#LetsBFRANK: The College Admissions Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

Goldstein will expand educational opportunities for students, strengthen industry connections to develop career-oriented programs, and attract adult learners to the technical college to support the college’s mission of delivering transformative technical and trade education across the region.

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Ivy Central

JUNE 4, 2023

The change in the admissions landscape at Brown is a reflection of the changing landscape of higher education in general. As the cost of college continues to rise, more and more students are applying to highly selective schools in the hopes of securing a good education and a bright future.

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Ivy Central

JUNE 4, 2023

The change in the admissions landscape at Brown is a reflection of the changing landscape of higher education in general. As the cost of college continues to rise, more and more students are applying to highly selective schools in the hopes of securing a good education and a bright future.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 23, 2024

Except that it's not entirely shocking given what's happening across higher education. This is a time of great change in higher education," Gee said , "and we are leading that change rather than being its victim." West Virginia's situation is hardly unique. ’ "It's a balancing act.

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CampusESP

APRIL 19, 2024

Destiny Hand, a CampusESP partner and Director of Student Orientation and Family Engagement at Georgia State University knows firsthand how complicated figuring out the path to college can be as a first-gen student. At schools like Auburn University and Duquesne University, the average student retention rates are 2.2%

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 3, 2023

They join 578 applicants admitted via the early decision round in December and an additional 47 students who matched with Dartmouth in November via QuestBridge , a national access program that introduces high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds to many of the leading institutions of higher education. “As

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Notice how the visuals of the design page are more object-oriented, and the photo used on the counselling page speaks about human connection and interaction. We recommend you make your CTA button visually appealing and use action-oriented language to ensure it stands out from the rest of the page.

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BestColleges

MARCH 15, 2024

Those schools come from vastly different parts of the higher education landscape: Kean University a mid-sized public university on the East Coast and Northwestern College a small private college in the Midwest. Wilhelms noted that there has been a stark misalignment in the country between higher education and employers.

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BestColleges

MAY 9, 2024

The Mays Business School is at the forefront of emerging trends in business education: A growing number of business schools have adopted flexible, online programs , as well as STEM-oriented programs in areas like engineering.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Department of Education's Native American Serving Nontribal Institutions program. The grant will allow NSU and TCC to improve the transfer and orientation process. This grant enables us to better serve our students, providing them with the resources and support needed to achieve their educational goals.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

The culminating experience for the EAB Rising Higher Education Leaders Fellowship was the capstone project that substantively contributed to the fellows’ professional advancement and helped solve a pressing challenge facing their home institutions. The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more.

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Solomon Admissions

JANUARY 31, 2023

The purpose, uses, and outcomes of a liberal arts education are under scrutiny, given the high monetary costs of higher education, the competitive job market, and overall economic conditions. Understanding why and how a liberal arts education benefits and works should lay to rest those concerns and questions.

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BestColleges

APRIL 24, 2023

People looking to return to higher education in their 50s and beyond can apply to live in Lasell Village. A Senior Community Eager to Learn Adult learning has been a high priority among higher education policy circles in recent years. Lasell Village takes this idea but applies it to older adults.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

JANUARY 17, 2024

If you’re still curious about the key elements that make a portal mobile-friendly, here are some essential mobile-friendly elements to keep in mind: Responsive Design: A mobile-friendly portal features a responsive web design, which dynamically adapts its layout and content to fit mobile devices’ screen size and orientation.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Usually, mobile-optimized landing pages have a responsive design, meaning that the page layout and content adjust automatically to fit various screen sizes and orientations. Additionally, emphasize the support services available to international students, such as orientation programs, cultural integration activities, and on-campus resources.

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College Essay Guy

MARCH 27, 2024

Many master’s degree programs are career-oriented— such as an MBA —preparing students to apply their specialized knowledge in professional settings. Whether you get a Master’s or PhD depends entirely on your career goals, the level of expertise you aim to achieve, and how much time you’re willing to commit to higher education.

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EAB

MAY 17, 2023

Talent Strategy is Perhaps the Most Important Leadership Imperative for Higher Ed Today Following that thread, EAB debuted our initial research into the myriad of talent challenges facing higher education leaders at EAB’s IgnitED event in August 2022.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The downsides of UCLA are typical of any large public university—class sizes are large, administrative tasks can be difficult for students to navigate, and undergraduates have to be ready to take responsibility for their education more than they would at a smaller school with greater individual student resources.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The need for data-informed decision making in higher education continues to increase. Higher education leaders often overestimate the analytics, data, and information capabilities of the institution (2). In reality, education lags behind all other sectors in adoption of analytics solutions (3). Krawitz, M.,

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

JANUARY 3, 2024

Always frame feedback as solution-oriented, focusing on actions and outcomes rather than personal traits. The post 8 Tips to Keep Your Marketing Team Productive appeared first on Higher Education Marketing.

