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Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education Enrollment: Reflections from the RNLNC 2023 Roundtable

Ruffaloni

AUGUST 8, 2023

Seventy-one percent of respondents indicated that they “never” use AI in the work. About 19% indicated that they use AI monthly and about 10% reported either using it weekly or daily. None said they used AI multiple times a day. After learning about it, he was curious to learn more, as were many others.

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Top Summer Programmes: Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS)

Ivy Central

APRIL 5, 2023

Every summer, participants from more than 150 countries, including all 50 states of the US, take part in a two-week interdisciplinary session at Yale University's historic campus. Privacy Issues Caused by IoT Devices Commodifying Art: The Economics and Contradictions of Musical Work Can Genocides Be Forgiven?

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How to Get Into Harvard Law: The Ultimate Guide

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 2, 2024

In this post, we’ll set down much of what you need to know about how to get into Harvard Law School, including information about the Harvard Law School acceptance rate, and the components of the Harvard Law School application. In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the law school admissions code.

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How Hard Is It to Get into Medical School? (2023)

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

DECEMBER 22, 2023

If you’re like most premed students, you’ve heard horror stories about qualified applicants who didn’t get into medical school —the first, second, or even third time they applied. In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the medical school admissions code. Introduction How hard is it to get into medical school?

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How to Get Into Yale Law School: The Ultimate Guide

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 3, 2024

Enter your name and email for high-yield admissions strategies we use to get students into T-14 programs First Name Last Name Email Address SEND ME THE GUIDE 100% privacy. In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the law school admissions code. Here’s what Yale Law School says about the personal statement.

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Medical Schools in Pennsylvania: How to Get In (2023)

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

AUGUST 25, 2023

Get our free 102-page guide: Get Into Medical School: 6 Practical Lessons to Stand Out and Earn Your White Coat First Name Last Name Email Address send me the guide 100% privacy. In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the medical school admissions code. or “Tell me about yourself.”

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USC vs. UCLA: Which College Is Better?

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

If it looks like your child will be a strong applicant for some of the nation’s top schools, you’re probably curious about LA’s two top universities — the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC), famous cross-town rivals. Your guide is on its way.

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How to Get Into Brown University: Strategies and Essays That Worked

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

But about half a century ago, Brown students, unsatisfied with the rigid confines of a traditional university model, demanded complete educational reform. Your child could walk across a quadrangle after sparring with a Nobel-prize winning professor about quantum physics to designing ecologically sustainable spacecrafts in an engineering lab.

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3 lessons on data management from our 2023 survey of CIOs and CTOs

EAB

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

I polled CIOs, CTOs, and CDOs about their priorities, roadblocks, and goals. In this post, I’ll share three lessons the survey taught me about data governance and management. Technology leaders have a responsibility to guide the conversation about data management and governance.

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Committee Letter for Medical School: Do You Need One?

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

MARCH 1, 2023

In this guide, we’ve set out to answer the most common questions you might have about this component of your medical school applications. Get our free 102-page guide: Get Into Medical School: 6 Practical Lessons to Stand Out and Earn Your White Coat First Name Last Name Email Address SEND ME THE GUIDE 100% privacy.

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Ivy League Dental Schools: How to Get In

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Enter your name and email for high-yield admissions strategies we use to get students into programs like Harvard , UCSF , and NYU First Name Last Name Email Address Subscribe 100% privacy. For this reason, US News and World Report does not publish dental school rankings. With dental schools, however, there is far less consensus.

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How to Get Into Boston University: Requirements and Strategies

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Get the free 110-page guide we use to help our students routinely get admitted to schools like Boston University: How to Get Into America’s Elite Colleges: The Ultimate Guide First Name Last Name Email Address SEND ME THE GUIDE 100% privacy. In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the college admissions code.

Early Decision

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How To Prepare For A Career In Global Health As A Premed

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 14, 2023

Policy Analyst: In this role, you’d be tasked with reviewing new laws, policies, and regulations to provide insight into how they may affect the world of medicine. 100% privacy. In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the medical school admissions code. First Name. Email Address. send me the guide.

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How to Get Into Duke: Essays and Strategies That Worked

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In addition, the most popular undergrad majors are computer science, economics, public policy, biology, and biomedical engineering. In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the the college admissions code. You can also learn more about our 1-on-1 college admissions support here. Your guide is on its way.

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When Should You Take the DAT? The Ideal Timeline

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Our students routinely ask us questions such as, “When is the earliest I can take the DAT?”, “When is the latest I can take the DAT?”, Enter your name and email for high-yield admissions strategies we use to get students into programs like Harvard , UCSF , and NYU First Name Last Name Email Address Subscribe 100% privacy.

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What is the GRE?

