Ruffaloni

MARCH 28, 2024

Graduate students face many challenges with work-life balance. In the pursuit of knowledge, students enrolled in higher education often find their educational path intersects with the pressures of performance. Amidst the excitement of discovery and the pursuit of scholarly excellence, they tend to focus on keeping up on coursework, maintaining their relationships, and attending to their work, all while disregarding their own personal needs.

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Enrollment Catalyst

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Register now for this free webinar on Thursday, March 14, at 1 pm EDT. From Inquiry to Enrollment: Understanding the Admissions Sales Process In today’s competitive educational landscape, effectively managing the admissions sales process is crucial for private school success. “From Inquiry to Enrollment” is a must-attend webinar tailored specifically for private school administrators and staff who are dedicated to optimizing their school’s enrollment strategies.

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UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

APRIL 8, 2024

I am going to tell you secret about me – I love movie theater popcorn. It is my kryptonite. If I go to the movies, I need to have a large bucket of popcorn with the butter layered throughout. For me, half of the enjoyment of going to a movie is the popcorn. But, like with anything else, too much of a good thing can make for a bad night. I have had more than a few post-popcorn times where my stomach hated my lack of popcorn control.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

Warning : The subtitle is this blog is “That you may not like to hear.” And unlike most of my intros, we’re not going to waste time or words on analogies, personal anecdotes, or admittedly stretched parallels. Instead, after watching this cycle repeat itself, here are the three direct messages/ primary hopes I have for juniors entering the college admission experience.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Sacramento State University announced plans to open the nation's first Black Honors College this fall. The college will be an "institution within the institution" with its own faculty, staff, and learning spaces. All students interested in Black history, life, and culture are encouraged to apply. Sacramento State University announced its plans for a Black Honors College on campus, the first college or university to ever pursue an honors program specifically dedicated to supporting Black students

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Scoir

APRIL 13, 2024

The college search and application process is more confusing and overwhelming than in years past. It’s not realistic to expect your high schooler to handle things entirely on their own, but there is also a fine line between helping and taking over. If you’re the parent/guardian of a high school junior approaching the uphill portion of the college planning process, addressing the question of ownership early on can help ensure less stress for you and your student.

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College Transitions

APRIL 12, 2024

The University of Southern California (USC) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) are two of America’s most prominent higher education institutions. They are both incredibly prestigious undergraduate, graduate, and research institutions. Both campuses sit within the city of Los Angeles, giving their students access to rare opportunities in art, the sciences, and business.

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The Enrollment Marketer

APRIL 17, 2024

As a typical first entry point for prospective students, college websites have always been a crucial instrument in any marketing strategy toolkit. And in a world where in-person campus visits are scarce, academic websites have to pack a powerful punch. According to one study of 10,000 incoming high school seniors in the summer of 2020, 85% percent of students said they relied more heavily on college websites for information in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and about 39% said that they had disc

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JON BOECKENSTEDT'S ADMISSIONS WEBLOG

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

I’m sick of this crap. To reiterate, I don’t care about tests, other than to point out repeatedly the essential absurdity of the very concept. Use them if you want, Love them if you want. I work at a university that doesn’t require them, and I work on the west coast, where they’re essentially meaningless.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 16, 2024

U.S. News & World Report recently released their Best Graduate Schools 2024 edition, which includes numerous rankings by category: Best Business Schools, Best Law Schools, Best Medical Schools: Research, Best Engineering Schools, and Best Education Schools, to name a few. 2024 BEST BUSINESS SCHOOLS (TOP 10) Stanford University #1 (tie) University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) #1 (tie) Northwestern University (Kellogg) #3 (tie) University of Chicago (Booth) #3 (tie) Massachusetts Institute of Tec

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Ruffaloni

MARCH 28, 2024

At RNL’s recent Graduate and Online Innovation Summit, I had the chance to sit down with Stephen Drew, RNL’s Chief AI Officer , for a wide-ranging conversation on how AI is going to change how we do and what we do in higher education. Stephen and RNL’s AI development team are hard at work getting ready to launch RNL’s first AI-driven solutions in May of 2024, but he was happy to sit down to cover topics ranging from the highest level like “what is AI?

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Enrollment Catalyst

MARCH 25, 2024

Achieving full enrollment is a significant milestone for any private school, symbolizing the culmination of hard work, strategic planning, and a compelling program. However, in the dynamic landscape of educational enrollment and marketing, reaching this point is not a signal to slow down but rather an opportunity to refine and enhance your strategies further.

