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It’s Not All About the Money!

Ivy Central

In the world of Careers Guidance, we are used to the idea that to help a young person prepare to make decisions about what career they want to pursue, you would explore their interests and strengths. Such considerations are essential; people tend to have more rewarding careers if they do something they enjoy and can do well. However, interests and strengths can only ever be part of the thinking.

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Understanding the Awareness Phase of the Family Journey

Enrollment Catalyst

Several months ago, Andy Lynch and I launched our Enrollment Marketing Geeks brand through a series of webinars. And now, we are building on this by offering our very first workshop in Orlando, FL, from November 30 to December 2. During this workshop, we will utilize the Family Journey as our guiding framework for enrollment marketing planning as we consider the processes and strategies you should implement at each phase.

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Focus on Fulfillment

Enrollment Management

On an airplane. At a party. Ran into an old friend. In line for the bathroom. These are just some of the places you might be asked, “so, what do you do?” It’s the ubiquitous question of our times. We ask one another this question because “what we do” for a living goes beyond earning […]. The post Focus on Fulfillment appeared first on Enrollment Resources.

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Check the Return on Investment (ROI) for Colleges and Academic Majors

The College Solutions Blog

College degrees cost too much to ignore the return on investment (ROI) for colleges on your list, as well as the ROI for a particular academic college major. Luckily, a handful of resources, which rely on federal data, can help you pinpoint the ROI for not only specific colleges, but also academic majors within particular schools. Return on Investment (ROI) for Colleges and College Majors.

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Should you apply Early Action?

Ivy Central

Early Action, or EA, is offered by many public universities and a few private universities in the US, whose deadline is typically in November. It is often thought that Early Action (EA) is a ‘non-binding’ application to colleges and universities in the US. Typically, this means that you can apply to other universities simultaneously – something that the Early Decision or ED disallows you from doing.

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Free Webinar: We have a waitlist…now what?

Enrollment Catalyst

Join Sarah Donovan, Senior Director of Advancement, at The First Academy in Orlando, with the Enrollment Marketing Geeks, as she discusses some key concepts and strategies related to managing an admissions waitlist/waitpool. During this webinar, Sarah will explore issues related to defining your process of a waitlist or a waitpool, the spread of applicants, openings and qualifications, connections with families who are waiting, and enrollment priorities and preparations for a season of feast or

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Dress For Success During Your College Admissions Interview

Solomon Admissions

You have signed up for your college admissions interview, done your research on the school, and practiced your introduction in the mirror tens of times. But the big question is, what are you going to wear? While your outfit may seem like the least important part of your college admissions interview, how you look will impact how the interviewer remembers you.

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12 Reasons Scattergrams Lull Students Into a False Sense of Security

Admissions.Blog

Scattergrams, the ubiquitous x/y axis graphs that have caught on like wildfire over the last twenty-five years because of their inclusion in Naviance, MaiaLearning, Cialfo, and other online college counseling tools used by thousands of American high schools. Scattergrams purport to show a student’s chances of admission at different colleges and universities by plotting previous students from a particular high school on an x/y axis graph based on such students’ GPAs on one axis and th

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Good News, Parents: Lessons to Ease the Transition to College Can be Taught!

the college spy

The College Spy periodically welcomes guest blogs from other experts and thought leaders on topics we believe will be of interest to parents and students on the journey from high school to higher education. Today’s guest blogger is Andrea Malkin Brenner, PhD, a college transition educator, creator of the Talking College™ Card Deck , the original card deck of discussion prompts for college-bound students and their parents, and co-author of How to College: What to Know Before You Go (and When You’

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The Results of the 2021-2022 Admissions Cycle

College Admissions Strategies

By Kelly Barnhardt, College Admissions Strategies, Owner Long-established patterns of college admissions have been disrupted in the last two years. Many consider the changes to be a result of the pandemic, but the pandemic only accelerated trends that had been building for a decade. While most colleges have struggled to cope with declining enrollment, elite […].

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The Thoughtful College Search

(Originally published in Inside Higher Ed’s “Admissions Insider”) Is taking calculus overrated, or at least overvalued, by college admissions offices? That question is at the heart of two reports issued this year by the non-profit group Just Equations in conjunction with the National Association for College Admissions Counseling. Just Equations “reconceptualizes the role of math in ensuring educational equity.

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Early Action or Early Decision: Ivy College Admissions Consulting

Ivy College Essay

Early Action or Early Decision: Ivy College Admissions. Choosing Early Action over Early Decision can be confusing. Make sure you’re making the right choice! Early Action and Early Decision are both college application STRATEGIES. In other words, by getting your application in early, you will actually gain an advantage over students who apply regular decision.

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TOFU to BOFU Marketing: How to Nurture Your Prospects with a Strong Admissions Funnel

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

Reading Time: 12 minutes At the beginning of their enrollment journey, students typically research their field of interest and explore different options for pursuing or continuing their education. With the right marketing and student recruitment techniques, what starts as a simple search can transform into a full conversion—giving your school the chance to appeal to new prospects and boost enrollments.

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Ten Years of ECA

The Thoughtful College Search

This week marks the tenth anniversary of this blog–hard to believe. Ten years ago I began exploring the intersection of ethics and college admission. At the time I wondered whether I had the discipline to write on a regular basis, whether I had anything worth saying, and whether anyone would read it. Thankfully none of those proved problematic. I have written close to 350 posts during that time, and the blog has led to a number of interesting opportunities, including a collaboration with Scott J