College Essay Guy

JUNE 26, 2023

Curious about the GRE and its role in your graduate school applications? The GRE is a standardized test used for admission to graduate programs around the world (though primarily in the US and Canada). You'll be required to answer questions about the main ideas, supporting details, tone, and the author's purpose.

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Medical Schools in Illinois: How to Get In (2024)

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 23, 2024

Get our free 102-page guide: Get Into Medical School: 6 Practical Lessons to Stand Out and Earn Your White Coat First Name Last Name Email Address send me the guide 100% privacy. In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the medical school admissions code. Your guide is on its way. Your guide is on its way.

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How to Succeed as a Georgia Tech Premed

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

MARCH 13, 2024

In this guide, we’ll cover all you need to know about how to make the most of your time as a premed at Georgia Tech so you can enter your med school application season with purpose and confidence. In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the medical school admissions code. Your guide is on its way.

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How to Future-Proof Your Student List Strategy

EAB

JULY 11, 2023

Ever since the pandemic accelerated the rise of test-optional admissions, many students have continued to gravitate toward colleges with flexible testing policies. Cappex Candidates are college-bound students who don’t yet know about you but match your institution’s search criteria. One of those investments was Cappex Candidates.

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How to Succeed as a Northwestern Premed

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Get our free 102-page guide to help you with every step: Get Into Medical School: 6 Practical Lessons to Stand Out and Earn Your White Coat First Name Last Name Email Address send me the guide 100% privacy. In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the medical school admissions code. Your guide is on its way.

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Medical Schools in Washington, D.C.: How to Get In (2023)

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JUNE 9, 2023

In this guide, we will cover statistics and other important information about each Washington, D.C., Get our free 102-page guide: Get Into Medical School: 6 Practical Lessons to Stand Out and Earn Your White Coat First Name Last Name Email Address send me the guide 100% privacy. may have the opportunities you are looking for.

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How to Get Into Rice University: Strategies and Essays That Worked

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Get the free 110-page guide we use to help our students routinely get admitted to schools like Rice: How to Get Into America’s Elite Colleges: The Ultimate Guide First Name Last Name Email Address SEND ME THE GUIDE 100% privacy. In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the college admissions code.

Early Decision

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Weekly Update: December 9

DC College Counseling

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Compass Prep released this new tool that makes it easy for students to convert their scores from SAT to ACT and use the comparisons to make important decisions about future test prep. Aspiring entrepreneurs should check out this recent Forbes piece - a lot of interesting data here about small business ownership.

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How to Succeed as an Emory Premed

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JUNE 9, 2023

In this guide, we’ll talk about the course requirements for Emory premed students (including a sample plan you may want to follow), extracurricular activity ideas, and what students can expect when trying to gain acceptance into medical school. In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the medical school admissions code.

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How to Succeed as a University of Wisconsin–Madison Premed

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

According to US News & World Report , UW Madison is the 12th-ranked public school and the 35th-ranked university in the country. Get our free 102-page guide to help you with every step: Get Into Medical School: 6 Practical Lessons to Stand Out and Earn Your White Coat First Name Last Name Email Address Sign Up 100% privacy.

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Common App: A How-to Guide

College Essay Guy

MAY 16, 2023

So in this guide, we’re going to walk you through what you need to understand about how to use the Common App, including common questions and mistakes, to bring a bit more ease to your application process. Because sometimes the prompts are useful, but Common App essay prompts 1 and 7 below allow you to write about basically anything.

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Our Favorite Online Enrichment Classes For Teens

DC College Counseling

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

As an added bonus, the last module of the course provides information about career paths in the financial planning industry. We think this is a wonderful option for students who want to work past their public speaking fears from the privacy of their own bedrooms! This class is ideal for emerging creative writers!

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How to Succeed as a University of Washington Premed

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JULY 14, 2023

Ranked 55th nationally and 19th for public colleges by US News and World Report, UW is known for consistently producing novel solutions to pressing problems. In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the medical school admissions code. You can also learn more about our 1-on-1 medical school admissions support here.

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How to Succeed as a University of Southern California Premed

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Get our free 102-page guide to help you with every step: Get Into Medical School: 6 Practical Lessons to Stand Out and Earn Your White Coat First Name Last Name Email Address Subscribe 100% privacy. In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the medical school admissions code. Your guide is on its way.

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DMD vs. DDS: The Biggest Differences (And Which is Better)

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

DECEMBER 3, 2023

This degree entails additional coursework in public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health sciences, health policy and management, and social and behavioral sciences. Only about 6 percent of general dentists in the United States have this designation. FAGD : Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry.

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Preferences On Trial

The Thoughtful College Search

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Legacy preferences have already come under attack, most recently in a report issued a couple of weeks ago by James Murphy, Senior Policy Analyst at Education Reform Now. That’s misguided and unfair, especially since none of us can claim that our success is something we have earned without any help whatsoever. What else is on trial?

