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Vol. 23 No. 5
January 2009
CB's 23rd Annual National Admissions
Trends Survey Results...
Financial Issues
"Hot"
(and getting hotter)
FOR NEARLY A QUARTER
of a century, CB has been tracking yearly admissions cycles
by surveying admissions officers inside a variety of colleges
and universities across the nation.
This year, by press time, CB had heard from 80 plus
representative institutions, large and small, public and private,
from coast to coast, reporting on whether the recent surge in
applications has continued, whether the male/female imbalance
persists, what kind of financial aid packages schools are offering
and many other issues of interest to high school counselors and
college-bound students. Here's Part I of what they told us.
AVAILABILITY
OF FINANCIAL AID
A year ago when students began applying for financial
aid, the credit crisis was still in its infancy. So CB
wanted to find out how it had impacted students. James Amidon,
director of public affairs at Wabash C., noted "more need"
among students. Lesley Al-Hajeri at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
U., said, "Financial issues are hot." Michael Johnson,
Dickinson C., agreed, "There was increased interest in financial
aid and scholarships."
However, only 12 percent of the colleges and universities
that participated in CB's 23rd National College Admissions
Trends Survey said the credit crunch last year had "significantly
impacted the availability of loans" for students attending
their school.
Susan Winstel, director of admissions at Carlow U., reported,
"We are seeing more parents being denied Parent-Plus Loans."
Duquesne U.'s associate director of admissions Bill Edwards said,
"The availability of federal loans remains the same."
Michael Perry, director of admission at Florida Institute of
Technology, noted, "There are fewer lenders to choose from
and a limit to private loans." Janet McClean at Purdue U.
said, "Not for fall semester, but for spring semester we
anticipate students will be adversely impacted."
"Alternative loans are harder to obtain," confirmed
Rebecca McDonald, assistant director of admissions at Wells C.
"Wabash is loaning privately to students," explained
James Amidon.
CB also wanted to know whether more students were applying
for financial aid.
Fifty-nine percent of the colleges and universities in CB's
survey reported that their students were applying for more financial
aid. Less than one percent said their students were applying
for less financial aid. And 30 percent said that student financial
aid requests were about the same in 2008 as in 2007.
EARLY APPLICATIONS
FOR 2008
In recent years, several colleges and universities
have curtailed their Early Decision programs. But Michael Johnson
at Dickinson C. said, "There was an increased interest in
Early Decision and Early Action programs to secure a place early
with needed financial aid."
Phyllis Schultz at Lawrence U., said, "Although the cohort
of 2008 college-bound students seemed to move slowly toward its
college decisions, we found that students who applied earlier
to Lawrence (e.g. through Early Action rather than Regular Decision)
also committed Lawrence much earlier than previous cohorts."
Of the colleges and universities in CB's survey that
use early programs, 74 percent said they received more applications
through Early Action or Early Decision programs.
Schools that received more applications through early programs
for 2008 than 2007 (with the percent of the 2008 first-year class
accepted early in parenthesis), were: Brandeis U. (20 percent),
Bryant U. (15 percent), Butler U. (86 percent), Carnegie Mellon
U. (20 percent), Centre C. (46 percent), Chapman U. (30 percent),
Claremont McKenna C. (26 percent), Colgate U. (49 percent), Dickinson
C. (64 percent), Duquesne U. (26 percent), Elon U. (66 percent),
Fordham U. (34 percent), James Madison U. (NA), Johns Hopkins
U. (35 percent), Kalamazoo C. (58 percent), Lafayette C. (41
percent), Lawrence U. (37 percent), Lewis & Clark C. (38
percent), Longwood U. (29 percent), Nazareth C. (42 percent),
Ohio Wesleyan U. (77 percent), Providence C. (51 percent), Reed
C. (30 percent), Saint Michael's C. (62 percent), St. Lawrence
U. (31 percent), U. of Georgia (50 percent), Wabash C. (47 percent)
and Wells C. (57 percent).
Schools receiving fewer applications through early programs
for 2008 than in 2007 were: Bucknell U. (39 percent), Denison
U. (6 percent), DePauw U. (45 percent), Harvey Mudd C. (16 percent),
Saint Joseph U. (60 percent) and Scripps C. (15 percent).
Schools receiving the same number of applications through
early programs in 2008 than in 2007 were: Baldwin Wallace C.
(NA) and Roanoke C. (50 percent). New York U. admitted the same
number of students through its Early Decision program, filling
27 percent of its first-year class.
MORE TOTAL
APPLICATIONS IN '08
In 2008, 76 percent of colleges and universities in
CB's survey attracted more applications.
