Great College Advice

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Admissions officers like to say yes to students who are genuinely interested in their community. Therefore, you need to ensure that the admissions office knows you will be coming for a visit. Sign up in advance on the admissions website. Book your complimentary session now and start your college admissions journey today!

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Great College Advice

OCTOBER 6, 2023

When it comes to college-bound students’ impressions of the relationship between financial aid and admissions, anxiety seems to rule the day. So this is the question I hear over and over, “does applying for financial aid hurt my college admissions chances?” This is a bit of a complicated question.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 29, 2023

Families and students often ask us, “does volunteer work matter for college admissions?” Does volunteer work matter for college admissions? College admissions officers like both of these things. How many volunteer hours do you need for college admission? Or are colleges looking for something else?

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Great College Advice

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Variations of this supplemental essay prompt in college applications have become more prevalent following the June 2023 Supreme Court ruling struck down race-based affirmative action in college admissions, limiting the ability of colleges to ‘consider an applicant’s race in and of itself as a factor in deciding whether to admit the applicant’.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

How the SAT Shaped College Admissions Liam Knox Mon, 09/16/2024 - 03:00 AM Author Nicholas Lemann discusses his new book on standardized testing and common misconceptions about the history and future of admissions exams. Byline(s) Liam Knox

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The evolution of how end-users obtain and utilize information spurred a new movement in education that LeiLani Cauthen described in her 2017 book, The Consumerization of Learning. Community colleges have a rich history of serving as open-admission institutions and pioneering college access in America.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 3, 2023

A prospective client emailed me yesterday with a question that is regularly asked of me when I give presentations on college admission. It’s all about high school The question raised at the beginning of this post is about college: which curriculum would be better for college admission? Which is Better for College Admission?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

Her research examines issues of race, diversity, and equity in higher education and is primarily focused on the factors shaping Black students college choice, completion, and career trajectories; the use and implications of admissions policies, particularly in post-affirmative action contexts; and racial and gender inequities in STEM.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 2, 2024

A bright young scholar, Pickens graduated as the top-ranked student from Miami Northwestern Senior High School in the Class of 2021, armed with an impressive academic record and multiple offers of admission from institutions such as Harvard, Howard, Duke, and the University of Miami.

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Higher Education Inquirer

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

History and Structure of Selective Admissions Folks are not privy to the inner workings of admissions, especially at elite and brand name schools. The College Admissions Scandal (aka Varsity Blues) gave us a small window into this structure, but that story will soon be forgotten.

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Great College Advice

JANUARY 2, 2023

In our conversations, here are some of the things that families tell us that we wish the admissions offices around the country should hear. Every once in a while an admissions officer is able to channel something fresh. And it seems that admissions directors don’t really want to. ” The canned presentations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 25, 2023

Prior to Emory, she served in various roles at Harvard, including director of graduate studies and chair of the admissions committee for the Department of African and African American Studies; interim chair of the Committee on the Study of Religion; and member of the provost’s academic leadership forum.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Will the Supreme Court Kill Affirmative Action in Admissions? The two discuss Natasha’s new book, “ Is Affirmative Action Fair? The Myth of Equity in College Admissions ,” as well as the potential impacts of the upcoming Supreme Court decision on the legitimacy of race-conscious admissions. Episode 129. November 29, 2022.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2024

America’s racial tension has been heightened by increasingly conservative Supreme Court rulings, book bans, and an increasing number of bans on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programming in states across the country. As the ruling affects the admissions process and not the recruitment process, Dr. Anthony E.

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Great College Advice

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The COA represents an approximation of your fully loaded cost, and will usually include: Tuition Room and Board School Fees Books and School Supplies Travel Personal Expenses Visit each school’s website that your child is interested in, and if the school provides an estimated COA use it as a starting poin t to calculate your costs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

Against this backdrop of societal change, the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action, a policy in place for 40 years promoting diversity in college admissions. This eventuality has been borne out at the University of Michigan following the discontinuation of affirmative action. Dr. Annelle B.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 23, 2023

It’s a piece of writing that you undertake for a very specific purpose: to give college admissions officers the evidence they need in order to admit you to their school. In order to write the most compelling essay that you can, it is crucial to ask: what do college admissions look for in an essay. That is not a good strategy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 7, 2022

These best practices include itemizing key direct and indirect costs (like tuition, housing, and books), offering a cost of attendance estimate that includes these key costs, and providing an estimate of the net price by subtracting only gift aid (grants and scholarships that don’t need to be repaid) from the cost of attendance.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 14, 2024

‘Pulling Back the Veil’ on Enrollment Management Liam Knox Tue, 05/14/2024 - 03:00 AM Stephen Burd’s new book blames much of higher ed’s current woes on the multi-million dollar industry. He spoke with IHE about how admissions became a numbers game and why poor students are worse off for it. Byline(s) Liam Knox

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The Guardian Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Aaron Reeves and Sam Friedman, professors of sociology at the London School of Economics, argue that pupils from prestigious private schools such as Eton and Winchester have maintained a disproportionate grip on Oxbridge and Russell Group university places, despite recent improvements in admission policies. Continue reading.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

APRIL 9, 2025

Admissions counselors can contact students directly via emails, phone calls, or video meetings to answer their specific questions and address any issues they may have on topics such as financial aid opportunities, program lengths and delivery formats, and support services.

