StandOut College Prep
JANUARY 9, 2024
Start here if you seek to apply for financial aid from colleges and universities in the United States. The form you need to complete is called the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. After you complete the FAFSA form, you’ll get an Expected Family Contribution or EFC. Your EFC tells colleges how much your family can afford to pay for college.
Enrollment Catalyst
JANUARY 7, 2024
First impressions are crucial in any marketing effort, but they hold particular significance in private school marketing. When parents and students consider a private school, they are not just looking for an institution; they are looking for a community that reflects their values, aspirations, and expectations. In private school marketing, first impressions are not just important, they are essential.
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JON BOECKENSTEDT'S ADMISSIONS WEBLOG
JANUARY 7, 2024
It’s a popular meme, and it’s a good one for today. I had said I was just going to point people who ask me about the latest SAT or ACT news to this blog post. It’s long and cumbersome, but it did sort of summarize all the points I talked about too often.
Shemmassian Academic Consulting
JANUARY 9, 2024
What is a DO vs. MD? Learn the truth about how allopathic and osteopathic medical programs can impact your residency, career, and salary Learn the differences between DO vs. md Part 1: Introduction Part 2: DO vs. MD: Admissions questions Part 3: DO vs. MD: Residency and career questions Part 4: DO vs. MD: Where to apply - Part 1: Introduction There are countless articles online that will tell you the following: At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter whether you receive an MD vs. a DO degree.
road2college
JANUARY 6, 2024
We’ve been hearing from a lot of parents in our Paying for College 101 Facebook Group that some students won’t. The post Dream School Costs: When Your Student Won’t Take “No” for an Answer appeared first on Road2College.
HEM (Higher Education Marketing)
JANUARY 10, 2024
Reading Time: 7 minutes Although 2024 has only just begun, if you’ve already set your recruitment objectives, now is the ideal moment to contemplate the strategies you’ll be putting into action for the year ahead. For schools that haven’t started using a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system tailored for the educational industry, this might be one of the strategies you might want to consider this year.
BestColleges
JANUARY 8, 2024
In 2022, Illinois implemented a bill providing K-12 students five excused mental health day absences per year, without requiring a doctor's note. Illinois State University student Eduardo Monk created the state-encompassing Mental Health Days Coalition to help extend that bill to include students at Illinois colleges and universities. A BestColleges study found that half of college students feel that their mental health has worsened since starting school.
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road2college
JANUARY 9, 2024
The benefits of preparing academically for the SAT and ACT are obvious, but many students and families underestimate the importance. The post Use These 5 Key SAT/ACT Tips on Test Day appeared first on Road2College.
Great College Advice
JANUARY 8, 2024
Why and How to Talk to a College Prep Advisor Online It’s no secret that the college admissions process is long and mind-bogglingly complicated. If you’ve decided to seek independent help to guide you through the process, you’re not alone! In today’s digital world, one great option is working with a college prep advisor online. Once you’ve decided to go this direction, you may be left wondering how to talk to a college prep advisor online.
Excelsior Admissions Consulting
JANUARY 10, 2024
Although there has been some variability, more students are applying Early Decision or Restrictive Early Action to highly selective colleges resulting in even lower admission rates. Here is a summary of early admissions statistics for the Class of 2028. Ivy League Universities Brown University Admitted 898 students Early Decision out of 6,244 applicants for a 14% admission rate. 19% of admitted ED students are the first in their families to attend college and 12% are international students.
Solomon Admissions
JANUARY 11, 2024
Debunking the myths To submit testing, or not to submit testing, that is the question on every student’s mind, but how much do colleges even care about standardized scores? Even though most colleges today use a holistic review that considers various factors to determine admission, standardized testing is often still considered to be the greatest… The post Standardized Testing in College Admission appeared first on Solomon Admissions Consulting.
Scoir
JANUARY 11, 2024
Junior year of high school is a key point in the college planning process. Between preparing for standardized tests to keeping up with extracurriculars, this year is full of hard work, reflection, and discovery.
Great College Advice
JANUARY 8, 2024
How long do college admissions take? It’s no secret that the college admissions process is a long and winding road. Most college-bound students (and their parents!) look at this process with apprehension, if not outright fear. But exactly how long do college admissions take? The answer to this question depends on many factors, not least of which is what you personally consider to be the official beginning to this process.