For example, Heather Stinson, senior assistant dean of admission,
Colgate U., saw an "increase in applications." Satyajit
Dattagupta, associate director of admission, DePauw U., noted
"increased interest."
Some admissions officers saw this as a result of multiple
applications. Michael Johnson, Dickinson C., noted, "There
were more applications being submitted per student to assure
that options are maximized." Jessica Fowle, assistant director
of admission at Kalamazoo C., observed "more students applying
to a large number of schools." Janet C. McClean, Purdue
U., said "Students are applying to more than one college
or university." Paul Marthers, dean of admission, Reed C.,
detected "multiple applications."
Others at public institutions noted a sizeable increase. Linda
Ferguson at Indiana State U., said, "Freshman applications
to Indiana State grew by 20 percent and new student enrollment
has grown almost 5 percent over the previous year, and over 18
percent for the past three years." Teresa Wonnell, Johns
Hopkins U., said, "applications were up 7 percent from 2007
and 79 percent since 2002. This growing applicant pool brings
more diverse students who differ in academic and non-academic
interests, political affiliations and nationalities."
And Edith Waldstein, vice president for enrollment management,
Wartburg C., said there was a "significant increase in applications
for both majority and minority students."
Schools that reported receiving more applications in 2008
than in 2007 (with the number of applications in parenthesis)
were: Acquinas C. (2,086), Baldwin-Wallace C. (3,321), Brandeis
U. (7,724), Bryant U. (6,255), Butler U. (5,923), Campbellsville
U. (1,760), Centre C. (2,226), Chapman U. (NA), Claremont McKenna
C. (4,178), Clemson U. (15,500), Colgate U. (9,416), Denison
U. (5,304), DePauw U. (4,176), Drake (4,786), Duquesne U. (5,715),
Elon U. (9,434), Florida Institute of Technology (3,168), Fordham
U. (23,761), Gannon U. (3,021), Georgia Southern U. (8,620),
Husson U. (1,897), Indiana State U. (7,572), James Madison U.
(19,245), Johns Hopkins U. (16,011), Kalamazoo C. (2,062), LaSalle
U. (5,800), Lawrence U. (2,618), Lewis & Clark C. (5,551)
and Louisiana State U. (15,093).
Also receiving more applications in 2008 than in 2007 were
Loyola U. Chicago (19,940), Marian C. (1,682), Marywood U. (2,139),
Monmouth C. (1,919), Mount Mercy C. (402), Nazareth C. (2,181),
New York U. (36,802), Ohio U. (14,046), Ohio Wesleyan U. (4,244),
Oklahoma City U. (1,065), Philadelphia Biblical U. (1,004), Prairie
View A&M U. (5,964), Purdue U. (29,952), Reed C. (3,485),
Roanoke C. (3,579), Saint Michael's C. (3,618), St. Lawrence
U. (5,418), St. Mary-of-the-Woods C. (417), Temple U. (18,670),
Thomas More C. (1,150), U. of Arizona (22,544), U. of California,
Santa Cruz (27,842), U. of Colorado at Boulder (23,004), U. of
Georgia (17,350), U. of Idaho (6,272), U. of Illinois-Urbana
Champaign (23,240), U. of Iowa (15,582), U. of Maryland Eastern
Shore (4,639), U. of North Dakota (4,069), U. of Oklahoma (10,863),
U. of Toledo (11,140), Virginia Tech (20,756), Wartburg C. (2,414)
and Whitman C. (3,281).
Colleges that received fewer applications in 2008 than in
2007, with the number of applications in parenthesis, included:
Bucknell U. (8,024), Carlow U. (980), Dickinson C. (5,282), Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical U. (AZ) (1,148), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U. (FL)
(3,524), Longwood U. (4,197), The Ohio State U.- Columbus (21,878),
Providence C. (8,844), Saint Joseph's U. (7,294), Scripps C.
(1,931), U. of Notre Dame (13,945), U. S. Naval Academy (10,960),
Wabash C. (1,365) and Wells C. (1,117).
Institutions that received about the same number of applications:
Carnegie Mellon U. (22,059), C. at Brockport (SUNY) (8,602),
Lafayette C. (6,357), Oberlin C. (7,006) and Wilson C. (NA),
Harvey Mudd C. attracted 2,532 applications in 2008.
MORE ADMITTED
At the same time, 71 percent of the schools in CB's
survey admitted more students in 2008 than in 2007, including
(with the number admitted in parenthesis): Acquinas C. (1,690),
Baldwin-Wallace C. (2,213), Bryant U. (2,822), Campbellsville
U. (1,228), Carnegie Mellon U. (6,478), Centre C. (1,381), Chapman
U., Claremont McKenna C. (800), Clemson U. (NA), Colgate U. (2,254),
C. at Brockport (3,821), DePauw U. (2,657), Duquesne U. (4,320),
Elon U. (3,990), Florida Institute of Technology (2,591), Gannon
U. (2,487), Georgia Southern U. (4,335), Husson U. (1,549), Indiana
State U. (5,024), James Madison U. (12,522), Johns Hopkins U.
