frozen at the system's seven community colleges for four years. Tuition at the system's four-year colleges will remain frozen for the next two years before increasing by 2% in the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 academic years. The sole exception to the frozen graduate student tuition rate is at the UH Mānoa William S.

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Heller Admissions Blog

JANUARY 26, 2023

Ronunique Clark, MPP’23 Welcome back! How long has it been? Seems like it was forever ago when I wrote my first blog post for the Heller Admissions Blog. I blinked, and now we are in the final semester of my Master of Public Policy program. “Oh yeah, you made it, you made it”, just like Teyana Taylor said. So with graduation being about 100 days away, let’s chat about the classes I will be taking this semester to wrap up the Master of Public Policy Program: Capstone Sem

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 26, 2023

Learn everything you need to know about being premed at Vanderbilt University, including premed requirements, the best extracurriculars, and the Vanderbilt premed acceptance rate As a Vanderbilt premed, you’ll have everything you need to get acceptance letters from your top med school choices. Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Vanderbilt premed requirements Part 3: Vanderbilt premed extracurriculars Part 4: Getting into medical school as a Vanderbilt premed - Part 1: Introduction Vanderbilt Universit

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iSchoolConnect

JANUARY 27, 2023

About Nanyang Technological University Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is a young research-intensive university with 33,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students. They offer programs in engineering, business, science, humanities, arts, social sciences, education, and medicine. The university is home to world-class institutes such as the National Institute of Education, the S Rajaratnam School of International […] The post Nanyang Technological University ranki

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