Colorado State University
JANUARY 10, 2024
Want to see campus and get a feel for Colorado State University? You’re not alone. Visiting colleges is an important part of the college search process, and can help you make your decision in a myriad of ways. How big is the campus? What do the learning spaces look like for my future major? And, even the decisions we can’t put into words as easily: Does it “feel” right?
road2college
JANUARY 6, 2024
This story was first published in our Paying for College 101 Facebook community. It’s been edited for clarity and flow. The post The Best and Worst College Early Decision Results appeared first on Road2College.
Admissions.Blog
JANUARY 10, 2024
Cary Quadrangle at Purdue University with an animated Boilermaker on the roof. Purdue University will release its Early Action (EA) decisions to first-year applicants through each EA applicant’s Purdue Application Portal at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, January 12. This includes decisions for its long-standing campus in West Lafayette, Indiana and its new campus in Indianapolis, Indiana’s state capital.
Ivy College Essay
JANUARY 9, 2024
How to Write Harvard’s Transfer Essays How to Write Harvard’s Transfer Essays – expert tips and advice from a former Harvard admissions interviewer and Harvard graduate. So, you want to try to get in to Harvard as a transfer student, do you? It’s not impossible, but it is VERY competitive. Last year, on 15 students were admitted to Harvard University as transfer students.
JON BOECKENSTEDT'S ADMISSIONS WEBLOG
JANUARY 11, 2024
Blog posts have half-lives of about 72 hours, and my most recent one is no exception.
Top Tier Admissions
JANUARY 10, 2024
You know you want to transfer, and why—now it’s helpful to see where you’ll have the best odds of being admitted. Transfer acceptance rates vary widely and sometimes unexpectedly. Knowing which colleges are more transfer-friendly can help you narrow down your list and target the right schools. SAMPLE TRANSFER ACCEPTANCE RATES (2022-23) (BU – Vanderbilt: transfer-friendly; MIT – Rice: less transfer-friendly) School First-Year Admit Rate Transfer Admit Rate Boston University 14.4% 29%
AHM Advising
JANUARY 10, 2024
"I lowkey want to get into that school even though I said I didn't care that much about it before." If that sounds familiar, you may be a college applicant or the parent of one who got the disappointing news of deferred admission after submitting an early application. I haven't the faintest idea why it is necessary to incorporate "lowkey" into our daily lexicon (thank you, TikTok), but at least for the moment, it is still a popular slang word in my household so I assume others can relate.
DC College Counseling
JANUARY 12, 2024
January is always a good time to reflect on the trends and themes of the most recent application cycle and look ahead to what’s coming in the 2024-2025 admissions cycle. As chair of the Committee on Current Trends and Future Issues of PCACAC (Potomac and Chesapeake Association for College Admission Counseling), Sally and the committee have been keeping track of the following trends: ChatGPT made a splash in 2022 and since then more generative artificial intelligence programs have been released.
BestColleges
JANUARY 11, 2024
Grace College will debut an orthopedic MBA program in May 2024. The one-year, hybrid program will connect students with industry experts. Grace College is located near Warsaw, Indiana, a leading orthopedic industry hub. Applications for the first cohort are due March 22, 2024. A master of business administration (MBA) degree has traditionally launched graduates into managerial positions in business fields like finance and consulting.
Top Tier Admissions
JANUARY 9, 2024
Whether it’s a lack of course offerings in your chosen major or a party scene that makes you want to hide in your room, your current college may not be “the one.” For community college students, transferring is often already built into the plan, but many other students will choose to transfer from one four-year college to another before graduation ( about 15% of all college students are transfers ).
Enrollment Management
JANUARY 12, 2024
Digital marketing in higher education can play a huge role in increasing student leads and the overall growth of your school. The right higher education marketing partner can help you generate leads, boost enrollment and lower cost-per-start, plus ideally free you up to focus on other things. Before you partner with any marketing agency, make sure they can answer the following crucial questions: OWNERSHIP: Who Owns the Assets & Accounts?
iSchoolConnect
JANUARY 12, 2024
UK immigration updated rules UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on January 1 that the majority of foreign university students are no longer allowed to bring family members to the UK. This policy is part of broader measures implemented to reduce legal migration. Home Secretary James Cleverly emphasized the need to lower migration, following high […] The post UK immigration | Restriction on PG students bringing dependents!