(4,062), Kalamazoo C. (1,448), Lafayette C. (2,366), LaSalle
U. (3,900), Lawrence U. (1,539), Lewis & Clark C. (3,002)
and Louisiana State U. (11,092).
Also admitting more students were Marywood U. (1,604), Mount
Mercy C. (323), Nazareth C. (1,624), Ohio State U.- Columbus
(12,907), Oberlin C. (2,288), Ohio Wesleyan U. (2,723), Oklahoma
City U. (842), Philadelphia Biblical U. (617), Prairie View A&M
U. (2,286), Purdue U. (21,423), Roanoke C. (2,500), Saint Joseph's
U. (6,215), Saint Michael's C. (2,489), St. Mary's-of-the-Woods
(293), Temple U. (11,349), Thomas More C. (900), U. of Arizona
(18,158), U. of California, Santa Cruz (20,370), U. of Colorado
at Boulder (17,933), U. of Georgia (9,245), U. of Idaho (4,867),
U. of Illinois-Urbana Champaign (16,043), U. of Iowa (12,827),
U. of North Dakota (3,067), U. of Notre Dame (3,727), U. of Oklahoma
(7,958), U. of Toledo (10,272), U. S. Naval Academy (1,525),
Virginia Tech (13,293), Wartburg C. (1,729), Whitman C. (1,470)
and Wilson C.
Colleges and universities that admitted fewer students in
2008 than in 2007: Brandeis U. (2,511), Bucknell U. (2,395),
Butler U. (4,250), Carlow U. (626), Denison U. (2,027), Dickinson
C. (2,334), Drake (3,319), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U. (AZ)
(990), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U. (FL) (2,822), New York U.
(9,312), Ohio U. (10,931), Providence C. (4,010), Reed C. (1,132),
Scripps C. (837), St. Lawrence U. (1,827), U. of Maryland Eastern
Shore (2,984) and Wells C. (713).
Those admitting about the same number in 2008 as in 2007:
Loyola U. Chicago (12,753), Monmouth C. (14,201) and Wabash C.
(670). Meanwhile, Fordham U. admitted 11,075.
WAIT LISTS
Only 42 percent of the colleges in this year's survey
that used wait lists admitted more students from their wait lists.
However, Michelle Beauregard, director of admission at Bryant
U., said she saw "more movement on wait lists and later
movement."
Schools that admitted more students from their wait lists
in 2008 than in 2007 (with the number of students wait listed
and admitted in parenthesis): Bryant U. (1,420/163), Butler U.
(375/263), Chapman U., Clemson U., DePauw U. (141/121), Elon
U. (2,754/90), Husson U. (15/12), Johns Hopkins U. (1,539/40),
Kalamazoo C. (233/41), Longwood U. (200/40), New York U. (1,837/543),
Providence C. (2,531/160), Roanoke C. (328/50), Temple U. (1,245/500),
U. of Iowa (143/11) and Wabash C. (59/5).
Colleges that admitted fewer students from their wait lists
in 2008: Brandeis U. (1,469/75), Bucknell U. (2,518/9), Centre
C. (139/0), Colgate U. (1,152/11), Denison U. (612/1), Dickinson
C. (432/22), Fordham U. (3,701/22), Harvey Mudd C. (448/0), James
Madison U. (1,592/NA), Lafayette C. (1,236/46), Lawrence U. (313/34),
Lewis & Clark C. (738/213), Oberlin C. (934/8), Saint Joseph's
U. (416/0), Saint Michael's C. (438/14), U. of Colorado at Boulder
(1,014/6), U. of Georgia (600/215), the U. of Illinois-Urbana
Champaign (489/199), U. of Oklahoma (1,704/865) and Whitman C.
(475/0).
Colleges that admitted the same number of students from their
wait lists in 2008: Claremont McKenna C. (511/0), Ohio State
U.-Columbus (600/5), Ohio Wesleyan U. (33/6), Reed C. (700/14),
Scripps C. (489/0), the U. S. Naval Academy (170/33) and Wartburg
C. (9/6). Meanwhile, St. Lawrence U. placed 658 on its wait list
and admitted 17. Carnegie Mellon U. waited listed 3,139, but
admitted 0. Virginia Tech wait listed 1,716 and admitted 0.
