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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Enrollment Catalyst

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Welcome to a forward-thinking exploration of AI in education, brought to life through an interview and accompanying graphic both created by ChatGPT. This discussion delves into how artificial intelligence, specifically ChatGPT, is transforming private school marketing and admissions, offering practical insights and innovative strategies. The visual element, designed to complement the conversation, showcases the synergy between AI and educational advancement.

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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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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

A few weeks ago, a friend told me about the concept of “Value Capture” – a phrase coined by Dr. Thi Nguyen, a philosophy professor at the University of Utah. Essentially, value capture occurs when a metric becomes the motivation for a certain behavior (Abstract and paper here.) For example, instead of posting pictures on social media to simply share with family and friends, we become focused on and consumed by the number of likes or impressions we receive.

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Colorado State University

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

One of the things that really levels up when you go from high school to college is the library. At Colorado State, the William E. Morgan Library is four massive floors of books, technology, study and reflection rooms, cozy seating, and enough knowledge and specialty assistance to blow your mind. Here are just five (of many!) unexpected services you’ll find when you walk in the door. #1.

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Estrela Consulting Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

For nearly two decades, the team at Estrela Consulting has worked and developed relationships with hundreds of families from around the world. While getting to know these families, we have experienced beautiful highs and some extreme lows right alongside them. One thing that is not lost on us is when members of our extended Estrela family experience unforeseen and difficult circumstances.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Vanderbilt said families making between $125,000 and $150,000 typically receive a median award of about $70,000 annually in financial aid. Families making more than $150,000 can still receive financial aid. BestColleges found over 75 colleges and universities nationwide offer free tuition for qualifying students. Vanderbilt University is joining the growing list of elite colleges and universities promising free tuition to students from families making under a certain yearly wage.

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UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Every year, Georgia has a cold snap, where the temperature gets below 30 degrees, the stores run out of milk and bread (no, I don’t know why), and everyone huddles under a blanket. This year winter really hit in mid-January, and it got down to 15 degrees. When it gets that low, you suddenly add on worries about frozen pipes, getting pets indoors and the like.

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Admissions.Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid ( FAFSA ), which so many college applicants, students, their families depend on in order to acquire much-needed aid for the cost of a college education, has completely failed this admissions cycle after undergoing a botched redesign and relaunch by the US Department of Education. In response to the announcement that FAFSA applicant information will not be available to colleges until March, the National Association for College Admissions Counseling ( N

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The University of Pennsylvania will offer an undergraduate degree in artificial intelligence this fall. The degree is the first of its kind at an Ivy League university, according to the school. The program will focus on developing responsible and ethical AI tools. The University of Pennsylvania has unveiled its newest degree offering: a bachelor of science in engineering in artificial intelligence (AI), the first degree of its kind at an Ivy League institution, according to the school.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Reading Time: 9 minutes In the competitive realm of educational marketing, adequately optimized landing pages are a significant asset for connecting with potential students and enhancing recruitment strategies. As digital touchpoints present a focused message, they can convert a casual browser into an engaged prospect. Establishing a strong online presence with well-optimized landing pages is now considered necessary for educational institutions aiming to attract and retain students.

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Admissions Village

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The early results for the AV Class of 2028. Before we get to the results, I want you all to realize that everyone will experience some disappointment and heartache in this process. For colleges it is all about creating a class and who fits what they need for their class. For more about this please read our blog post on institutional priorities from last year.

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road2college

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

When a high school counselor begins with, “Let me be real frank with some of you,” you know you’re about. The post 6 Ways This High School Counselor Says You Can Best Help Your Student appeared first on Road2College.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

A sexual assault forensic exam (SAFE), also referred to as a rape kit, can preserve possible DNA evidence and provide important medical care for victims of sexual assault. Assembly Bill 1138 requires the University of California and California State University campuses to provide students with free and confidential transportation to a medical center to receive SAFE care.

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College Transitions

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Should I waive my right to see my letters of recommendation? The short answer: YES. You should definitely waive your right to see letters of recommendation. Read on to learn how and why to waive your right of access to recommendations. First, though, know that we get it. The college process is full of uncertainty.

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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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Enrollify

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In the third episode of Enrollify's four-part series, "Pulse Check: A Guide to Graduate Marketing in 2024, " Shane Baglini delves into the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and marketing technologies (MarTech) in enhancing graduate enrollment management.

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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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Colorado State University

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Envisioning your life in college can feel like you are opening a window of endless excitement. Finding a student organization and taking fascinating classes will certainly add a splash of color to your life. With all this fun and excitement, there are so many things to love about going to college. Here are five to get you started! You can thank us later. #1.

