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Legacy Admissions Hit Historic Low as More States Ban Practice at U.S. Colleges

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Legacy preferences in college admissions have plummeted to their lowest recorded level, with just 24% of four-year colleges still considering family alumni status in admissions decisions, according to a comprehensive new report from Education Reform Now. In 24 states, no public colleges provide legacy preferences at all.

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College Transfer Enrollment Grew for Third Consecutive Year

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This is three straight years of transfer growth for both Black and Hispanic students and transfer enrollment for both groups have been above 2020 levels since 2022. The fall 2022 transfer cohort had an 83.6% The college has a transfer student success team established in 2020 to provide tailored support from admission to graduation.

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4 trends shaping the college admissions process for 2025

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The college admissions process is undergoing significant changes, driven by technological advances, evolving policies, and a shift in priorities. Many colleges stopped requiring the SAT or ACT for admission during the pandemic. The post 4 trends shaping the college admissions process for 2025 appeared first on University Business.

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Students at Women's College Voted in Favor of Allowing Transgender Men and Nonbinary People Assigned Male at Birth for Admission

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14 to allow transgender men and nonbinary people assigned male at birth to be eligible for admission, The Washington Post reported. Since 2015, Wellesley has allowed transgender women to apply for admission. of Gen Z adults identify as transgender, according to a 2022 Gallup poll. Approximately 2.1%

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Morgan State University Wins 2022 ETS/CGS Award for Innovation in Promoting Success in Graduate Education

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Morgan State University, a Historically Black university in Baltimore, has been awarded the 2022 ETS/CGS Award for Innovation in Promoting Success in Graduate Education: From Admission through Completion from The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and ETS.

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Wentworth Institute of Technology to Drop Pre-Calculus Admissions Requirement for STEM Programs

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The Wentworth Institute of Technology is dropping its pre-Calculus admissions requirement, opening its doors to a wider range of students looking to pursue STEM degrees there. She joined the Boston school in 2022. Deirdre Donovan, the inaugural director of first-year math in Wentworth's School of Computing and Data Science.

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Compounding Inequities in Law School Are Not Insurmountable

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Newly released data reveals that, although students of color are steadily making up a higher percentage of those receiving law degrees, racial diversity in law school admissions, and attendance remains relatively stagnant. Second, they tend to apply for law school later in the rolling admissions cycle, after many spots have been filled. “If