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How to Get Into the FlexMed Program at Icahn School of Medicine

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

100% privacy. In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the medical school admissions code. You can also learn more about our 1-on-1 medical school admissions support here. -. Each question allows for a 300-word response, about 2–3 paragraphs. What works about this response? First Name.

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How to Get Into Brown PLME (Sample Essays Included)

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Over 90% of our students get into one or more of their top 3 schools Get our free 110-page guide for strategies to become the kind of applicant that selective colleges love to admit: How to Get Into America’s Elite Colleges: The Ultimate Guide First Name Last Name Email Address Sign Up 100% privacy. Your guide is on its way.

Early Decision

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Casper, Snapshot, and Duet: Everything You Need to Know (2023)

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

APRIL 25, 2023

What to know and how to prep for the newest Casper exams Part 1: Introduction to Casper, Snapshot, and Duet Part 2: What you need to know about Snapshot Part 3: What you need to know about Duet Part 4: Which medical schools require Snapshot and Duet? You can also learn more about our 1-on-1 medical school admissions support here.

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Out-of-State Test Prep In-State Testing

Medical School Secondary Essays: The Complete Guide 2024 (Examples Included)

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

MARCH 5, 2024

essay Part 5: The medical school gap year essay Part 6: The medical school leadership essay Part 7: The medical school “Anything else you’d like us to know?” Describe a significant challenge you overcame and what you learned from it.”) “Why us?” Gap year essay Leadership essay “Anything else you’d like us to know?”

Minor

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Medical Schools in Canada: How to Get In (2024)

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

APRIL 25, 2024

Or maybe you’ve heard about the country’s high standard of living, its natural beauty, its poutine—and it’s a place you want to call home. Among Canadian medical schools, there are a variety of policies toward international applicants. In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the the medical school admissions code.

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GPA Tuition International Students Acceptance

Test-Optional Colleges and Admissions Strategies for the 2023–2024 Application Cycle

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JULY 9, 2023

This became especially true in 2020, given changes in test administration and colleges’ testing policies due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If your child is applying to colleges this cycle, or in the next year or two, you may be wondering which colleges are adopting test-optional policies—a trend that is increasing nationwide.

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How to Prepare for the Casper Test to Get Into Medical School (2023)

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

APRIL 25, 2023

Others, like the MCAT , you’ve probably been hearing about for years. Get our free 102-page guide to help you with every step: Get Into Medical School: 6 Practical Lessons to Stand Out and Earn Your White Coat First Name Last Name Email Address Send me the guide 100% privacy. You can learn more about Casper accommodations here.

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What is a Public Ivy?

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Part 4: How to think about which public universities your child should apply to - Part 1: Introduction When parents think of colleges with reputations for excellence, Ivy League schools usually top the list. In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the the college admissions code. Your guide is on its way.

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How to Get Into Columbia Law School: The Ultimate Guide

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In this post, we will cover much of what you need to know about how to get into Columbia Law School, including admissions statistics, application requirements, and real examples of essays from students who were admitted to CLS. In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the law school admissions code.

Early Decision

Early Decision Out-of-State GPA Acceptance

How to Get Into the Yale School of Medicine: Requirements and Strategies

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

MAY 7, 2024

With 5,000 applicants vying annually for about 100 slots, aspiring Yalies must put their best feet forward. Get our free 102-page guide to help you with every step: Get Into Medical School: 6 Practical Lessons to Stand Out and Earn Your White Coat First Name Last Name Email Address SEND ME THE GUIDE 100% privacy.

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Financial Aid Semester Loans Out-of-State

How to Get Into Weill Cornell Medical School: Requirements and Strategies

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

APRIL 18, 2024

Read on to learn more about Cornell Medical School’s admissions requirements, essay prompts (with sample essays), and interview process. Get our free 102-page guide to help you with every step: Get Into Medical School: 6 Practical Lessons to Stand Out and Earn Your White Coat First Name Last Name Email Address SEND ME THE GUIDE 100% privacy.

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How to Get Into Dartmouth Medical School: Requirements and Strategies

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

MAY 8, 2023

Get our free 102-page guide: Get Into Medical School: 6 Practical Lessons to Stand Out and Earn Your White Coat First Name Last Name Email Address SEND ME THE GUIDE 100% privacy. In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the medical school admissions code. Your guide is on its way. Your guide is on its way.

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The Ideal College Application Timeline (2023–2024)

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Get our free 110-page guide to help you with every single one: How to Get Into America’s Elite Colleges: The Ultimate Guide First Name Last Name Email Address Send me the guide 100% privacy. In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the the college admissions code. Your guide is on its way. Your guide is on its way.

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