College admission advisor to students and families worldwide. Experienced educator and student mentor.
Certain sports at elite colleges like the Ivy League tend to have rosters made up of students who attended private schools or who come from public schools in the wealthiest zip codes, leading to questions about merit and equity. #GreatCollegeAdvice #CollegeAthletics #CollegeAdmissions #EliteColleges
College admission advisor to students and families worldwide. Experienced educator and student mentor.
A recently published book critiquing the SAT and the ACT makes the case that rather than expanding access for students, the exams identify a 'lucky few' to gain admissions at selective colleges. #GreatCollegeAdvice #CollegeAdmissions #StandardizedTesting
College admission advisor to students and families worldwide. Experienced educator and student mentor.
About 20% of undergraduate students are parents, which comes with additional responsibilities and financial pressures. They graduate at lower rates than their fellow students and often take more time, especially without support from their colleges. #GreatCollegeAdvice #StudentParents #HigherEd
College admission advisor to students and families worldwide. Experienced educator and student mentor.
Parents should provide support and help to their children as they work on their college applications. However, it's important not to overstep and work on their applications for them. #GreatCollegeAdvice #CollegeAdmissions #CollegeApplications
College admission advisor to students and families worldwide. Experienced educator and student mentor.
In California, an effort to address student housing shortages and rebuild transfer pathways would have local community college students and University of California students sharing a dorm. #GreatCollegeAdvice #UC #StudentDorms #TransferPathways
College admission advisor to students and families worldwide. Experienced educator and student mentor.
Like many other universities, the University of North Carolina system has launched a program to reenroll stopped out students in an effort to increase college-educated workers in the state. Those efforts have also yielded approximately $4.5 million in tuition revenue. #GreatCollegeAdvice #UNC #CollegeEnrollment #StudentReenrollment
College admission advisor to students and families worldwide. Experienced educator and student mentor.
In Louisiana, replacing remedial math courses at its public institutions with corequisite math courses has increased course completion from 11% to 52%. It's now planning to scale corequisite courses. #GreatCollegeAdvices #HigherEducation #CorequisiteCourses
College admission advisor to students and families worldwide. Experienced educator and student mentor.
The Supreme Court's ban on affirmative action reignited calls to end legacy and donor admissions at colleges and universities, especially as the practice is more prolific at elite universities. #GreatCollegeAdvice #CollegeAdmissions #LegacyAdmissions
College admission advisor to students and families worldwide. Experienced educator and student mentor.
Minnesota has passed legislation restricting what online program managers (OPMs) can do and how they can work with its colleges and universities, trying to protect students who enroll in online programs. #GreatCollegeAdvice #OPMs #HigherEd
College admission advisor to students and families worldwide. Experienced educator and student mentor.
College fairs can be a great way to talk to and learn about many colleges all at once, but they can also be overwhelming. Here's some advice from a college admissions official on how to make the most of a college fair. #GreatCollegeAdvice #CollegeFairs #CollegeAdmissions
College admission advisor to students and families worldwide. Experienced educator and student mentor.
Some states and colleges have responded to the affirmative action ban by also cancelling or modifying race-based scholarships, which concerns many of the prior recipients of these scholarships, who may not have been able to afford college otherwise. #GreatCollegeAdvice #Scholarships #FinancialAid