Great College Advice

AUGUST 30, 2023

There is one invaluable resource in your college search that should not be overlooked: college admissions counselors. What questions to ask a college admissions counselor Talking to someone who knows the ins and outs of the college or university you’re interested in is a very good opportunity that you should not pass up.

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Great College Advice

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

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? However, you also want to avoid being annoying.

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Great College Advice

MAY 24, 2022

Financial Aid Planning for Senior Year of High School. . The financial aid timeline is critical if you want to maximize the amount of financial aid for which you are eligible. Financial aid is one of the most important parts of the college process, but it can be one of the most confusing, as well.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2024

The Lumina Foundation in Indianapolis has announced the winners of The Great Admissions Redesign. The Great Admissions Redesign seeks to revolutionize the admissions process and increase accessibility to higher education for all students, particularly those not admitted in proportion to their shares of the U.S. population.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

For a prospective college student beleaguered by the complexities of the application process, direct admissions is like a dream come true. If their GPA or standardized test scores are high enough, colleges with direct admissions programs will send them acceptance letters without their even having to apply. Two more are considering it.

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Great College Advice

JANUARY 8, 2024

How long do college admissions take? It’s no secret that the college admissions process is a long and winding road. But exactly how long do college admissions take? How long does the college admissions process take? How long do college admissions take? Most college-bound students (and their parents!)

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Podcast Will the SCOTUS Ruling Influence Financial Aid Strategy? EAB’s Vashae Dixon and Brett Schraeder discuss the ways in which financial aid professionals are adapting to the recent SCOTUS ruling barring consideration of race or ethnicity in university admissions. Episode 165. September 12, 2023.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 19, 2023

Wesleyan University will no longer engage in legacy admissions. Our admission decision is based upon diverse facets of the individual’s history, talent, potential to contribute to the university and get the most out of a Wesleyan education. This comes in the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative action. “An

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Hope College Network

JANUARY 4, 2023

When I was applying for college, financial aid was probably one of the things that stressed me out the most. Here are the things that I wish I could explain to past me about financial aid at Hope College. Here are the things that I wish I could explain to past me about financial aid at Hope College.

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Great College Advice

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Step 4: Investigate the financial aid generosity of each school Not all schools are created equal when it comes to their financial aid generosity. Some will meet full financial needs while others won’t. Some schools will be very generous with merit aid for those who don’t meet the criteria for need-based aid.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

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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University Business

JULY 26, 2024

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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University Business

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a challenge to new admissions criteria at an elite public high school in Virginia that eliminated standardized tests, clearing the way for the use of a policy intended to diversify the school’s student body. Read more from The New York Times.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 17, 2024

The Week in Admissions News Susan H. Greenberg Sun, 03/17/2024 - 02:17 PM UT Austin reinstates standardized test requirement; the Education Department begins sending colleges financial aid data; Virginia bans legacy preferences in admissions. Byline(s) Susan H. Greenberg

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

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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University Business

AUGUST 28, 2023

Federal Student Aid discovered five law schools that improperly disbursed $2.9 million of ineligible federal financial aid funds to 92 students between 2017 and 2022. Without proper institutional accreditation, the freestanding law schools were never eligible to disburse such financial aid to students enrolled in the LL.M

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 4, 2024

The platform also offers access to a mobile app, comprehensive financial aid and scholarship information, online portfolios, and an extensive library of counselor resources in English and Spanish. More than 3 million students, teachers, and counselors use the Common App platform each year to simplify the college application process.

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EAB

JANUARY 2, 2024

Podcast How Admissions Offices Actually Work Episode 177. EAB’s Madeleine Rhyneer and Kathy Ruby pull back the curtain to reveal how admissions professionals sift through thousands of applications and decide who gets admitted. EAB · How Admissions Offices Actually Work Transcript Coming soon. January 2, 2024.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Students of color are often confined to under-resourced schools, which limits their ability to compete for admission at top universities. At the same time, we are witnessing a concerning trend: fewer students are completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which is essential for accessing financial aid.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Rupal Gadhia Rupal Gadhia has been named managing director of MBA admissions and financial aid at Harvard Business School. She served as global vice president of brand and digital marketing at Genpact. Gadhia holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Manny Rodriguez His job entails research and collaboration with other education groups, state legislators, and education officials in accordance with TICAS’s mission to increase college access, affordability, and success through improvements in student financial aid policies.

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

For many high school seniors and their families, the college selection process includes a comparison of financial aid offers. Keep this list handy as you compare financial aid packages: What is the renewal criteria for my financial aid? Does your financial aid package include an academic scholarship?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Carleton College ends legacy admissions; the ED criticizes USC's handling of financial aid appeals; a new survey reveals the salaries, budgets and top worries of chief diversity officers. The following news articles ran in the past week:

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

This first Equity Innovations Guide illustrates results the organization has gathered from pilots and initiatives it had implemented over the years on matters of college admissions, financial aid, and equity. The college admissions process is stressful in general,” Steele said. “So,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The college adopted a test-optional policy for applicants to the Classes of 2025, 2026, and 2027 and a test-recommended policy for applicants to the Class of 2028 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Lee Coffin, the college’s vice president and dean of admissions and financial aid.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Legacy college admissions — the practice of selective institutions giving preference to children and relatives of alumni — is under intense scrutiny today. Originally established to exclude certain populations of students, legacy admissions provides a significant boost to children of ultrawealthy families who apply to elite institutions.

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EAB

DECEMBER 13, 2022

New Admissions Counselor Resource Center. Guides and tools for admissions teams. The role of an admission counselor is both essential and challenging, especially with the variety of responsibilities and skills required of today’s enrollment teams. Financial aid. Boosting college admissions office customer service.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2023

Although the exact scope of the decision can’t be known, it seems clear that the court’s conservative majority will strike down the consideration of race in admissions. Race-conscious admissions were now only allowed for the achievement of the educational benefits of diversity. You would need very robust financial aid,” said Baker.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

5 Tips for Keeping Students Engaged Throughout the Admissions Process In higher education, the enrollment funnel can feel like a battleground for institutions vying to convert interest into commitment. They might engage more deeply with admissions counselors, attend virtual or in-person campus tours, and participate in Q&A sessions.

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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

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

After years of studying higher education and teaching thousands of students, I’m now the parent of a high school senior who’s running the so-called college admissions gauntlet. Why, he was asked, hadn’t his mom hired a private SAT tutor and college admissions consultant? It’s finally happened. Why isn’t he applying, they wonder?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2024

In concert with Rhode College’s commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging as well as affordability, the Office of Admission strives to identify, recruit, and enroll domestic students who are underrepresented in higher education, including first-generation college students, low-income students, and students of color.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

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. Dr. Hamilton Raymond is executive director of admissions at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. Not dropout rates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2023

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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University Business

MARCH 14, 2024

Because of the delays in the FAFSA rollout, schools do not have the information they need from the government to assemble financial aid offers. Students have had to postpone decisions about where to attend college because they have no idea how much aid they will receive. Read more from The New York Times.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 7, 2023

Come Fall 2023, this partnership will make SAU and TSU the only two HBCUs and first out-of-state transfer options in the community college system's Bridge to Bachelor’s Degree Program , which gives new, first-time students admission to participating four-year institutions upon associate degree completion.

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University Business

APRIL 30, 2024

President David Greene believes the financial aid package will help “families on the higher and lower ends of the middle-income spectrum who’ve fallen between the cracks and are left behind.” 1% had a nearly 30% admission rate, which caught headlines as its publication last year coincided with the end of affirmative action.

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