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

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

Colleges and universities that use the CSS Profile to assess eligibility for financial aid are often overlooked by families because they think the schools are too selective, too expensive and too stingy with aid. Unfortunately, many college-bound students and their families are avoiding these Ivies, small Ivies, public Ivies and an assortment of small, private colleges to Read More

As students prepare for the college planning journey, counselors play an integral role in helping to plan the academic focus and assisting with the application process. Social-emotional learning (SEL), the process of developing the self-awareness, self-control and interpersonal skills thatare vital for success in college, is no less important. SEL, which evolves inside and outside the Read More

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED STATES WITH BINDING EARLY DECISION ADMISSION PLANS (cross referenced with those with Early Action plans) [dates are in US format with month first, then day] [last modified July 20, 2024] CALIFORNIA           Chapman University (11-1) [also supports an Early Action plan (11-1)]             Claremont McKenna College (11-1) [also supports Read More

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE US WITH EARLY ACTION (NON-BINDING) ADMISSION DECISION PLANS (cross referenced with schools with Early Decision [ED] plans) [dates are in US format with month first, then day] [last modified July 20, 2024] ALABAMA           Auburn University (12-1) [rolling plan—first round in mid-September,                                                                         final deadline 12-1) ARKANSAS           Hendrix College Read More

Have any students that plan to go to medical school in the future? U.S. News & World Report has just released its annual Best Medical Schools rankings report. There were several changes made to the way they conducted their rankings this year (shout out to Robert Schaefer of FairTest for outlining each of these changes): Read More

Do you have any students that aren’t sure which College they want to attend and don’t have the funds to visit any? They might consider spending some time to take virtual tours of campuses around the country. There is a website (Campus Tours) which offers Interactive Maps and Virtual Tours of hundreds of campuses. They Read More

If the answer is yes, this blog published by Jon Boeckenstedt of Oregon State University on his Higher Ed Data Stories blog should be of interest. He refreshed the 2018 visualization of Medical College Admission Data with the most recent (2023) information available. While much of this is helpful mostly for aspiring applicants to medical Read More