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What Are Pre-Orientation Programs?

BestColleges

College pre-orientation programs help incoming first-year students adjust to campus life. Pre-orientation programs are voluntary and occur the summer before a student's first fall semester. Types of pre-orientation programs include those that help students with mental health challenges.

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Stemming Summer Melt and Improving Admissions Yield and Social Media for Universities

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

The top reasons for summer melt are concerns about cost, social anxiety arising from moving to a strange environment, and informational barriers related to understanding various registration, housing, and orientation processes. Private social networks help students interact with peers and upperclassmen to ease the transition to university.

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Master’s vs PhD: Key differences explained

College Essay Guy

Many master’s degree programs are career-oriented— such as an MBA —preparing students to apply their specialized knowledge in professional settings. You might consider applying for a Master’s degree program to advance your expertise in a specific field, increase your job prospects, or transition into a new career.

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Surprising Admissions Trends at U.S. Colleges in 2021-2022

Spark Admissions

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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Navigating the U.S. College Application Process as an International Student in 2024

Great College Advice

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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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

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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Consider Public Universities that ‘Own’ a City and a College Town

Educated Quest

While higher education is not the largest employer in these places, it is certainly an important one. However, the housing in the larger, more business-oriented cities is likely to be quite expensive. .” There is no one definition of a college town, so I want to help you compare their settings.