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UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

MARCH 15, 2024

We plan to make the final wave of freshman decisions available today, March 15th, at 4 PM ET. For those of you who have been admitted to UGA, here is a post for you and a chance to comment. Please remember that this is not a blog where you should post statistics or throw fellow students under the bus. These types of comments will be deleted. Congratulations to all of the freshman who were admitted and we look forward to you becoming part of the Bulldog Nation.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

MARCH 9, 2024

Thursday, February 22 Atlanta, GA : 5 a.m. My vibrating watch alarm went off. After 20 years of marriage, I’ve learned the hard way not to set an audible alarm before 6 a.m. (actually, that one only took me about two weeks). Groggily, I drug myself downstairs and fed the cat — which is better than feeding myself and drugging the cat, I suppose.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The Department of Education over the last six months negotiated a student debt forgiveness plan for “borrowers experiencing hardship.” The plan would offer debt relief to borrowers with an 80% chance or higher to default on their loans soon. It also promises to create an application process for ongoing debt forgiveness. Higher education stakeholders agreed to greenlight the proposal despite some points of disagreement.

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Estrela Consulting Blog

MARCH 24, 2024

It’s March Madness time! Here at Estrela, we are taking our brackets to the next level. Join us each round to learn something fun about the schools in the tournament! In the first round, we explored the mascots.

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College Transitions

APRIL 15, 2024

The highest paid college athletes—Bronny James, Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark—are already celebrities in their own right. They’ve captured the attention of the sports world by shattering records at the college level. They’ve amassed huge social media followings. And they’ve become objects of imagination, speculation, and hope as they consider going pro.

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#LetsBFRANK: The College Admissions Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Franklin Cummings Tech announced today a $2 million donation from Liberty Mutual Insurance. Delivered over five years to boost access to clean tech careers in environmental justice communities, this is one of Liberty Mutual’s largest philanthropic contributions and builds on the foundation’s long-time partnership with Franklin Cummings Tech. Liberty CleanTech Lab The funds will support the capital campaign of Boston’s only independent technical college as it moves forward with plans to build a n

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PrepScholar

MARCH 21, 2024

Are you struggling with an SAT Reading and Writing score between 300 and 500? You're not alone—hundreds of thousands of students are scoring in this range. But many don't know the best ways to break out of this score range and get a 600 or higher. Here, we'll discuss how to improve your SAT Reading score specifically and why it's so important to do so.

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enrollmentFUEL

JANUARY 25, 2024

To rephrase Mark Twain, the reports of email's death have been greatly exaggerated—for now. It remains one of the most widely used marketing communication tools , especially when we talk about list marketing, which, in higher education, includes both the search strategy many of us employ to build up the top of the enrollment funnel, and any communication flows going to inquiries, applicants, or accepted students.

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CTK College Coach

APRIL 10, 2024

Getting placed on a school’s wait list can feel like a very remote second place finish. Wait lists can move, though, so opaque as the list may be-- am I first in line? 2,415th?-- act now to keep your spot if you are still interested in the school. What are my chances of getting off the wait list? Answers are out there. Check the college’s Common Data Set from the year before to know its history.

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ACM College Consulting

MARCH 13, 2024

Studying in the United States is a dream for many international students seeking quality education and diverse experiences. However, the cost of attending a U.S. university can be a significant barrier for students no matter where they are from. In this blog post, we'll explore the process of applying for financial aid as an international student at U.S. universities.

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Enrollment Catalyst

JANUARY 22, 2024

The months of January and February are usually focused on school leaders asking parents to re-enroll for another year. However, just because a family is enrolled today, doesn’t mean that they will continue their enrollment next year. Parents continually reflect on their experience in your school and evaluate the decisions they’ve made. Over the years, I have written many blog posts and conducted several webinars and conference workshops on effective retention strategies.

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Colorado State University

MARCH 15, 2024

Big changes happen when you go to college, and mixing up your routine can have a big impact on your physical health. Luckily, you’ll find a slew of options to keep you moving, plus a lot of fun new things to try as you discover new ways to stay fit and flexible. Check out some of the ways to stay active at Colorado State. #1. CSU Rec Center The first and obvious answer for all things active at CSU is easily the robust offerings right here at our Recreation Center.

