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A Pause in International Students?
The Atlantic - Mar 13, 2017
A new survey reveals that four in 10 U.S. colleges have experienced a decline in international applicants for the Fall 2017 term. The survey of around 250 colleges and universities—which will be released in its entirety later this month—was conducted in February by six higher-education groups ...
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Turbulent Times for Enrollment Leaders
Inside Higher Ed - Mar 9, 2017
Back in 2001, I worked in the New York University admissions office. We were very well positioned to have a terrific incoming class. Then Sept. 11 happened. ...
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College Admissions Process/Strategies
6 Ways Proximity to Home Affects Your College Experience
Her Campus - Mar 11, 2017
There are many things you should take into consideration when you’re narrowing down your college list––academics, housing, extracurricular activities and more! However, one of the most important factors to some collegiettes is your college’s proximity to home. ...
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5 Admission Factors You Can’t Predict
GoLocalProv College Admissions - Mar 14, 2017
As colleges release decisions this month, many families are puzzled by outcomes. Their child had GPA and SAT/ACT scores that fell within range for a specific college, participated in an array of extra-curricular activities, and spent hours perfecting applications and essays. ...
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Getting Into College Is Now Easier, A Surprise For Most Students
University Herald - Mar 11, 2017
There are always news and headlines about how the number of applications spike in prestigious colleges which trigger fear among many students. In reality, it is actually easier to get into these colleges than the previous years. ...
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Campus Visits
Charlotte moms share lessons on campus visits
Tribune News Service - Mar 13, 2017
Right about now, as the parents of sophomores and juniors are scheduling flights, renting cars, making hotel reservations and booking spring break campus tours, this whole “college thing” becomes eerily real ..
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6 Things to Do Instead of Stressing About Acceptance Letters
Her Campus - Mar 15, 2017
So, you’ve submitted all your college applications, sent out your reference letters, wrote your admissions essays, and paid your application fees. Now, all you can do is wait, and that’s just as stressful as completing all your materials on time ––if not more...
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Counselors
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Post - Mar 16, 2017
Essential Reading for School Counselors There’s a report floating around your state capitol that school counselors really need to read. As we were electing a new president last year, Congress managed to pass the Elementary and Secondary School Act, or ESSA. ESSA replaces the much-discussed No Child Left Behind Act, the legislation counselors knew as No Child Left Untested. Noble in its goals ,... More
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7 Questions to Ask an Independent College Advisor
TeenLife Blog - Mar 9, 2017
The decision to hire an independent college advisor is a difficult one. It’s extra time and money on top of whatever college counseling your student’s school may offer. But some students need the personal attention, whether it’s help organizing their high school resume, polishing a college essay. ...
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Parents
Applying to College? Expect to Pay at Least This Much
NerdWallet - Mar 14, 2017
College attendance costs get all the attention, but you’ll start paying for school when you begin the application process. Factoring in the costs of test preparation, test taking and applications, expect to spend at least $678 — and perhaps thousands more ...
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Parent Anxiety, Screen Time And Learning In The Digital Age
NPR.org - Mar 13, 2017
"If I can get them out the door with pants on, I feel like we've won the day."
A lot of parents can probably relate to those words from a stressed out dad, who's trying to deal with big issues of parenting amid the normal chaos of just getting them to school....
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SATs & ACTs
4 Common Questions, Answers About IB Assessments
US News - Mar 13, 2017
Since early 2017, the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme has been offered at hundreds of American high schools. And students can reap many benefits from the IB curriculum, including potential college credit, rigorous coursework and a world-class education....
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FinAid/Scholarships
Drilling down into a college financial aid offer
CBS News - Mar 13, 2017
If only choosing a college were as easy as picking a ripe fruit or vegetable. It’s complicated -- and often agonizing -- because of the financial aid offers that come along with acceptance packages. It’s often a apples and oranges kind of decision....
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Appealing Financial Aid and Merit Scholarships
Cappex Blog - Mar 15, 2017
Do you know how to appeal a financial aid award or appeal a merit scholarship?
Knowing how to appeal merit scholarships and need-based financial aid awards from colleges could ultimately save you thousands of dollars....
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Applying For College Aid Just Got Harder
NPR.org - Mar 15, 2017
The IRS Data Retrieval Tool is down. If those words don't send a shiver up your spine, it means you're not a high school senior or college student rushing to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA....
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Don't say 'yes' to that college before you check the financial aid offer
CNBC - Mar 9, 2017
Deciphering your financial aid offer Deciphering your financial aid offer High school seniors may already have their college acceptance letters and financial aid offers in hand, but there's no reason to rush on making an enrollment decision. Take time to assess those aid packages carefully. ...
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Don't Get Fooled by Aid Offers
Poughkeepsie Journal - Mar 11, 2017
Soon high school seniors will be receiving admission and financial aid notifications from those colleges and universities that typically send out final decisions later this month and in early April. ...
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Activities may translate into college scholarships
Poughkeepsie Journal - Mar 11, 2017
A recent ABC News story told of a Florida high school senior who was offered a combined total of more than a million dollars in scholarship money from the colleges to which she had applied. Yes, she was a great student. ...
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Without IRS tool, families scramble to fill out financial aid forms
Marketplace.org - Mar 13, 2017
It’s FAFSA season, when families apply for federal aid to pay for college. The IRS Data Retrieval Tool makes it easier for applicants to add the required tax information to their forms by transferring it directly from the IRS. Or it did. The IRS has suspended the service for several weeks,...
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Career and Technical Education
Vocational education provides path to good jobs
WPSD Local 6 - Mar 8, 2017
More people are going to college now than ever before. Next year, many college graduates could have a hard time finding work. Harvard University says one third of jobs in 2018 will require a four-year degree. The rest of them will require technical skills......
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West
Essential Education: New school rating tool launches
Los Angeles Times - Mar 15, 2017
The state's California School Dashboard just came online, a website years in the making. It replaces the Academic Performance Index as the state's official tool for rating schools. ....
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Teen Dating
'Powerhouse' moves teens can use to prevent dating violence
Deseret News - Mar 15, 2017
How you present yourself matters, so Susan Harrow teaches teenage girls to stand up straight and make good eye contact. She coaches them to speak with a forceful, no-nonsense voice. She talks about different faces. ...
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UNH study reveals dating violence issue for teens
Boston Herald - Mar 15, 2017
One in 10 New Hampshire teens were victims of dating violence within the past year, according to a new study that points to a need for better education across schools, researchers say.. ...
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