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What are AP Tests and should I take them?

Ivy Central

Here at Ivy Central, we get lots of questions about AP Tests, are they needed or useful in the US college application process, how many should you do, and are some subjects more valuable than others? This article will help you answer these and other questions about AP Tests. What are AP Tests? Students in the United States take advanced Placement Tests (or AP exams) at the culmination of the year-long AP Courses.

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4 Ways to Create More Collaboration Between Admissions and Marketing

Enrollment Builders

“When enrollment is up, praise marketing. When enrollment is down, blame admissions.”. If you’ve heard this quip on your higher ed campus, chances are there is a strained relationship between those two offices. At most colleges and universities, the admissions office and marketing department are separate, having two distinct functions. The main goal of the marketing office is to generate awareness and interest for the institution’s brand.

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What does “Test-Optional” Really Mean? Your 4 Major Questions Answered

Koodoos Learning

The test-optional movement started almost 50 years ago at Bowdoin College, but in the past few years, more and more colleges have joined along. Recently, diversity concerns may have led to more colleges deciding to go test optional. According to a news release, University of San Francisco shares, “More than 1,000 accredited four-year colleges and universities in the U.S. that are now test-optional, according to the National Center for Fair and Open Testing.

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How to Amplify Your School’s Message With Social Media Engagement Ideas

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

Reading Time: 10 minutes Creating the right content for social media can be a challenge for most schools. But an even bigger challenge is getting the response you want from your target audience. Some schools put a lot of time, effort, and creativity into their social media messages, but they just don’t seem to get the levels of engagement they want.

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Teacher and District Leader Survey on Student Behavior

EAB

Survey. Teacher and District Leader Survey on Student Behavior. Creating conditions for K-12 students to thrive. District leaders are reporting a rise in student behavior concerns, which is preventing progress on pandemic recovery efforts, from academics to teacher morale. That’s why EAB's District Leadership Forum is conducting a nationwide survey on student behavior.

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Weekly Update: October 14

DC College Counseling

BIGGEST COLLEGE-RELATED NEWS OF THE WEEK FEDERAL JUDGES BOYCOTT YALE LAW GRADUATES A U.S. Circuit Court judge called for a boycott of hiring law clerks from Yale Law School in a speech to the Federalist Society in September. Last week, a second judge signed onto the boycott. The judges argue that the boycott is a result of what they call the “lack of free speech on law school campuses,” particularly at Yale.

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Top 15 Law School Recommendation Tips

Anna Ivey Consulting

Recommendations can feel stressful because you can only control whom you ask; you can’t (or shouldn’t try to) control what they say. So spend your energy picking your recommenders thoughtfully, and then accept the fact that it’s largely out of your hands. Assume that schools prefer academic recommendations unless they specifically request a professional one.

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6 elements of an effective graduate enrollment management plan—and why you need to build one

EAB

Blogs. 6 elements of an effective graduate enrollment management plan—and why you need to build one. On a few recent campus visits, graduate school deans shared that they are tasked with growing enrollment by as much as 30 or 35 percent. But not all the schools I speak with have a clear strategy for how to achieve these lofty grad growth goals. In other words, they haven’t yet created an enrollment management plan for grad programs akin to the strategic enrollment management (SEM) plans most ins

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5 Ways to Improve Your College Essays and Application at the Last Minute

College Essay Guy

Maybe it’s two weeks before your college application is due. Maybe you’re annoyed at yourself because you procrastinated, or stressed because you underestimated the amount of work these applications require. Or maybe someone just forwarded you this link and was like, “Um, maybe try this?” Whatever the reason, I’m glad you’re here. But it’s time to let the past be the past and get to work.

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52 Weeks to College: Week 40

Anna Ivey Consulting

How to Handle Additional Information and Explanatory Essays in your College Applications Beyond the standard essay questions found on your college applications, you’ll run across two other types of essay questions on the application that you probably aren’t sure how to approach. The first is the fairly innocuous question usually found at the end of the application that goes something like this: “Do you have anything to add?

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What is a Brand Manifesto?

Enrollify

Today we're sharing our best thinking and agency process on how to write a brand manifesto. Here's what we'll cover: What a brand manifesto is. Why a brand manifesto is essential to your company or organization. Three core components to a brand manifesto. After you watch the video and feel ready to get started, you can download our brand manifesto workbook.

