Ruffaloni

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In the past this discussion (about 12-month unduplicated versus fall snapshot data) has been viewed as a very wonky-type of data collection policy issue, and for that reason not many people paid attention to the details. It’s not just a wonky issue with some minor data differences.

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BestColleges

AUGUST 26, 2024

Race-neutral admissions policies have historically failed to boost racial diversity among college students. Schmill also dismissed any notion that the decline in underrepresented minorities results from MIT's reinstatement of standardized testing in 2022.

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BestColleges

MARCH 8, 2024

The university's announcement also includes news on its Early Decision and legacy admissions policies, both of which they'll maintain, at least for now. This new policy will trigger an "increase in applicants from schools with which the admissions office is unfamiliar and who present transcripts that are more difficult to interpret."

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Ivy Central

MAY 13, 2023

The College of Arts and Science is the largest school at Vanderbilt, offering more than 100 majors and minors across 70+ fields of study from English to Economics, Climate Studies to Chemistry, and Philosophy to Physics. Minors are offered by all four Vanderbilt undergraduate schools.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 3, 2023

ENROLL NOW The increases in selectivity are due in part to test-optional policies, which many colleges implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic for the class of 2025 as students struggled to find open standardized testing sites and faced other barriers to taking exams.

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Ivy Central

JUNE 15, 2023

These colleges include the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, the McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Science, the School of Communication, the School of Education & Social Policy, the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, the Bienen School of Music, and the School of Professional Studies.

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Colorado State University

APRIL 12, 2024

Colorado State has many avenues to help you explore leadership, including some that are built into your academic programs, or can be added on as concentrations or minors. If you join and participate in the program for the full three year, you’ll earn a minor in Interdisciplinary Leadership Studies to add to your academic degree. #3.

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BestColleges

JULY 20, 2023

What's more, ROTC has been the primary source of minority officers, the brief details, with 29% of Black and 32% of Hispanic officers earning commissions through ROTC in 2019. For now, the military academies can continue to consider race in admissions decisions, a policy that has increased diversity on those campuses in recent years.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Only a handful of private colleges in California have policies favoring legacies. Scrutiny of legacy policies has intensified since the Supreme Court's ban on affirmative action. California's public colleges already are prohibited from giving preferences to legacy applicants.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 1, 2023

Legacy admissions is a policy that grants preferences to the children of alumni. The policy has been particularly important in the Ivy League and other elite, private schools. And many minorities have passed through the halls of these schools over the past 40-50 years, such that their children now have that legacy preference.

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Niche

APRIL 24, 2023

With the upcoming Supreme Court decision around using race in admissions looming this summer it’s important for colleges to proactively find ways to maintain their gains through incentives for low-income and first-generation students, among whom underrepresented minorities are overrepresented.

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Ivy Central

MARCH 25, 2023

Colorado College has a test-optional policy. The college offers over 80 majors and minors, with a focus on the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. GPA and Testing Requirements: Colorado College is extremely competitive. The average GPA at Colorado College is 3.89. 52% of accepted applicants applied without a test score.

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BestColleges

JULY 7, 2023

A new lawsuit claims Harvard University discriminates against minority students by favoring legacy applicants. This time, the suit involves legacy admissions , the university's policy of favoring children of alumni. The recent Supreme Court decision to ban race-conscious admissions has reinvigorated debates around legacy admissions.

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Solomon Admissions

MAY 4, 2023

Cons of the SAT and ACT: Access and Equity: Some argue that standardized tests like the SAT and ACT unfairly disadvantage low-income and minority students who may not have access to test preparation resources. Test Optional: More colleges are adopting test-optional policies, which allow students to apply without submitting test scores.

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Top Tier Admissions

JULY 9, 2024

Colleges receive star ratings from 2 to 5 stars to represent performance variations without exaggerating minor score differences. Quality metrics include graduation rates, peer quality, and instructor access; affordability considers net price, debt, and repayment ability; outcomes focus on earnings, employment, and economic mobility.

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Ivy Central

JUNE 26, 2023

Brandeis University was founded with a noble purpose - to provide an inclusive educational environment for individuals who were facing discrimination in higher education, including Jews, ethnic and racial minorities, and women. Moreover, students have the option to pursue up to three majors.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 23, 2024

The strategy presumes that high-achieving students from underresourced communities will gain a greater opportunity to attend college, smoothing the pathway for both low-income and racial minority students. In 2009, Texas amended the policy, raising the threshold to 6-7% for the University of Texas at Austin.

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Top Tier Admissions

OCTOBER 22, 2024

For schools with a direct-to-major admissions policy, like the University of California system, CS is almost universally a capped or “high-demand” major with enrollment limits. Small, with a heavy focus on the theoretical, Pomona has both a CS major and minor. In the west, Pomona’s CS program is similarly impressive.

