Berkeley² Academy

APRIL 26, 2024

As spring draws to a close and Decision Day approaches, colleges are beginning to release their admissions data for the most recent round of applications. It’s becoming more important for students to prepare their materials to meet early deadlines—set yourself up for success by getting a head start on your college applications!

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 27, 2024

The first is a blog called “what we look for,” and the second is an annual document called the Common Data Set. In their blog, they talk about using a “holistic view.” This is mirrored in their Common Data set, but they take it a step further by breaking down the relative importance of these factors.

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 21, 2024

Schools publish the factors they look at as a part of a yearly review called the Common Data Set. We’re data nerds; of course, we are going to freak out at a unique data set. We’re data nerds; of course, we are going to break down why Harvard’s factors are so wild. You need a great Common App essay.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 18, 2024

They publish a list of factors and their relative weights as part of a document called the Common Data Set. Most colleges publish one Common Data Set document. We are going to be talking about the first one in this blog. is common amongst Columbia applicants. One quick note.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 2, 2024

There are steps you should be taking to set yourself apart as a top candidate. They break down these factors in an annual document called the Common Data Set. We have a lot of blogs that dissect what elite extracurriculars look like , but generally, top schools are looking for a couple of things.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 22, 2024

According to past data, between 10-35 students get off the waitlist each year, primarily because MIT has a high yield rate — around 85% of admitted students joined the Class of 2027. After you apply, an Educational Counselor (EC), if one is available, will contact you to set up the interview. Want To Read More About MIT?

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 25, 2023

This blog is about how to get into Trinity College in Connecticut. Colleges publish a document called the “ Common Data Set ” yearly. This is a super helpful document as it contains many admissions data. In this set, they also list what factors they look at in applications. Trinity also cares about your GPA.

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

We hate to start with an issue… but… This blog is part of a series about how to get into Northeastern Small College Athletic Conference schools. However, this one will look a little different than the blogs that we have already published on Amherst, Bowdoin, and Bates. Most schools publish something called a “Common Data Set.”

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 22, 2024

They publish a breakdown of these factors in a document called the Common Data Set. However, this data can still be helpful. For essays, you want to have a spectacular Common App essay. We have a ton of blogs about how to approach the Common App essay, and we think this one is especially helpful.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 3, 2024

Colleges publish a yearly document called the Common Data Set. This document is huge for data admissions nerds (which we def are). Even if your school doesn’t rank, this data can be helpful as a thought exercise. Wesleyan doesn’t actually track average accepted GPA data because it's not a very useful metric.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 12, 2024

They break this down as part of a yearly document called the Common Data Set. Even if your school doesn't rank, this can be helpful data. Long answer: yes, but with data. You need to write a great Common App Essay. Great Common App Essays do three things. Think about your transcript. So should you?

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 14, 2023

They rank these factors as part of their Common Data set. Honestly, we love a Common Data set. Hamilton doesn’t actually track admitted student GPAs, because it’s low-key a bad data point. There is no section called this on the common app, so where do you show it? But it’s not that simple.

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EAB

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Our researchers analyzed job postings data nationwide to determine the top 50 most in-demand skills for professionals with a master’s degree. Our researchers analyzed job postings data nationwide to determine the top 50 most in-demand skills for professionals with a master’s degree. 1: Data Science. Methodology.

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

They break down these categories in their Common Data set. However, we still want to use this data. While your personal GPA needs to be excellent, Bowdoin doesn’t track admitted student GPAs on their Common Data set. It doesn’t make sense to lump all that data together. Let’s talk about it.

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Admissions Village

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

I want to thank my colleague Meg Joyce for co-writing this blog post with me. Instead, they are tracking how their test-optional students do once they are on campus, and they will use that data to make a final decision eventually. Many colleges have still not decided if they will become permanently test-optional for admissions.

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EAB

AUGUST 28, 2023

Blogs Most strategic plans fail to set useful goals. Everyone agrees that a strategic plan should set clear institutional goals. The plan should serve as the “North Star” guiding what is otherwise “a series of individual faculty entrepreneurs held together by a common grievance over car parking,” as Clark Kerr famously quipped.

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 21, 2023

While this blog is part of a series we are doing about getting into the schools of the New England Small Collegiate Athletic Conference (NESCAC), Tufts is kind of an outlier. Tufts publishes a document called the Common Data Set every year. This document is a full slay for people who care too much about admissions data.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 7, 2024

Yale has a blog on their website called “ What Yale Looks For ” In it, they say: “We estimate that a large majority of the students who apply for admission to Yale are qualified to do the work here. However, we are going to use it as well as a document, the Common Data Set, to get a more complete picture. But like….

