Ruffaloni

JANUARY 19, 2023

Engaging students and parents can supercharge your student search. Student search has undergone rapid transformation in recent years. For decades it was a one-way conversation completely controlled by colleges and universities. Students inquired, campuses responded; students applied, campuses responded; and so on. That call-response interaction repeated itself throughout the funnel.

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Ivy Central

JANUARY 14, 2023

When I meet with students to review their extracurricular activities for the first time, many are curious about whether or not they should focus on a single activity until they apply to college. I think for anyone considering an application to US universities, this is an important aspect to consider given the ‘holistic’ nature of the admissions processes, that is, thinking about how diverse your ECs should be However, I like to turn this question around to ask students - would you like to pursue

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Enrollment Catalyst

JANUARY 3, 2023

Advocacy is the final phase of the Family Journey. And, I believe it is the most important one for your school. This is when your parents will share stories from their child’s educational experiences and will refer their friends to consider your school. The more positive the experience, the more powerful the word-of-mouth and the referral. This phase works to build awareness in the community, which you will remember is the foundational phase of the Family Journey.

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UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

JANUARY 13, 2023

Defer: For many applicants, this tiny little five letter word should be added to the long list of swear words. It is never fun to be told to wait and see, from having to go standby for an airline flight to being on the wait list for a class, or even waiting to see if you got the tickets (concert or football) you hoped for when you put your name in for them.

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Admissions Village

JANUARY 31, 2023

We are so proud of our students. The over $8 million in merit aid they have received is a new record for Admissions Village. These incredible young people are smart, dynamic, funny, interesting, and as diverse as the 86 colleges and universities where they have been accepted. Congratulations to our students. We celebrate you and thank you for allowing us to be a part of your journeys.

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Spark Admissions

JANUARY 23, 2023

After the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult or impossible for many students to take the ACT and the SAT, the vast majority of American colleges and universities chose to institute temporary (or, in some cases, permanent) test-optional policies. Schools in this group included all of the Ivy League universities, most large public universities, and many, many small liberal arts colleges.

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Ruffaloni

JANUARY 26, 2023

Andrea Carroll-Glover Andrea Carroll-Glover has built online programs from the ground up at each of the institutions at which she has worked. Since joining the Capella University team more than 15 years ago, and then leading online development efforts at St. Mary’s University of Minnesota , Andrea has brought her business background in sales, marketing, operations and product development to the process of helping her institutions meet ever increasing demand for online study.

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Enrollment Catalyst

JANUARY 22, 2023

Christmas wasn’t supposed to turn out this way. On Christmas Eve, my youngest son, Ben, was scheduled to fly from Milwaukee to Tampa to spend a few days with us over the holiday. As typical, I always check the flight status several times throughout the day. I had noticed that his flight was delayed for a few minutes and then the delay got longer. Then, my son called me late in the afternoon to tell me that his flight had been cancelled.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 26, 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last month demanded that every public higher education institution file a list of their spending related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and critical race theory. The 28 Florida College System universities and the 12 State University System universities all complied. Officials at the state's public high education institutions say they are still uncertain why the governor requested this information or what will be done with the data.

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College Transitions

JANUARY 31, 2023

If you are a fan of podcasts like Serial, documentaries like Making a Murderer, and the billions of similar wrongful convictions stories that have been chronicled across various mediums in recent years, then you are.

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Spark Admissions

JANUARY 23, 2023

After the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult or impossible for many students to take the ACT and the SAT, the vast majority of American colleges and universities chose to institute temporary (or, in some cases, permanent) test-optional policies. Schools in this group included all of the Ivy League universities, most large public universities, and many, many small liberal arts colleges.