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How Flexible Thinking and Dynamic Strategy Can Revitalize Your Institutional Planning

EAB

Blogs. How flexible thinking and dynamic strategy can revitalize your institutional planning. The state of the higher education sector is marked by intensifying competition, scarce resources (including talent), and growing skepticism about the value of a degree. In an operational context requiring greater agility, traditional methods for priority-setting and long-term planning fall short.

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College Financial Aid Originates with the FAFSA

College Admissions Strategies

Kelly Barnhardt – College Admissions Strategies October 2022 High school seniors preparing to apply to college should complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) — an indispensable tool for obtaining financial aid. Since it’s the only way to get aid from the Federal government, by far the largest source of funds for […].

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Emory College or Oxford College?

Inside Emory Admission

There are a number of students each year (called Dual Admits) admitted to both Emory College of Arts and Sciences and Oxford College of Emory University. It is a unique position to choose where to start your first two years of your undergraduate experience. Click the links for general info about Emory and Oxford and how the two campuses work within Emory University.

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How to Get Rejected from BS/MD Programs

Dr. Paul Lowe – Admissions Expert

As students fill out their college and BS/MD applications, they work meticulously on them to do everything right and impress the admissions offices and committees. However, as prospective students are trying to make their applications perfect, they may overlook certain aspects of their profiles, admission journeys and applications which could lead to rejections.

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What happens if you are rejected early decision?

Solomon Admissions

The college admission process is filled with uncertainty. With so many colleges to pick from and multiple ways to apply, it’s no wonder that students and families become stressed during the process. One way to reduce uncertainty and anxiety is to apply early decision to the first choice college. Why submit an early decision application? Here are a few popular reasons: Reduced stress.

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Facebook won’t help you reach your parent engagement goals

CampusESP

We know that parent involvement in college is at an all-time high. Communication expectations are high too – when we surveyed 36,400 college parents, 76% of parents responded that they expect communication at least weekly. It’s no surprise that parents flock to Facebook for information if they don’t feel those communication expectations are being met.

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AP Calculus AB vs BC: What Is the Difference?

Peterson's Blog

Taking AP courses in high school are a great way to earn college credit, boost your GPA, and save money while going to college. However, choosing which AP courses to take can be a tough decision, especially if you’re trying to decide between AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC. What is the difference and which one should you take? We’ve broken down the differences between the two courses and factors to consider when deciding between the two.

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How to Write the Princeton Supplemental Essays 2022-2023

Next Admit College Admissions Blog

Consistently ranked one of the best schools in the country, Princeton University boasts a cozy 5:1 student-faculty ratio, an excellent financial aid program, and a broad range of study abroad opportunities for undergraduates. If you’re admitted, you’ll be taking classes with professors at the tip-top of their fields – so now it’s just a matter of getting that acceptance letter.

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College Co-Op FAQs

College Success

Cooperative education is hot today, with colleges that offer them seeing significant increases in first-year applications. But what are they, really? History of Cooperative Education in the US Cooperative education is defined as “a structured method of combining classroom-based education with practical work experience.” Co-ops. The post College Co-Op FAQs appeared first on Kate Sonnenberg College Admissions Success.

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Admission By Major

The Thoughtful College Search

Last week’s “Admissions Insider” in Inside Higher Ed contained an interesting article about colleges and universities that admit by major. The article was inspired by and a summation of a session at the recent NACAC conference in Houston organized by my friend Phil Trout, a past NACAC President and college counselor at Minnetonka High School in Minnesota.

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Secretary of Labor Martin Walsh, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Visit College

#LetsBFRANK: The College Admissions Blog

US Secretary of Labor Martin J. Walsh and US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona visited Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology today to meet students, experience the hands-on instruction taking place in the classroom labs, and participate in a discussion on advancing equity, creating opportunity, and building the economy with a skilled and diverse workforce.

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How to Write the Columbia Supplemental Essays 2022–2023

Next Admit College Admissions Blog

Columbia University , located in Manhattan, New York City , is one of the most competitive universities in the United States, with an acceptance rate of only 3.73% in the 2021-2022 admissions cycle. Columbia’s acceptance rate has declined significantly over the past decade, so if you dream of attending, differentiating your Columbia supplemental essays from the crowd is that much more important.

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Secretary of Labor Martin Walsh, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Visit College

#LetsBFRANK: The College Admissions Blog

US Secretary of Labor Martin J. Walsh and US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona visited Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology today to meet students, experience the hands-on instruction taking place in the classroom labs, and participate in a discussion on advancing equity, creating opportunity, and building the economy with a skilled and diverse workforce.