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College Essay Guy

MARCH 29, 2024

We answer all of them in this blog post. So, while you might still focus on mastering programming languages or understanding fundamental laws of motion, the collaborative projects truly set a STEM education apart. Why are STEM fields so important these days? Should you choose a STEM major in college? What can you do with a STEM degree?

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BestColleges

JUNE 8, 2023

In a move equally shocking and predictable, Columbia University announced it will no longer submit data to U.S. News rankings, Columbia buried the lede, opting to instead open with a statement on the Common Data Set, which the university finally began submitting last year. News renders this move rather predictable.

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 23, 2024

They break down these factors as part of a yearly document called the Common Data Set. Dartmouth doesn’t track average GPA because it's not a great data point. If you are applying to Dartmouth, you need a next-level Common App Essay. We have a blog all about it, but it's on the long side. Just reach out.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

MAY 25, 2023

In my experience, Gandhi, MLK, Mother Teresa, or a dead politician or author are fairly common. It does a very good job providing details on price, median career earnings, graduation rates, and retention data, which often are tough to find on individual admission or university homepages. Pop Quiz Did you wonder who George P.

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Admissions Village

MARCH 24, 2024

This year applications to the Common Application’s 834 returning member colleges increased another 7% for a total number of applications through February 1st of nearly 7.5 Since 2020, the number of applications to Common App institutions has risen by over 39%, and the number of applicants has risen by almost 28%.

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Basics We probably don’t need to tell you this if you have already clicked on this blog, but just in case: Amherst is a small liberal arts school in Amherst, Massacutes. In their 2020-2021 data set, they Broke down the factors that they use to assess a student’s application. What is Amherst looking for in a candidate?

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Blogs 3 lessons on data management from our 2023 survey of CIOs and CTOs And action steps you can take today With the demand for data in higher education at an all-time high, technology leaders feel more pressure than ever to deliver useful data when their institutions need it.

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EAB

JANUARY 1, 2024

Blogs Do you need to sunset academic programs? Regularly assess portfolio health using student, competitor, and labor market data The first step to a successful portfolio assessment is making sure your team is analyzing the right data. Make sure program leaders have the right data and resources to make program improvements.

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

They publish the importance of these factors as part of their Common Data set. Even if your school doesn’t rank its students, you can still use this data. Now, if you simply google “Bates Admitted student GPA,” you will find a lot of blogs throwing around 3.88 (unweighted); however, we don’t use that number.

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BestColleges

MAY 31, 2023

News might rely more heavily on publicly available data. News promises to release "new tools" that enable students to explore college data in search of the best fit based on their individual preferences. Finally, the magazine notes data collected from colleges will be supplemented by publicly available information. 2 spot to No.

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EAB

APRIL 7, 2023

Blogs 3 reasons your colleagues don’t want to use data—and how to change their minds Part one of a two-part series on data adoption Has this ever happened to you? Your office spent weeks collecting data, building reports, and setting up a new dashboard for your colleagues.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The additions will help students get faster and more accurate answers to common questions through a conversational AI knowledge bot, help advisors and other support staff write more effective student communications, and give administrators better tools to analyze institutional student success efforts.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Creating a data-informed campus: part 2. The need for data-informed decision making in higher education continues to increase. As I discussed in the first blog post in this series , institutions need a sufficient technology infrastructure to facilitate curation, access, and retrieval of data.

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 6, 2023

Now that December’s flurry of early admissions decisions has abated, we can take a deep dive into the data to understand both the results and the institutional priorities that drove decision-making. It’s an interesting data point for those who see rankings as core to defining an institution’s prestige. Essay Guidance. LEARN MORE.

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Niche

JULY 19, 2023

Want to keep updated about the blog? Off-campus professionals, reading industry blogs, listening to podcasts, attending webinars and conferences, and just asking your network are all ways to bring new tactical ideas to your office. Sign up for the monthly newsletter!

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

OCTOBER 26, 2022

This information can be gathered by analyzing the data you’ve collected about your current students and their families, as well as by observing common needs, interests, concerns, and challenges. . The words used in the search query can be found in both the website title as well as in the meta description (set in bold).

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

JANUARY 10, 2023

In these settings, when I am talking to people I don’t know very well, I find they generally broach a few central topics with me- sports/running, my kids/their school, and college/college admission- not always in that order. . January and February are extremely common times for high schools to host programs for juniors. That is a lot.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

OCTOBER 4, 2023

At HEM, our specialists can help you set up, configure, and deliver your email marketing efforts through your school’s CRM and marketing automation system. Once a significant amount of data is collected, compare the performance metrics of the different versions. What is A/B Testing in Email Marketing? Click here for more information.

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 11, 2023

They publish these factors in a document called the “ common data set.” We know it seems like 21 credits… but it's 4 credits of science with 3 being in a lab setting, not 7 science credits. You want to absolutely slay the common app essay. Well, we have a ton of blogs about it. Let’s break them down.

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