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Ruffaloni

JANUARY 26, 2023

In a November 2022 blog , I presented some high level findings on the differences between IPEDS data on 12-Month Unduplicated Headcount numbers (“12-Month data”) versus IPEDS Fall Snapshot numbers (“Snapshot Data”). Snapshot Data are used by almost everyone in higher education to help understand trends and dynamics. While the November blog indicated that Snapshot Data undercounted total enrollment by nearly 6 million students in 2019 (the last pre-pandemic year), I didn’t go too far into w

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

JANUARY 10, 2023

On Saturday night I was at a party. 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. . While it may surprise you based on this blog or our podcast, my goal is always to move as quickly away from the college admission discussion as possible, especially when people start breaking out their daughter’s transcript.

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EAB

JANUARY 26, 2023

Blogs 6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023 For the past two years, it’s been difficult to focus on anything beyond the immediate consequences of the pandemic. But now as we find ourselves stabilizing, it’s time to pause and take stock of the full landscape facing community colleges. These six trends will have long-term impacts on how community colleges interact with students and getting ahead of them now will position you for success in the future. 6 trends to watch in 2023 1.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 27, 2023

Becoming and staying actively engaged at work is important for overall well-being and job productivity. Intrinsic motivation requires empowerment that comes from a commitment to remain optimistic and goal-oriented. A strong support system can boost engagement at work, leading to greater interest and involvement. You can improve your motivation at work through contribution and cooperative relationships.

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College Admissions Strategies

JANUARY 17, 2023

The PSAT and SAT soon will be taken by college-bound students only by computer. The transition from paper-based to digital testing affirms the continuing relevance and usefulness of standardized tests in the test optional, post-pandemic era. There is likely to be a significant increase in the number of SAT-takers when conversion to the digital model […].

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 11, 2023

Learn about medical school acceptance rates by major and how you should approach your decision. Some premed majors are associated with Increased admissions odds. Introduction Getting into medical school is notoriously difficult. Therefore, it makes sense that so many premed students are looking to gain an edge on the competition, such as: Attending a prestigious university whose students enjoy high medical school acceptance rates Developing relationships with various admissions committees in hop

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Ruffaloni

JANUARY 26, 2023

It seems to me that there may be as many ways to use market data to support a new program concepts as there are institutions (or even programs). In my conversations with campus stakeholders over more than 15 years, I’ve heard just about everything. No consensus has developed on what constitutes the most effective way to leverage market data (or what data to use), but more and more institutions have begun to include it in their planning.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

Last week I had the opportunity to answer this prompt in a Higher Ed Dive article, along with a few friends and colleagues around the country: In 150-200 words, what is one admissions trend you expect to see in 2023? Here was my take: In the year ahead, due to the emergence and prevalence of artificial intelligence software such as ChatGPT, I expect more colleges to either drop their admission essay altogether or expand the format through which students can convey their voice and demonstrate

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EAB

JANUARY 12, 2023

Blogs. 6 ways leaders are rethinking their student affairs organizational charts in 2023. Between a pandemic, a national racial reckoning, and increasing challenges to the higher education business model, student affairs leaders have spent the past few years looking for ways to innovate and collaborate more effectively across the cabinet. One avenue leaders have explored to do so is changing their org chart: moving units, combining units, or setting up dual reporting lines.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 30, 2023

The University of California and California State University systems would see a 5% base increase in funding. California Community Colleges would see a little over $652 million of ongoing funding under the proposed plan. The budget also proposes delays to capital projects including new schools as well as to the construction and renovation of student housing properties.

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Solomon Admissions

JANUARY 26, 2023

There are several different types of deadlines for consideration, and often, at least two per institution: early action, early decision, regular decision, and rolling. There is a general timing schedule for each type of deadline, but this can vary a few days or so from institution to institution. These deadlines, or what is due, include all necessary components of the college application to be reviewed for admission: the application itself (information and writing), transcript/s, letter/s of rec

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#LetsBFRANK: The College Admissions Blog

JANUARY 30, 2023

The following statement was released to the college community on January 30, 2023 I am writing to you to share the exciting news that after careful consideration and research over the past year, including input from representatives of this community, we have developed a new brand for the college and revised our mission, vision, and values statements, which I have the pleasure of sharing with you today.

