Discovery College Consulting

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Last week, the Supreme Court heard opening arguments for two cases about affirmative action in college admissions. An organization called Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) sued both Harvard and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill over their consideration of race in admissions decisions.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Brown University is rethinking its admissions policies, including early decision. With affirmative action banned, selective colleges may struggle to enroll a diverse student body. Supreme Court's ban on affirmative action, Brown University is rethinking its admissions policies. In the wake of the U.S.

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Top Tier Admissions

JUNE 29, 2023

Today, the Supreme Court overturned more than 40 years of case law that has consistently confirmed the legality of race-conscious admissions. Admissions leaders across the country have been preparing for this inevitability for years. HOW WILL ADMISSIONS RECRUITMENT CHANGE IN LIGHT OF THIS RULING?

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DC College Counseling

JANUARY 25, 2024

BIGGEST COLLEGE-RELATED NEWS OF THE WEEK VIRGINIA SENATE VOTES TO BAN LEGACY PREFERENCE IN ADMISSIONS Virginia Tech got rid of legacy last summer, and it looks like we’re about to see the other Virginia schools follow suit. Here’s my unpopular opinion of the day: I am really bummed and disappointed about this.

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DC College Counseling

JANUARY 12, 2024

January is always a good time to reflect on the trends and themes of the most recent application cycle and look ahead to what’s coming in the 2024-2025 admissions cycle. Throughout 2023, many people in college admissions questioned how these chatbots would impact the college admission essay and supplements and how institutions would respond.

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BestColleges

JUNE 30, 2023

The Supreme Court ruled against race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina. Universities in states that banned affirmative action have experienced a drop in minority enrollments. We have never permitted admissions programs to work in that way, and we will not do so today." The recent U.S.

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BestColleges

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Data Summary Check When faced with factors involving cost, enrollment, and admissions, students rank affordability (53%), student outcomes (39%), and flexibility and accessibility (36%) as the most important factors in deciding on a college. Check Less than one-third of students (32%) think legacy admissions should be allowed.

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DC College Counseling

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

BIGGEST COLLEGE-RELATED NEWS OF THE WEEK DARTMOUTH COLLEGE REINSTATES SAT/ACT REQUIREMENT On Monday morning, Dartmouth College announced that they will require applicants to submit standardized test scores in the upcoming undergraduate admissions cycle. First, test scores “are highly predictive” of academic achievement at Dartmouth.

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DC College Counseling

JULY 17, 2023

The rolling admissions process makes it possible for a student to apply ED to Wake in August or September and, if they receive a deny decision, apply ED I to another school before the November deadline. Texas is one of several public state university systems to ban TikTok on school-owned devices or networks.

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DC College Counseling

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Last week, American University imposed a ban on indoor protests at the school in the wake of ongoing campus conflict. Several of Cornell’s schools have already adjusted admissions policy to “test free,” meaning they will not consider standardized test scores at any point in the admission process.

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DC College Counseling

JANUARY 23, 2023

BIGGEST COLLEGE-RELATED NEWS OF THE WEEK MORE COLLEGES BAN TIKTOK The University of Texas and Texas A&M University have just been added to a growing list of schools banning TikTok. Rather than trying to ban ChatGPT, many colleges are learning to work with the reality of the A.I. News & World Report’s annual rankings.

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BestColleges

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A pending bill in the Massachusetts Legislature seeks to eliminate legacy admissions and early decision programs at all colleges in the commonwealth. Legacy admissions faced criticism before the Supreme Court banned affirmative action, and scrutiny has intensified since that ruling. Co-filed by state Rep.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 30, 2024

Test Scores More Predictive Than Grades A new study from Opportunity Insights, a research group based at Harvard University, says standardized test scores have more "predictive power" for academic success in college than high school grade point averages do, particularly at highly selective institutions.

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