For students and parents beginning the long journey that is the college admissions process, information is key. The more you know about recent trends, realities and expectations, the better prepared you are to tackle challenges and succeed in gaining admissions to the colleges of your choice. With that in mind, ...
More and more colleges are moving away from traditional standardized testing options. Over 800 colleges and universities across the country no longer require that students submit SAT or ACT scores in order to be considered for admission, according to a recent survey by the National Center for Fair & Open ...
Need help sorting out the different ways you can apply to college? Admissions plans include early, rolling, and regular. Each plan has its own timetable regarding when students apply, when students receive decisions, and whether students are required to confirm attendance. Each plan has its own requirements about whether students ...
The College Admissions Report 2011 of NACAC reveals the following trends. For the past decade, there have been increases in the number of high school graduates, the number of students applying to colleges and the number of students enrolled in higher education. Women have enrolled in college at a higher ...
If getting into teacher preparation programs were as difficult as gaining admission to law school or medical school, would education graduates be more effective teachers? Colleges and universities around the country have been under pressure to make their teacher preparation programs more competitive and selective, as the increased pressure for ...
The Common Application has grown exponentially since it launched in 1975 with 15 member institutions! 414 colleges now accept the Common App, and this year, for the first time, international colleges have signed on. Newest members include Columbia University, the University of Michigan and the American University of Rome. For ...
There are a variety of paths to practicing medicine, and an alternative route to the MD (Doctor of Medicine) degree is the DO (osteopathic) degree. Traditional "Allopathic" medical schools offer an MD degree, and train students in Western medicine; whereas "Osteopathic" medical schools offer a DO degree, and are viewed ...
The University of California is experiencing record applications despite state funding cuts and tuition increases. Out-of-state and international students are being actively recruited, at an additional cost of almost $23,000, bringing the total expected annual cost to over $50,000. Non-resident applications rose 10.7% from out-of-state and 22.5% from international. UC ...