The college application is the primary resource for admissions departments to determine a students worthiness for acceptance. This application is the only opportunity students have in presenting themselves in the best light possible, in hopes of gaining admission. Many will say that completing the application is a test in-of-it itself. We agree. This simple test determines how detail oriented students are and how well they follow instructions. In any give year, colleges receive thousands of applications for admission from prospective students, all competing for the same sea (more…)
“Education officials say students looking for lower tuition costs helped drive up enrollment at the state’s universities and colleges by 4 percent this fall,” The Boston Herald reports. “The state Department of Higher Education said on Tuesday that the number of students attending the state’s 28 undergraduate institutions rose by about 7,000 from last fall to a record high of 176,314.”
You can read the complete October 15, 2008 Boston Herald article on-line. (more…)
According to the The Chronicle of Higher Education:
“Tuition and required fees at American universities increased at a measured rate over the past two years,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. “But given the recent downturn of the nation?s economy, that trend is unlikely to continue, say officials at the American Council on Education. Stable state budgets, healthy endowment returns, and a rise in private donations helped keep tuition and fee increases within a few percentage points of the consumer price index, said Tim McDonough, assistant vice p (more…)
The Tuesday, October 7 USA Today editorial page features a “debate” on test-optional admissions. Both the editorial column and a response by FairTest praise the NACAC Commission report and examine alternatives to the ACT and SAT
http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/index.html#entry-56642971 (more…)
