Admissions Mom

JULY 16, 2025

that the point of the personal essay is not to STAND OUT, but to STICK WITH. So here’s the deal: after reading thousands of essays over the last several years, I know you have it in you to write a strong, heartfelt, personal, personal essay. It’s there inside you, too. I promise. There is no magic formula. There is no perfect idea.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

As a Texas state school, though, the university prioritizes applicants who are residents of the state. As a result, there are far more applicants, and especially out-of-state applicants, than UT Austin can admit. As a result, there are far more applicants, and especially out-of-state applicants, than UT Austin can admit.

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AdmissionSight

MARCH 20, 2025

If youve applied to the Ivies through Regular Decision, Ivy Day is when you find out whether or not youve been accepted into your chosen schools. If youve applied to any of the Ivy League schools , youve probably heard of the phrase Ivy Day. Ivy Day, or Ivy League Day, is when all the Ivy League schools release their admissions decisions.

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Kamala once said Howard taught her how to speak up and speak out. She was known for being sharp, hardworking, and committed to understanding the law inside and out. Well, Kamala Harris is a perfect example of that. She didnt just wake up one day as Vice Presidenther education and experiences played a huge role in getting her there.

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Choosing Your Areas of Interest For these “how to apply EDII” posts we don’t usually go into how to fill out one of the simplest areas of the college-specific supplement: what you want to study. The University of Chicago is one of the best universities in the country. It is very competitive, and a very particular and self-selecting school.

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AdmissionSight

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Well break down each prompt so that, while youll still need to bring your own creativity, youll have a clear game plan to write an essay that stands out. The University of Chicago , a Hidden Ivy League school , requires two supplemental essays: the Why UChicago? Essay and the Extended Essay, also known as Uncommon Essay.

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AdmissionSight

JUNE 7, 2025

Psychology is everywhere: courtrooms, marketing teams, hospitals, classrooms, even your TikTok feed. So it’s no surprise it’s one of the most popular majors in the Ivy League. But if you’re serious about studying it, you probably want more than just a degree with a fancy logo. So, which one is the best Ivy League school for psychology?

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Tex Admissions

MAY 5, 2025

In this post, Ive updated content from a 2016 video to provide tips that clarify UT policies and will help maximize your admissions chances. One internal statistic that stood out when I worked at UT is that half of all applicants applied during the last two weeks in November. However, dont start too early.

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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 16, 2025

They shared a love for classical literature and wanted a social club that stood out from the rest on campus. Harvard University is famous for its academic brilliance, but it also has a mysterious side, thanks to its secretive “ Final Clubs.” ” One of the most well-known of these is the Porcellian Club. That groupRobert B.

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DC College Counseling

JUNE 13, 2025

Not exactly the kind of thing you want to find out a month after you committed to attending the school! billion settlement means that schools will be able to offer back payments for athletes who competed between 2016 and 2024! GPA with some flexibility in individual course grades. This is a major shift in policy. Very strange!

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AdmissionSight

JUNE 30, 2025

It’s a branch of <a href="[link] intelligence</a> where machines figure out how to make the best choices by getting rewards for doing well and, essentially, learning what not to do when they mess up.</p> That’s the core idea behind reinforcement learning (RL).

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DC College Counseling

JULY 11, 2025

Can you believe it’s already the second week of July? Summer always feels like it takes forever to arrive – and then it flies by in a flash. Of course, that’s probably because it’s just so much fun. 🙋🏼‍♀️ Now that we’ve all had a chance to relax and recharge, it’s time to dive back into the latest from the world of college admissions!

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Tex Admissions

JULY 8, 2025

The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) from the South Korean side Optimism about A2C quickly vanished Many of you may not know this, but I joined Reddit’s Applying to College when it had less than 3,000 members. I even served as the first moderator from late 2015 until the middle of 2017. I’m friends with the founder, Steve Schwartz, in real life.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JULY 15, 2025

Writing and polishing your CV for residency (also referred to by some as your residency resume) is useful for your own mental preparation as you set out to write your residency personal statement. However, the many application components that you need to put together often throw stressful and overwhelming feelings into the mix as well.

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Admissions Village

MARCH 26, 2023

At this time of year, social media is filled with posts of X kid with XY stats who did not get into Z college. Ivy day is a blood bath because, hello, the HUGE majority of kids do not get accepted to these colleges. Kids are asking, “What more could I have done?”. This is not a simple equation of hard work = reward. So what does this all mean?

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Ruffaloni

MAY 15, 2024

To that end, I’ve been working a white paper (to be published in June) that will lay out more than a dozen strategies that institutions can use to build alternative revenue (student) streams. Department of Education (IPEDS) projections for first-year students now, in 2020, and in 2016 in orange. Estimated Number of 18-Year-Olds: U.S.

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Ruffaloni

JUNE 15, 2023

Studies such as the World Economic Forum’s 2018 report found that it can take upwards of five generations for those born in low-income families in the United States to approach the mean family income. The gap for low-income students had reduced during that span but still remained 16 percent lower in 2016.

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Admissions Village

APRIL 22, 2023

As we stated in part 1 of this blog, we talk a lot about admissions to highly selective colleges because when highly selective colleges admit fewer students, it trickles down and puts pressure on selective and less selective colleges as those denied students are looking for seats. In 2016 their yield rate was 26%, and in 2021 it was 45%.

