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UT-Austin Computer Science is Highly Competitive. Consider These Alternatives

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UT Computer science was once nearly-open enrollment It might surprise you to hear that computer science majors at UT and other top universities have only recently become extremely competitive. Hiring rates in 2024 and 2025 of mid-career white collar workers in most industries are at similar levels to those of the 2008 Great Recession.

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The Admissions Process Is Not Necessarily About You!

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A) Colleges need to manage their enrollment. Colleges might have over-enrolled or under-enrolled last year or for more than one year. Yield is the rate at which a college’s accepted students choose to enroll. Tulane simply needs to accept fewer students because more of the students they are accepting are enrolling.

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IT'S NOT YOU, IT’S THEM

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A) Colleges need to manage their enrollment. Colleges might have over-enrolled or under-enrolled last year or for more than one year. Colleges might have over-enrolled or under-enrolled last year or for more than one year. Many colleges over-enrolled last year so they took fewer students this year.

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Reimagining the Liberal Arts and Humanities

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Several colleges and universities recently have announced similar cuts, eviscerating the liberal arts in response to budget shortfalls, enrollment declines, and shifting student preferences. In many cases, low enrollment drove these decisions. Except that it's not entirely shocking given what's happening across higher education.

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What Is an MBA? The Popular Business Degree Explained

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On top of a traditional business-oriented curriculum, many programs allow students to specialize in emerging and fast-growing fields, such as sustainability and AI. According to a June 2022 survey of employers by Statista , roughly 97% of companies hired MBA graduates — up from 80% in 2020 and well above the 59% figure reported in 2008.

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Affirmative Action Is Still in Effect. For Men.

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But economic calculations are also affecting young men’s decisions about whether to enroll: Wages are higher for young people than in the past, which increases the immediate opportunity cost of paying tuition. That young women are better prepared to excel in college helps explain why more of them apply in the first place.