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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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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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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The College Solutions Blog

JANUARY 26, 2023

An effective way to reduce the cost of college is to know how to successfully appeal for more financial aid. It’s critical to understand that the first financial aid award that a college delivers often doesn’t have to be the only offer. This is especially true since the enrollment management arms of many colleges use sophisticated algorithms in the hopes of answering this question: What is the smallest amount of a financial aid or merit award that we can offer a student that the family would acc

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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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North Star Admissions Consulting

JANUARY 24, 2023

If you’re applying to business school, or thinking about it, you have likely seen the headlines about a recent MBA application decline. In addition to reporting fewer applications, schools including Duke, Tuck and Kellogg are adding additional rounds, and selectively waiving testing requirements. Given these dynamics, is now the right time to apply?

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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 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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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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#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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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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The Enrollment Marketer

JANUARY 24, 2023

Which game seems more sophisticated to you: whac-a-mole or chess? It’s chess, right? There are lots of enrollment marketers that spend their time playing whac-a-mole. They’re moving quickly, reacting to things as they pop up, and focusing more on staying busy than working toward an end goal. They’re just trying to whack the moles as fast as they come up.

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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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BestColleges

JANUARY 20, 2023

California passed a bill in 2019 requiring all UC and CSU campuses to offer access to medication abortion services by Jan. 1, 2023. All 33 public university campuses across California now offer medication abortion care for students. Advocacy group Essential Access Health led the two-year implementation of medication abortion care across schools in the UC and CSU systems California's public colleges and universities started the new year by implementing groundbreaking legislation that increases ac

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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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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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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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StandOut College Prep

JANUARY 18, 2023

A winning scholarship essay is the pinnacle of your application. It’s your chance to make a case for why the sponsor should fund your college education. However, writing a winning scholarship essay may be very daunting for you. You may be challenged by one of the four issues I hear from students all the time, like: “I don’t like to write.” “I don’t know what to write about.

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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 24, 2023

Released last year, ChatGPT is a free chatbot that provides answers and solutions in a conversational tone. Some faculty fear the tool will enable students to cheat by passing off bot-generated content as their own. Others believe it can help students formulate ideas and hone their writing skills. A test drive of ChatGPT demonstrated its abilities and limitations.

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College Transitions

JANUARY 23, 2023

So, you’ve decided to take a gap year after high school. Now what? An internet search will reveal droves of possibilities, from international service learning to backcountry survival to language immersion. However, searching for gap.

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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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JANUARY 25, 2023

There are big changes coming to the UK admissions process! Beginning next year, the Universities and Colleges Admission Services ( UCAS ) announced they will no longer require prospective students to submit a 4,000-character personal statement as part of their application. Likely influenced by concerns about ChatGPT, equality, academic integrity, and accessibility, this change aims to level the playing field and eliminate stress by asking more structured questions.

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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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Cornell University Undergraduate Admissions Office

JANUARY 5, 2023

Each year, the Cornell admissions community receives many inquiries from first-year applicants requesting an “interview.” The fact is, only applicants to the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning and, specifically, only the Architecture majors are required to interview. In addition, applicants to either our Fine Arts or Urban and Regional Studies majors have the option for an interview through this college.

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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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PrepScholar

JANUARY 2, 2023

Generally, the better your grades, the more college options you'll have. However, some students a re under the false impression that you need straight As in order to get into a wonderful college. Students stress and worry that a few Bs will sentence them to an inferior university. Fortunately, getting Bs won't prevent you from being able to go to a good school.

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road2college

JANUARY 9, 2023

This post was originally published in our Paying for College 101 (PFC 101) group. It has been edited for clarity. The post An Expert Shares How Your Student Can Improve Their SAT Score appeared first on Road2College.

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