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Admissions.Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Write your best Common App Essay: 2024-2025 Edition Here is a dirty little secret: some of the 2024-2025 Common App essay prompts will bring you down like quicksand while others give you the exact structure and framing that you need to show and tell a story that colleges will love. In the below thirty-minute in-depth video I grade and rank each of the seven Common App essay prompts in order to help you determine which will give you the best chance of positively differentiating your college appli

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Business School has infused STEM and real-world learning into its curriculum. WPI Business School Dean Debora Jackson underscored the importance of STEM and real-world learning for business students in an interview with BestColleges. WPI has project-based learning centers across the globe, including a financial technology (fintech) project center on Wall Street.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 9, 2024

At Top Tier Admissions our goal is to help make the college admissions process more transparent and in this case, as we dive into acceptance rates data and admissions statistics from this most recent application cycle, we noticed a few UC admissions trends that we felt compelled to share with you. After all, knowledge is power. UC ADMISSIONS TRENDS The nine University of California campuses received the largest and most diverse pool of applications in their history this year, with UCLA maintaini

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College Transitions

APRIL 10, 2024

Although virtual high schools gained more exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic, many have been around for decades, delivering highly structured, meaningful, and engaging instruction in a remote capacity.

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road2college

APRIL 12, 2024

Dear Roadie, My son will be attending a school that costs $80,000 per year. Am I crazy for wanting him. The post Dear Roadie: Should I Drug-Test My Son to Ensure He’s Not Wasting His College Tuition? appeared first on Road2College.

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PrepScholar

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Are you scoring in the 600-750 range on SAT Reading and Writing? Do you want to raise that score as high as possible—to a perfect 800? Getting to a perfect SAT Reading and Writing test score isn't easy. It'll require perfection. But with hard work and my strategies below, you can do it. I've consistently scored 800 on Reading and Writing on my real SATs, and I know what it takes.

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Scoir

APRIL 9, 2024

March 13, 2020— Friday the 13 th , nonetheless —will long be remembered, in a cruel and prophetic twist of irony, as the date when the emerging coronavirus pandemic shut down schools and colleges, sending students on a historic Spring Break. What, for many, began as a scheduled hiatus from the books grew into a protracted separation as their institutions scrambled to find solutions.

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UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Every year, Georgia has a cold snap, where the temperature gets below 30 degrees, the stores run out of milk and bread (no, I don’t know why), and everyone huddles under a blanket. This year winter really hit in mid-January, and it got down to 15 degrees. When it gets that low, you suddenly add on worries about frozen pipes, getting pets indoors and the like.

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ACM College Consulting

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Are you ready for the new digital SAT ? Ensure you're fully prepared with these essential tips and free digital SAT practice resources. Familiarize Yourself with the Digital Format : Ace the digital interface by practicing with official College Board tests online. Navigate through the various formats of questions, test out built in tools including the Desmos calculator and answer eliminator, and get comfortable with the digital environment.

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Enrollment Catalyst

JANUARY 15, 2024

In the competitive world of private school admissions, effective follow-up with prospective parents is not just a courtesy, but a crucial aspect of a successful enrollment strategy. Your goal is to build a relationship, understand the family’s needs, and demonstrate how your school can meet them. The admissions process is more than just filling seats; it’s about building a relationship and determining the right-fit family.

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Colorado State University

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

These days, it can be hard to find an industry that technology doesn’t touch, be it computerized software, automated machinery, and even teaching. But are you hoping to find an academic path that provides a tech-forward education and keeps you on the creative path? Never fear, at Colorado State, you’ll find majors that are highly creative, but utilize software, technology, virtual reality, and beyond to help you express yourself and make inspiring things in the world.

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Admissions.Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Dartmouth College Dartmouth College has announced that it will yet again require high school students to share either an SAT or ACT score as part of their application for admission. The change takes effect for students applying for Fall 2025 admission (those students who will begin their applications in Summer or Fall 2024). “The reactivation [of the test-required policy] has been modeled on a very comprehensive research study by a group of faculty,” said Lee Coffin, Vice President and Dean of A

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BestColleges

JANUARY 24, 2024

The new FAFSA form launched on Dec. 30 with a litany of issues. Some problems have since been resolved, but one remains without any workaround. The issue could potentially cause students with parents who are not U.S. citizens to lose out on state or institutional financial aid. There is no estimated timeline for when the issue will be resolved. The rollout of the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has been rocky, but perhaps more so for U.S. students whose parents are eithe

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