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College Transitions

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The modern university is an incredibly complex institution with many factors affecting the experience of students who attend it. This makes attempts to find a “happiness quotient” universally describing every student’s college experience seem more than a little foolish.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Education Department is determining if Penn's policies violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Following the Supreme Court's ban on race-conscious admissions, an education activist filed discrimination complaints against several universities. Legacy preferences have been shown to favor white, wealthy applicants. A similar complaint was brought against Harvard last year.

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Next up in our series highlighting early round acceptance rates at top colleges is Vanderbilt University , located just outside of Nashville, Tennessee. Vanderbilt, which was founded in 1873 and ranks 18th in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report ’s list of National Universities. At Vanderbilt, almost 80% of students live on its 340+ acre campus (which is also designated as an arboretum).

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Stanford is a highly, highly competitive school. While Stanford doesn’t release their “official” admissions numbers, they do release the raw data in the Common Data Set, so we know that in 2022, 56,378 students applied to Stanford and that they accepted 2,075 of those students. That’s a 3.6% acceptance rate! But you’re not here for that basic knowledge, you’re here for waitlist info.

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College Transitions

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Music production is an undoubtedly cool thing to pursue. No one has ever listened to their favorite song and thought, “Eh, the person who made this doesn’t deserve any credit.” Music streaming and the use of music on social media has led to a fixation with the novelty of music.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Purdue Global students will soon be able to take the Indiana bar exam. Previously, graduates could not sit for the exam because it is a fully online program. Students will need to apply for a waiver to take the bar exam. Georgia and Michigan offer a similar waiver for the exam. Graduates from Purdue Global will soon be able to sit for Indiana's bar exam thanks to a recent court decision.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Everything you need to know about University of Southern California premed, including premed requirements, the best premed extracurriculars, and the USC premed acceptance rate Learn how to succeed as a university of southern california premed Part 1: Introduction Part 2: USC premed requirements Part 3: USC premed extracurriculars Part 4: Getting into medical school from USC - Part 1: Introduction As one of the premier private research universities in the United States, the University of Souther

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iSchoolConnect

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Ottawa University | An overview Established in 1865, Ottawa University boasts a long and storied history. For over 150+ years, the institution has been dedicated to educating a diverse student body, often from underserved communities, to prepare them for a lifetime marked by enlightened faith, exemplary service, inspired leadership, and personal significance.

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College Transitions

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Allow me to read your mind. You’re wondering: is AP Comparative Government hard? What is the average AP Comp Gov score? How to get a 5 on AP Comparative Government exams? Is there such a thing as an AP Comparative Government score calculator to help me? Now allow me to put your mind at ease.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Delays and technical issues have plagued the 2024-25 FAFSA rollout. The Department of Education recently promised to ease the burden on financial aid offices. It will also reduce verification requirements for student FAFSA applications. Still, many universities have pushed back their decision dates in recent weeks. The Department of Education (ED) is rolling back oversight requirements to expedite the processing of new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms.

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Caltech Admissions

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Just a few weeks ago, Page House left campus for Mammoth Lakes for our annual Ski Trip. Each year, many of the houses at Caltech, including ours, participate in this tradition, renting cabins to enjoy a snowy wonderland away from the Pasadena sun. For the past two years, the Ski Trip has remained my favorite. Coming from Florida, I am always amazed to see snow and never want to go inside during the trip.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Vanderbilt University is a top 20 private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. It’s a school that seeks to bridge differences through a common goal of academic excellence, and the campus brings together great minds from around the country — and around the world. There are a little over 7,000 undergraduate students and a 7:1 faculty ratio that encourages deep inquiry and broad exploration.

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College Transitions

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Why do you need to learn ACT vocabulary words? Well, you probably already know that many schools require you to take the ACT exam and that your admission to those schools can partially depend upon your ACT score.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

University of Chicago students enrolled during the spring 2020 semester may soon be eligible for cash. The institution recently settled a lawsuit with former students for just under $5 million. Students alleged that they were deprived of most services they paid for during the COVID-19 campus closure. The university says the claims are without merit but settled anyway.

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

With the promise of spring on the horizon, we are nearing the time when colleges and universities will release their regular decision notifications. Waiting for these updates can be stressful, so to help alleviate some of that anxiety, we’ve compiled a list of regular decision notification dates for some of the top schools in the U.S. REGULAR DECISION NOTIFICATION DATES: CLASS OF 2028 School Notification Date Amherst College Online around March 20 th Babson College By mid-March Barnard Col

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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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College Transitions

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

What is the plot of a story? If you’re asking this question, you’re likely crafting a story. Maybe you’re drafting a novel, or a screenplay. Perhaps you need to understand plot and other parts of a narrative for your AP Lit class.

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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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