BestColleges
JANUARY 12, 2024
Texas' anti-DEI bill officially took effect Jan. 1. It bars universities statewide from funding DEI initiatives — including those for LGBTQ+ students. Three Texas Tech University student organizations banded together to continue campus LGBTQ+ events despite the bill's enactment. Five states have passed anti-DEI bills, and at least 18 others have proposed them.
The Koppelman Group
JANUARY 12, 2024
Brown University is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States… It is actually older than the US. It was founded in 1764. This private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, has around 7k undergrads and is internationally renowned. It feels kind of silly to introduce Brown. Most students applying to Brown have been dreaming about going there for years.
The Enrollment Marketer
JANUARY 12, 2024
The hardest part about building a strategic enrollment marketing plan for student recruitment is figuring out where to start. Most schools are already operating a handful of enrollment management tactics, CRM systems, email communications flows, info sessions, and marketing campaigns. There is a lot of pressure on enrollment management professionals to react to problem areas, and this narrowed-in focus often prevents schools from being able to zoom out and assess the entire enrollment marketing
iSchoolConnect
JANUARY 12, 2024
University of Sheffield | Empowering global talent In a bid to foster academic excellence and global diversity, the University of Sheffield has announced the Computer Science Excellence Scholarship 2024. The scholarship, tailored for overseas fee-status students embarking on an undergraduate journey in the Department of Computer Science in September 2024, offers financial support of up […] The post University of Sheffield | Computer Science Excellence Scholarships appeared first on St
BestColleges
JANUARY 12, 2024
The Lilly Endowment approved $100 million in grants for Purdue University. $50 million will go toward the construction of a new building for Purdue's burgeoning Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business. Another $50 million will go toward Purdue Computes. The combined $100 million represents the largest gift in the university's history. Purdue University just received the biggest gift in its history — and that funding will help the school build on its already fast-paced business and computing
Enrollify
JANUARY 12, 2024
In case you missed it, after joining forces with Element451 , we’re hosting a five-part webinar series on Actionable AI — offering a jargon-free gateway into the world of AI, while demystifying its role and impact in higher education.
CampusESP
JANUARY 11, 2024
With delayed release of the new FAFSA, admissions and financial aid teams are rushing to ensure students and families are aware of the release, understand the changes, and have the resources to complete the form in a timely manner. Here at CampusESP we’re doing our part by helping our partner colleges and universities get those messages out to families.
iSchoolConnect
JANUARY 12, 2024
About the University of Pennsylvania Situated in the bustling city of Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania is a center for a wide range of experiences and an icon of academic excellence. Making friends, establishing a sense of community, pursuing hobbies, and forming new ones are all important aspects of Penn student life. Thanks to the […] The post University of Pennsylvania | An exploration of its student life appeared first on Study Abroad Blogs | All about universities, program
BestColleges
JANUARY 12, 2024
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Massachusetts will launch a STEM-designated master of business administration degree in fall 2024. The full-time, in-person program will focus on analytics. The program will meet federal STEM criteria from the Department of Homeland Security. WPI will also soon roll out degrees in financial technology. With tech skills increasingly in demand for employers, another business school is debuting a STEM-designated master of business administration (MBA) progra
The Koppelman Group
JANUARY 11, 2024
Honestly, we should be applying our clown makeup as we write this post, because Harvard is Harvard. Who doesn’t want in? Interest is implied. You don’t get brownie points for wanting to go there because, um, duh. You want to go there, your neighbor wants to go there, every teen rom-com protagonist wants to go there, and — we’re pretty confident in this assumption — even your imaginary friend wants to go there.
College Essay Guy
JANUARY 11, 2024
There are more than a thousand MBA programs in the US. So what makes the M7 business schools—Stanford Graduate School of Business, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan School of Management, Northwestern Kellogg School of Management, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, and Columbia Business School—so special?
iSchoolConnect
JANUARY 11, 2024
Pathways to study in the UK In recent years, the United Kingdom has become a coveted destination for international students pursuing quality education and cultural exposure. While many institutions require proof of English proficiency through standardized tests such as IELTS (International English Language Testing System), there are alternative pathways for those aspiring to study in […] The post Study in the UK without IELTS | Alternatives and universities appeared first on Study Abroad B
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