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California Bans Legacy Admissions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

California has banned legacy admissions, making it illegal for public and private universities in the state to consider an applicant’s relationship to alumni or donors when deciding whether to admit them. 1, 2025, is the nation’s fifth legacy admissions ban, but only the second that will apply to private colleges.

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How to Write an Email to College Admissions Counselors

Great College Advice

The college admissions process can be filled with uncertainty. One source of information that can help reduce the uncertainty — in some respects — are college admissions counselors. But do you know how to write an email to college admissions counselors?

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Most admissions officers say college rankings have ‘lost their luster’

University Business

It’s more of the latter emotion for one sector of higher ed—admissions officers, according to a survey by educational services provider Kaplan. That’s a sharp increase from the 56% of admissions officers who said the same in Kaplan’s 2023 survey. On the heels of the release of U.S. This year, U.S.

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College Possible Minnesota celebrates student alumni and the class of 2024

College Forward

Cheers to New Chapters, College Possible Minnesota’s annual year-end gathering in June, celebrates the successes of the past academic year and features a College Possible student alumni panel. Congratulations and thank you to the Cheers to New Chapters student alumni panelists and to the class of 2024.

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Providing Tuition Assistance to Native American Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Michigan State University (MSU) will offer in-state tuition to out-of-state Native American students through their Native American Tuition Advantage Program (NATAP), beginning in Fall 2025. Leonard and Laura Kennedy, an admissions officer at MSU, were tasked with researching institutions with similar initiatives. “We

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Providing Tuition Assistance to Native American Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Michigan State University (MSU) will offer in-state tuition to out-of-state Native American students through their Native American Tuition Advantage Program (NATAP), beginning in Fall 2025. Leonard and Laura Kennedy, an admissions officer at MSU, were tasked with researching institutions with similar initiatives. “We

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A recap of the 2023-24 MIT Career Exploration Series

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1,818 students, postdocs, and recent alumni attended the events. The goal of the series is to continue providing students with opportunities to explore various career and graduate/professional school paths by connecting them with industry leaders, alumni, graduate/professional school representatives, and DLCIs across MIT.

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