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Financial Aid, Admissions, and “Need Blind” Policies

Great College Advice

What is Need Blind Admission to College? Clients have asked me repeatedly to explain the relationship between the financial aid and admissions offices, and to help them to understand how financial need is factored into admissions decisions. Believe me, they are not. Believe me, they are not.

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FAFSA delayed until Dec. 31: How does this complicate your admissions team?

University Business

Colleges and universities’ admissions and enrollment teams were already preparing for one of the most complicated years in financial aid history with the release of FAFSA Simplification. ” However, one university’s decision to roll out its own financial aid forms is looking all the wiser now. .”

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Admissions workloads are enormous. Here is how AI can help

University Business

Admissions offices are slowly integrating generative AI into their toolboxes to manage ballooning application pools while also easing staff burnout and other workload issues. The pandemic and this year’s botched FAFSA rollout exacerbated admissions teams’ challenges.

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Creating a Customized Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) Dashboard

EAB

Creating a Customized Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) Dashboard Elmira College's partnership with Edify About Elmira College is a private college with a total enrollment of 673 students, a 76% retention rate, and a 56% six-year graduation rate.

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Higher Ed Officials Express Uncertainty Amid Further FAFSA Delays

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education (ED) is delaying the sending out of student information relevant for financial aid calculations to institutions, higher ed scholars and officials have voiced concern and uncertainty over how this change will affect low-income and first-generation students in particular.

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Report: Applications for UC System Fall 2023 Saw General Declines

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The number of applications for the Fall 2023 admissions cycle generally declined across the University of California (UC) system, particularly among nonresident applicants, The UC San Diego (UCSD) Guardian reported. decline in total applications from the previous year’s admissions cycle.

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Disparities of African American Men and Obtaining a College Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The high cost of college tuition and associated expenses can be prohibitive, leading to lower enrollment and STOP-out! Financial aid and scholarships are available, but often not sufficient to bridge the gap, and the burden of student loans can be a daunting deterrent. Not dropout rates.

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