Admissions.Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid ( FAFSA ), which so many college applicants, students, their families depend on in order to acquire much-needed aid for the cost of a college education, has completely failed this admissions cycle after undergoing a botched redesign and relaunch by the US Department of Education. In response to the announcement that FAFSA applicant information will not be available to colleges until March, the National Association for College Admissions Counseling ( N

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road2college

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

When a high school counselor begins with, “Let me be real frank with some of you,” you know you’re about. The post 6 Ways This High School Counselor Says You Can Best Help Your Student appeared first on Road2College.

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College Transitions

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

When you think of the word “science,” a few images may come to mind: steaming green beakers, soaring rocket ships, and Albert Einstein standing before a chalkboard backdrop of complicated physics equations.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Williams is a small private liberal arts college in Massachusetts with a reputation for bringing together students who are both brilliant and who want to impact the world in a positive way. The community has a tight-knit culture, and students both push and support each other towards excellence. The acceptance rate for the last few years has fluctuated between 8.5% and 10%, making Williams a very selective school.

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Admissions.Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

UMass Amherst will release Regular Decision (RD) admissions decisions on the evening on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. In the past, UMass Amherst released RD decisions in waves. This year, all RD applicants will receive their decisions on the same date. RD applicants will receive an e-mail letting them know an admissions decision has been posted. Students are instructed to log into their UMass Amherst admissions portal to check their posted admission decision on the “Student Status” page.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

A few weeks ago, a friend told me about the concept of “Value Capture” – a phrase coined by Dr. Thi Nguyen, a philosophy professor at the University of Utah. Essentially, value capture occurs when a metric becomes the motivation for a certain behavior (Abstract and paper here.) For example, instead of posting pictures on social media to simply share with family and friends, we become focused on and consumed by the number of likes or impressions we receive.

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Admissions.Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Hey Seniors – greetings from the College Guy! Man oh man time flies, doesn’t it? Winter’s grip has loosened here in Maine (well to be honest – it never really tightened) and those of you who applied Early Decision and Early Action have heard from your colleges by now. For those who are still waiting to hear from the colleges they applied to regular decision, hang tough.

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Admissions.Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

While Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) delays have slowed the financial aid awarding process at colleges and universities across the United States, and though FAFSA results are delayed until mid-March, Elon University has begun posting financial aid offers for families who have submitted the CSS Profile. While the FAFSA determines eligibility for Federal Aid, the CSS Profile allows Elon to determine institutional financial aid eligibility.

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