When responding to the “Why this college?” question, it is important to convey that you are not just applying for the sake of applying – they want students that want them. Colleges care about “yield,” which is the percentage of students that actually choose to attend the college, out of the total number who are Read More
The College Spy is offering a new webinar on October 17th. It’s called, 3 Tips for Navigating Your College Major. There are so many benefits to knowing your major before you enter college! Making the decision early can save you time and money. Additionally, teens who know what they want to study in college have Read More
Are any of your students trying to organize their thoughts on which College they would like to attend? Going Merry has created a nice worksheet your students can use to include information about each College on their target list and make quick comparisons. It’s a nice templated they can use to store all the information Read More
Did you attend the recent NACAC conference? If you did, there were many sessions you probably couldn’t attend. If you didn’t there may have been some great information presented you would like to know about. Collegewise did a nice job in summarizing many of the sessions from the conference. Their counselors attended many of the Read More
The 1 for 2 Education Foundation is seeking highly motivated applicants of accredited U.S. four-year colleges and universities. For the 2024 academic year, the Foundation selected a diverse group of five scholars who attended both public high schools from four states. Grants of up to $20,000 per academic year were made to attend both public Read More
If you have any students interested in attending a Christian college, there are more than 125 fairs scheduled this fall where they can meet many representatives from these institutions and find out about those schools. The dates are listed here: https://www.findyourchristiancollege.com/college-fairs and the search function allows searches by state.
Education Dive took a look at the trends in college consolidation since 2016. They analyzed mergers, acquisitions and other consolidation since 2016 at public and private institutions here. Here is a summary they provided (also see their post linked above for a US map showing these as well as further information on each specific college) Read More
School counselors know that college planning is a very difficult journey filled with potential pitfalls, but it is a journey that – done properly – ends with a student finding their best-fit college. A best-fit college is one that is also one that meets the financial needs and objectives of the student’s family. The staff Read More
Ready or not, the college application season has begun. Early or not is often the question. I know I’m not the only one who feels the college application process seems to be creeping earlier each year. There used to be uniformity among colleges and their deadlines. For the most part, applications were due in January Read More
The Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) vs. Harvard University andSFFA vs. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill overturned decades of precedent that said campusdiversity was a compelling interest that justified the consideration of race as one factor among manyin a holistic admissions process. Here is a link to an infographic with Read More
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