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Ruffaloni

JANUARY 26, 2023

I recently met with a university dean to discuss her school ending their long OPM relationship. In the last year of that relationship, no enrollment was generated for their fall cohort. As they began to think about the future, it was clear that they would be moving on with little knowledge of the marketing and conversion efforts that were used during the many years they put these things in the hand of their “partner.

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 27, 2023

In August 2020, I wrote a post called “ Grad School Admissions Changes Due to Covid-19.” Since then, graduate school admissions has changed dramatically. Given the admissions and enrollment trends we track here at Top Tier Admissions, we’re able to gauge how things are changing year over year in admissions. As with many things, Covid threw a wrench in the college and graduate student experience from 2020 to 2023.

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Blogs Creating a data-informed campus: part 3 Using data to facilitate institutional effectiveness The conversation around data-informed decision making in higher education continues to accelerate. In the life of a campus information technology or institutional research professional, rarely a day goes by that data is not positioned as a universal solution, whether by a vendor or the higher education media.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 13, 2023

Mask mandates may change at each U of I system university. The system will monitor COVID-19 breakouts through a wastewater monitoring system. The University of Illinois system will enter 2023 without COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The three-university system last week lifted its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students and employees. It also dropped testing requirements that had been in place for unvaccinated individuals.

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road2college

JANUARY 23, 2023

This story was first published in our Paying for College 101 Facebook community. It’s been edited for clarity and flow. The post What to Look Out for on College Tours appeared first on Road2College.

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Anna Ivey Consulting

JANUARY 24, 2023

A few thoughts for current law school applicants during this excruciating time of year for you: 1. Law schools keep preposterously deep waitlists. The odds of getting an offer from one of them are slim. Do prepare mentally to attend the school where you put down your deposit in April, or make other plans altogether. (You do not have to go to law school.

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College Transitions

JANUARY 16, 2023

Brilliant students who are serious contenders for a spot at an Ivy League or Ivy-equivalent school often take 10+ AP classes. Whether the subject comes easily to them or requires extensive studying is of little.

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 23, 2023

Alumni interviews can often strike panic in the hearts of high school seniors. However, by breaking down the interview structure and its role in the admissions process, you can feel confident heading into the conversation. First, it’s important to know that alumni interviews are fairly low-stakes in terms of their relative value in the application process.

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#LetsBFRANK: The College Admissions Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

Benjamin Franklin Cumming Institute of Technology announced a $1 million grant from the Commonwealth’s Executive Office of Education to launch a STEM Career Tech Academy. In partnership with the Dearborn STEM Academy and Cambridge Rindge and Latin, the STEM Career Tech Academy will focus on manufacturing, IT, and environmental and life science careers.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 20, 2023

Advertising Disclosure : This content was created by BestColleges and sponsored by UOnline at the University of Miami. Public administration professionals often work with communities with the aim of making positive changes. You can find public admin jobs in the government, the military, law enforcement, nonprofit organizations, and private companies.

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road2college

JANUARY 17, 2023

This story was originally published in our Paying for College 101 (PFC 101) group. It has been edited for clarity. The post Tips and Tricks to Make the Most of Your College Tours appeared first on Road2College.

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Anna Ivey Consulting

JANUARY 23, 2023

Start Planning Your College Visits One of the few silver linings to come out of the pandemic is that schools have finally embraced virtual visits (first out of necessity, now by choice!), and our guess is that they are here to stay. So if your budget and schedule (and life more generally) enable you to visit colleges in person, that’s great! If not, you have a lot of virtual options now, and you absolutely should take advantage of them.

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College Wise

JANUARY 6, 2023

Life's about options, even when preparing for college applications. Students can work with three types of counselors: a school counselor, an independent education counselor, or a private college counselor. What's the difference, and who's the best choice?

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 5, 2023

Do colleges look at weighted or unweighted GPA? Your child’s high school transcript may include a weighted gpa, which factors course difficulty into its calculation. Introduction What’s the difference between weighted and unweighted GPA? Do colleges look at weighted or unweighted GPA? Calculating weighted and unweighted GPA Frequently asked questions. -.

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