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EAB

JUNE 27, 2023

Ninety-nine percent of respondents agree better customer service is essential to student retention, which creates an urgent need for institutions to become more service-oriented and responsive to students’ concerns and questions.

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Spark Admissions

JULY 7, 2022

Like BU, NYU draws more and more applications every year as students continue to show preference for large, diverse, research-oriented universities in major cities. New York University: This year, NYU reported an admission rate of 12.2%, down from 15% two years ago.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

OCTOBER 4, 2023

We recommend using action-oriented language and following CTA best practices to create a sense of urgency and encourage your contacts to act now. The post A/B Testing Email Marketing: What Your School Needs to Know appeared first on Higher Education Marketing.

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BestColleges

APRIL 10, 2023

The report, co-authored by Burning Glass Institute President Matt Sigelman and higher education strategist Jeffrey Selingo, found that workers with bachelor's degrees earned 15% more than workers without a college diploma in the same positions.

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Admissions.Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This is all happening as higher education administrators and employees in general and undergraduate admissions personnel in particular are currently stuck in a major holding pattern in anticipation of the Supreme Court of the United States’ ruling on affirmative action in college admissions. and abroad,” said Sanchez. “I

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

MAY 31, 2023

Activities and responsibilities can cover these four distinct areas: In-person or online recruitment events : participating in info sessions and campus tours, promoting fairs and fundraisers, joining student orientations, etc.

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Great College Advice

JANUARY 16, 2024

However, there is a lot of misunderstanding out there in the higher education marketplace. In order to dispel the confusion, we need to talk about the difference between a liberal arts college and a liberal arts education.

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Great College Advice

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

College Application Process The United States of America’s higher education sector is subject to constant change and surfing these changes requires an optimistic mindset. Moreover, colleges’ cultural orientation programs also smoothen your transition. Ready then? Let’s go! Key Steps in the U.S.

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ACM College Consulting

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The recent article, ‘Meet Covid-19’s Freshman Class’ in The Chronicle of Higher Education sparked a lot of thoughts for me. I am now wondering what many colleges offered as ‘orientation’ and ways to ‘meet’ and connect with peers and faculty to those students at home.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Knowing this, your team might benefit from rethinking how you orient your job descriptions, including front-loading with what makes your college a great place to work, as opposed to starting with a summary of the role and qualifications needed.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

JULY 12, 2023

For instance, if your social media pages are not very well known, one of your goals could be to improve visibility and brand awareness; or if you are trying to reach prospective students who are beginning their enrollment journey, you can orient your creative efforts towards creating top-of-funnel content.

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College Essay Guy

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Let's start with an overview of what qualifies a school to be an HBCU and the significance of HBCUs in the history of higher education in the United States. We’ll also break down the steps to apply and answer some frequently asked questions. TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to skip ahead) What are HBCU schools?

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2022

are the most likely to choose community college as their first step when pursuing a higher education. From multi-lingual parent orientations, tours, financial literacy courses and family-oriented pathways programs , this is an important way to not only support your students but their key influencers as well.

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CampusESP

JUNE 22, 2021

It’s also important to note that parent involvement spikes during the summer when parents of newly enrolled students engage in orientation activities and parents of prospective students start their college search. 4 Parent engagement in higher education can improve student yield.

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Heller Admissions Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

I graduated from Boston University May 2021 and began my semester at Heller in August 2021; orientation was on the day of my 22nd birthday. However, please be reminded this is what worked for me and everyone’s journey into higher education is different. I said to myself, “Oh, we are really doing this, actually?”

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BestColleges

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Best Value Bentley University Waltham, MA 4 years Online + Campus Accreditation: New England Commission on Higher Education Avg. Accreditation Yes New England Commission on Higher Education More Details #2 These 14 Colleges Are Boosting Latino/a Student Success. Here’s How. Here’s How. Here’s How.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

So, this actually squandered a flourishing landscape for incarcerated students to access higher education. Definitely generates some interest, but I also think we could talk about the civic value in the role higher education plays in serving the community. Well, I should clarify. MM: Gotcha. MM: Right.

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