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Learn everything you need to know about the college admissions process! We'll tell you everything you need to know about admissions College Search, and Financial Aid Resources to students and parents. Once you are at least partly... [more]
Learn everything you need to know about the college admissions process! We'll tell you everything you need to know about admissions College Search, and Financial Aid Resources to students and parents. Once you are at least partly complete with the college search process, the next issue is being admitted. The college admission process is now over and now what are you most excited about? It is possible to experience a stress-free, successful college search process that ends with a college fit that is right for each student.
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When should you begin to apply for college scholarships?
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Junior year of high school
Junior year of high school
How many different college scholarships should you apply for?
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As many as you can find and qualify for
As many as you can find and qualify for
Ya gotta love #8: 8. Make Sure the Teachers Show Up for Class “The most important question to ask when considering an application or making an enrollment decision is this: What is the degree of attention paid by this school...
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NPR's
Morning Edition aired
a story in which the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is
beginning an investigation into claims that colleges are favoring
the admission of less qualified males over more qualified women.
Today women earn about 60 percent of all bachelor's degrees. The
concern is that some colleges are so worried about becoming
overwhelmingly female that they are discriminating against
qualified women and choosing...
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From reason.com
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As early applications come due this week, Kathleen Kingsbury asks admissions officers: What advice would you give prospective students that they've probably never heard before?
For the incoming Class of 2014, the news just keeps getting...
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From cdn.thedailybeast.com
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With admission deadlines on the horizon, students applying to college this year face new realities in the process. So, now we're taking a closer look at social networking's role in college admissions.
While everyone may not use them, most everyone has heard of Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, and other sites like these. That includes universities like Texas [...]
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From today.ttu.edu
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Interesting strategy: In light of drastic state budget cuts in education spending, California's community colleges, CSU's and UC's have slashed the number of students they're admitting. For example locally, Modesto Junior College has eliminated tons of classes and CSU Stanislaus will no longer admit students during the spring semester. That leaves thousands of students without a college to attend, so the kind people at some Oregon...
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From thehive.modbee.com
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WEST HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Despite recent reports, the SAT remains a heavy hitter in the college admissions game. Seventy percent of the 2,500 accredited four-year institutions in the U.S. require the SAT. A recent study commissioned by the National Association of College Admission Counseling, found that 20 to 40 percent of colleges agreed that “a 20-point math increase or a 10-point reading increase would significantly improve a...
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From businesswire.com
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November 3, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — "These days, nearly every Indiana college and university is using social media to connect with potential students and build community among incoming freshmen," notes a higher education supplement to the Indianapolis Star. Ashley Petry writes, "at DePauw University, 25 percent of incoming freshmen say they used Facebook to decide which college to attend."
Christopher Wells, senior adviser to the president...
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From feedburner.com
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Recently Joe Malchow breifly addressed whether Dartmouth's admissions office, or the admissions offices of elite colleges generally, I suppose, should give preference to applications from the children of major institutional underwriters. Joe raised the issue only in passing, but in view of the College's rather desperate financial situation of late, it is a vital question that needs to be addressed boldly and honestly.
On admissions, colleges...
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From dartblog.com
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NEW YORK, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- In an age when some parents will pay more than $45,000 for college admissions counseling, and even some elementary schools host college fairs, one noted guidance counselor has made a national reputation by flouting the conventions of the application ritual. As a guidance counselor at Oyster Bay High in Long Island, NY, Gwyeth "Smitty" Smith encourages "his" kids to view college not as an admissions prize, but...
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From rss.prnewswire.com
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The struggling economy has taken a toll on those directly responsible for advising students about the college admission process. Nearly half of public schools have raised the caseloads of high school counselors this year, compared with last year, with the...
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