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Great College Advice

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

More students dine alone, staring at their books, checking their schedules, making appointments to meet up with peers, or just downing some food to keep things moving through the afternoon. Whether food or anything else is your priority in choosing a college, our admissions consultants can help you find the colleges that fit you best.

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PUC

MARCH 4, 2025

PUCs English department offers a variety of interesting classes, including Acting I: Fundamentals, Themes in Literature: Banned Books, Shakespeare in Performance, Development of the Novel, Creative Writing: Short Story, Contemporary Literature, Approaches to Poetry, and more.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

This experience served as the fundamental reason I focused my dissertation and first book on gifted and talented Black students who became underachievers. Fletcher : I learned about test bias when applying for admission into a doctoral program. I wanted my son to do well, so I waited.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Institutions or departments should have book clubs or colloquia about research on underrepresented minorities in the faculty, she says, and talk about what they are doing to bolster representation. Supreme Court’s June ruling that race-conscious admissions practices are unconstitutional.

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Great College Advice

JULY 25, 2023

Further, depending on the location in which you are interviewed, the volunteer alumni interviewers may have more or less training in how to successfully interview candidate for admission. Name a book you’ve read recently outside of school. Tell me what 3 books I’d have to read to get a better sense of who you are.

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Higher Ed Connects: Diversity

JUNE 15, 2019

Park tackles in her book, Race on Campus: Debunking Myths with Data. At the end of this book review, we also have an exclusive Q&A with Park. A secondary goal of the book is to unpack the origins of race-related myths in higher education, and critique the persistent spread of misinformation.

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Great College Advice

JANUARY 28, 2023

What is the college timeline for 9th graders in high school that will help ensure that they are ready for college admission down the road? Even comic books. Freshman year means the start of high school, and with that comes a lot of changes. Non-fiction. Magazines and newspapers. Read at every opportunity.

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Great College Advice

JULY 24, 2023

Early Decision vs Regular Decision Regular decision is the normal process by which students apply by published deadlines, with a promise of receiving an admissions decision no later than April 1 of their senior year. The student agrees to withdraw all other applications, and not accept any other offers of admission.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I ts date of 1933 notwithstanding, Woodson’s Miseducation of the Negro book remains timely and timeless. The culmination of the above inequities collides to ill-prepare minoritized students for higher education admission/acceptance, readiness, and success, as well as being hired and successful in their career.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 23, 2023

Admissions officers at USF encourage phone calls from both students and counselors. They do not have a “wall” between web users and the admissions staff. The admissions office representatives said repeatedly, “Pick up the phone; we’re old-fashioned.” For students who want the “Great Books” sort of program offered at St.

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University Business

MARCH 17, 2025

“They’re seen not only as more fun, but also more accessible,” said Jeff Selingo, author of college admissions books. Read more at Axios. The post Northeast students are heading south for college appeared first on University Business.

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Great College Advice

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Pro tip: Be a part of webinars and virtual college fests to build some connections with professors and admission officers. These networks provide you with easy access to firsthand admission info. Visa Application Right after admission, securing a student visa should become your top priority. embassy or consulate.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) victory over Harvard and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in two Supreme Court cases challenging affirmative action disrupted institutions’ long-standing admissions practices and ended a near-decade-long litigation battle. You have to be careful not to over-interpret it.”

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Great College Advice

JULY 24, 2023

Perhaps you’ll attend labs and discuss important books and research. And while admissions officers know that undergraduates change their major an average of at least once, and you may be completely undecided at this point, you still need to craft an answer to this prompt with more than “I’m undecided.”

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Great College Advice

JULY 29, 2023

Getting a bachelor’s degree is hopefully but one step in a long and successful life, and if you have read Frank Bruni’s book, you would know that ‘where you go is not who you’ll be!’ As we all become more aware of anxiety disorders, we can help our teens live healthier lives, whether in the college admissions process or beyond.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 25, 2023

The Education Department settles with five law schools over financial aid; a new report explores the role of California's Hispanic-serving community colleges; New College of Florida aims to lure students to a new Odyssey course with free books and food trucks. The following news articles ran in the past week:

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