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Admissions Village

APRIL 6, 2022

In 2016 their yield rate was 26% and in 2021 it is 45%. At this time of year, social media is filled with posts of X kid with XY stats who did not get into Z college. Ivy day is a blood bath because, hello, the HUGE majority of kids do not get accepted to these colleges. Kids are asking, “What more could I have done?”.

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EAB

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Explore this infographic to find out. DOWNLOAD INFOGRAPHIC Sources “ Completing College: Completing College National and State Reports – Fall 2016 Cohort ” National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (2022). “ NCES (2022) Ready to find out more? NCES (2022) Ready to find out more? Economic Well-Being of U.S.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 26, 2024

Thanks to co-editors Mauranne Vernier and Kylar Gray, the paper, which stopped publishing in 2016, is thriving. There are an estimated 1,600 college newspapers throughout the United States. The ReNews Project covers all costs related to restarting student newspapers and provides advising and advertising consulting.

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Spark Admissions

MAY 10, 2023

Although the term comes up most often these days in the context of college admissions in the United States, affirmative action has been around since the 1960s and has affected a wide range of laws and policies. As of May 2023, there are major legal cases in front of the U.S. What Is Affirmative Action?

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The College Football Playoff committee left out undefeated ACC champion Florida State after Alabama's win over two-time national champion Georgia in the SEC Championship game. 1: Michigan Undefeated Big Ten champion Michigan, with marquee wins over Ohio State and Penn State, was ranked No. 1 Michigan will face No.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

California State University, Dominguez Hills teamed up with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to offer a master's degree program for incarcerated students. But in 2016, fewer students were enrolling, so HUX closed down, director Matthew Luckett told BestColleges. Students need a bachelor's degree and a 2.5

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BestColleges

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

People incarcerated at Jessup Correctional Institution in Maryland now have the opportunity to gain a fully accredited bachelor's degree in sociology from Bowie State University. The goal of the program is to help prevent incarcerated people from reoffending once they get out of prison.

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BestColleges

OCTOBER 6, 2023

1] Check Food insecurity intensified during COVID-19, with rates of hunger nearly doubling in some states in 2020. [2] COVID-19 Exacerbated College Hunger Food insecurity intensified during COVID-19 , with rates of hunger nearly doubling in some states in 2020. 2] Check Food-insecure students had an average GPA of 3.33

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Ruffaloni

AUGUST 7, 2023

This blog first appeared in the July-August 2023 issue of AGB’s Trusteeship magazine. When you were growing up, I am sure you heard your parents or a teacher say, “Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket.” In my youth, I wondered why I wouldn’t want all my eggs in one basket—after all, it would be easier to carry my eggs.

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Accountability comes in many forms: to state or governing agencies, students, key performance indicators, operating measures, and more. Accountability comes in many forms: to state or governing agencies, students, key performance indicators, operating measures, and more. Indeed, “one of the defining characteristics of current U.S.

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BestColleges

APRIL 20, 2023

It's an economic engine that in 2019 inspired incoming Humboldt State University President Tom Jackson to wonder: Why didn't the institution have an academic program studying cannabis? Cal Poly Humboldt is one of the first universities to offer a bachelor's degree in cannabis studies. The degree will be housed in the Department of Sociology.

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Tex Admissions

MAY 26, 2024

Although UT received the most applications and had the lowest admissions rate ever, 24 out of 37 of my clients (65%) gained admission to their first-choice UT major. Not only did he provide detailed and actionable feedback to help me stand out with his background as a former admissions officer, but he also had a very quick turnaround time.

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BestColleges

AUGUST 8, 2023

First-generation students face barriers to applying for college and sometimes miss out on early action deadlines. First-generation students face unique barriers to applying for college and often miss out on early decision deadlines for admission. That option will let students know of their admission decision by Jan.

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EAB

JANUARY 26, 2023

Alternate learning pathways: Almost half (47%) of 18-30-year-olds who have never attended college, or who have stopped out, say they have taken or are currently taking classes via YouTube, and approximately one-quarter have taken or are currently enrolled in courses to receive a license (25%) or to receive a verified certificate (22%).

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#LetsBFRANK: The College Admissions Blog

AUGUST 28, 2024

In addition to providing educational opportunities, the BRAVO initiative allows Franklin Cummings Tech and ABCD to collaborate on securing scholarships and Pell Grant funding, ensuring no out-of-pocket expenses for returning citizens pursuing a degree. Loiseau, Ed.D., Dean of Academic and Student Affairs.

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EAB

DECEMBER 2, 2022

I recently had the opportunity to participate in a media interview with Brandon Wolf , a survivor of the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando and a civil rights activist. Growing up queer in a state, county, and city that actively excluded and marginalized people like me took its toll, and I still carry some of that baggage.

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BestColleges

JUNE 19, 2024

What, exactly, is the state of coding bootcamps in 2024? What, exactly, is the state of coding bootcamps in 2024? By 2016, 91 bootcamps had sprouted across the U.S. Many hitched their wagons to online program managers (OPMs) such as 2U, which ventured into the bootcamp business in 2016. No college required.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 30, 2024

Emphasizing test scores can impede efforts to maintain economic and racial diversity. When the COVID-19 pandemic upended higher education in 2020, one of the monumental changes was the widespread suspension of standardized testing. Today, more than 1,900 colleges and universities remain test-optional.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 27, 2023

According to Gallup's State of the Global Workplace: 2022 Report, just 21% of employees are engaged at work. As per the American Psychological Association's 2016 Work and Well-Being Survey, more than 9 in 10 workers say that support from senior leaders helps them feel motivated to perform their best. Does their work have meaning?

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