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Ivy Central

MAY 3, 2023

Academics Majors and Minors At Pitzer College, field groups (similar to a discipline or department) organize major requirements and courses. The students can choose from a range of 40 majors and 20 minors. If you could add an inspirational quote or art piece to our campus, what would it be and why?

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 24, 2023

Pandemic-era test-optional policies largely account for the more competitive recent admissions cycles. Colgate, for example, announced its test-optional policy in April 2020 and has since extended the policy through the 2026-27 admissions cycle.

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Top Tier Admissions

JUNE 29, 2023

According to UC’s amicus brief filed to the Supreme Court last summer, these policies improved geographic diversity and increased the representation of low-income students but proved inadequate to bring racial diversity to UC’s student body that is representative of the state. In this respect, much groundwork has already been laid.

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SSA Online College Prep

JUNE 5, 2023

Research shows that even minor dehydration can impact focus , so drink water throughout the test to stay hydrated. Calculator You don’t need a graphing calculator to take the exam, but do make sure your calculator follows the College Board calculator policy and you have extra batteries. Water bottle Bring a full bottle of water.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Criticism of legacy policies has intensified following the U.S. Malcolm Augustine, Senate president pro tem, told The Daily Record the legislation might disadvantage minorities who might otherwise take advantage of legacy preferences. It seems the goalposts keep changing every few years for minorities. Sotomayor said.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 28, 2023

The program prepares students to use science, economics, and policy “to tackle the world’s most pressing social-environmental problems and sustainability challenges.” The program is also available as a minor. There are seven program tracks, including the Energy, Science, and Technology track.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 17, 2023

This represents a slight decrease from Class of 2026 data, which showed an 8% increase over in-state applications from the Class of 2025 application cycle, itself a 23% surge over the prior year’s applications, inspired by “pandemic-year” test-blind policies and the court case that gave them the death knell. and an unweighted GPA of 3.95-4.00,

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Top Tier Admissions

AUGUST 13, 2024

Students who pursue Environmental Science/Studies in college have the opportunity to combine biology, chemistry, and earth sciences with social sciences (such as public policy and economics) to address contemporary environmental issues. degree: Science and Management and Policy and Management. Within the Environmental Studies B.S.

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BestColleges

APRIL 15, 2024

Caltech does not consider SAT or ACT testing, its website stated until its policy reversal. During the suspension of testing, applicant pools have featured more underrepresented minority, low-income, and first-generation students. Until recently, Caltech remained defiantly proud of its anti-test stance. Exclamation mark. Don't send it.

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BestColleges

APRIL 27, 2023

Students across the board who apply early — not just athletes — tend to come from wealthier families, notes a 2021 report from the Institute for Higher Education Policy. Bracing for what seems like an inevitable SCOTUS decision, colleges are scrambling to revamp admissions policies and practices.

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Test-optional policies brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic account for the highly competitive 2020-21 admissions cycle. Princeton announced its test-optional policy in the summer of 2020 and has since renewed the policy into the 2022-23 admissions cycle (for admission to the Class of 2027).

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People Places Pines

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Kiara Ortiz '24she/her/hersBronx, New York Major Neuroscience Minor Public Policy

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EAB

DECEMBER 2, 2022

To address this, the initial actions you should take (which I consider to be the bare minimum ) to are: Ensure your official policies are reflected in your staff’s everyday practices, and that both are inclusive and geared towards belongingness.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 14, 2023

There are numerous degree paths in education at the school, including a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art + Education, a minor in American Sign Language, a BS in Childhood Education, a BS in Math Education or Special Education, or a BA in Music Education. Students take part in internships, student teaching, and service learning.

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Top Tier Admissions

MAY 5, 2023

One particularly popular choice: the interdisciplinary Human and Organizational Development Major , which focuses on group dynamics, economics, public policy, and organizational theory, making it a favorite among students who hope to go into finance or consulting.

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 12, 2023

There’s additionally a minor in Urban Studies and Planning, also well as crossover concentrations with the Hass School. There are also focus areas, including City Planning, Policy, and Design, Climate Change and Sustainable Cities, Urban Data Science and Technology in the City, and others. RUTGERS Rutgers’ Edward J.

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 26, 2023

A major, minor, concentration, or program in social justice sets you up to better understand the challenges the world is facing — and how to address them — whether from a nonprofit, advocacy group, governmental agency, or private practice. If you aren’t sure which program is right for you, send us an email. Tisch College of Civic Life.

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Office of Undergraduate Admission Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

I am a Junior studying Social Policy and International Studies with a minor in Data Science. I am Sarah Norman, a Global Wildcat Coordinator and Co-President of the International Student Association (ISA)! I am an international student from the Philippines, but I am half-Australian and was born in Malaysia.

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Top Tier Admissions

OCTOBER 4, 2024

ENROLL NOW COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PLANS & THE IMPORTANCE OF ED2 We also walked through the different types of Early Action (EA) policies—regular, restrictive, and single-choice—plus how you can balance risk by applying to an ED school alongside several EA schools (as long as they’re not restrictive).

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