CLASS SIZES
In the end, 64 percent of the colleges and universities
in CB's 23rd National Admissions Trends Survey said they
actually enrolled a larger first-year class in 2008 than in 2007,
including (with first-year class number): Acquinas C. (456),
Brandeis U. (769), Bryant U. (914), Bucknell U. (957), Campbellsville
U. (449), Carlow U. (230), Carnegie Mellon U. (1,466), Centre
C. (337), Chapman U. (964), Claremont McKenna C. (320), Duquesne
U. (1,438), Elon U. (1,291), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U. (AZ)
(418), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U. (FL) (1,064), Fordham U.
(1,871), Gannon U. (624), Georgia Southern U. (3,131), Harvey
Mudd C. (202), Husson U. (729), Indiana State U. (1,940), James
Madison U. (3,957), Johns Hopkins U. (1,236), LaSalle U. (847),
Lawrence U. (382), Lewis & Clark C. (535), Longwood U. (1,050)
and Louisiana State U. (5,141).
Also seating a larger first year-class were Loyola U. Chicago
(2,176), Marian C. (331), Marywood U. (485), Mount Mercy C. (172),
Nazareth C. (471), Oberlin C. (768), Philadelphia Biblical U.
(331), Prairie View A&M U. (1,412), Purdue U. (7,063), Saint
Joseph U. (1,474), Saint Michael's C. (551), St. Mary-of-the-Woods
C. (129), Scripps C. (252), Thomas More C. (275), U. of Arizona
(6,459), U. of California, Santa Cruz (3,974), U. of Colorado
at Boulder (5,863), U. of Idaho (1,709), U. of Illinois-Urbana
Champaign (7,299), U. of Maryland Eastern Shore (1,200), U. of
Notre Dame (2,011), U. of North Dakota (1,942), U. of Toledo
(3,899), U. S. Naval Academy (1,261), Virginia Tech (5,401),
Wabash C. (253) and Wilson C (NA).
Colleges that ended up with smaller first-year classes were:
Baldwin Wallace C. (742), Butler U. (927), Colgate U. (738),
C. at Brockport (994), Denison U. (606), DePauw U. (625), Dickinson
C. (613), Drake (902), Florida Institute of Technology (635),
Monmouth C. (426), New York U. (4,260), Ohio State U.-Columbus
(6,041), Ohio U. (3,965), Ohio Wesleyan U. (577), Reed C. (330),
Roanoke C. (529), St. Lawrence U. (618), Temple U. (4,136), U.
of Iowa (4,246), U. of Oklahoma (3,803), Wartburg C. (514) and
Wells C. (155).
Colleges that ended up with the same size class as in 2007:
Kalamazoo C. (364), Lafayette C. (601), Oklahoma City U. (355),
Providence C. (988), U. of Georgia (4,800), Ursuline C. (110)
and Whitman C. (430).
YIELDS
Many insiders thought this would be the most unpredictable
admissions cycle in years. So how did their yield (the number
of admitted students who actually enrolled) turn out for these
colleges and universities in 2008? Kristina Brooks, Scripps C.,
said, "applications and yield are both up."
Colleges that reported higher yields in 2008 than in 2007
included: Baldwin-Wallace C. (33 percent), Brandeis U. (30 percent),
Bucknell U. (40 percent), Carlow U. (37 percent), Claremont McKenna
C. (40 percent), Colgate U. (33 percent), Denison U. (30 percent),
Dickinson C. (26 percent), Drake (27 percent), Duquesne U. (76),
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U. (AZ) (42 percent), Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical U. (FL) (38 percent), Husson U. (47 percent), Loyola
U. Chicago (17 percent), Providence C. (25 percent), Saint Joseph's
U. (25 percent), Scripps C. (30 percent), St. Lawrence U. (34
percent), St. Mary-of-the-Woods C. (44 percent), U. of California,
Santa Cruz (20 percent), U. of North Dakota (75 percent), Virginia
Tech (42 percent) and Wabash C. (38 percent).
Colleges and universities with lower yields in 2008 than in
2007 included: Bryant U. (32 percent), Butler U. (22 percent),
C. at Brockport (27 percent), DePauw U. (23 percent), Florida
Institute of Technology (28 percent), Fordham U. (17 percent),
Gannon U. (25 percent), Georgia Southern U. (72 percent), Indiana
State U. (39 percent), James Madison U. (36 percent), Johns Hopkins
U. (30 percent), Kalamazoo C. (25 percent), Lafayette C. (25
percent), Lewis & Clark C. (50 percent), Louisiana State
U. (46 percent), Marian C. (55 percent), Marywood U. (40 percent),
Monmouth C. (29 percent), Mount Mercy C. (53 percent), New York
U. (37 percent), Ohio State U.-Columbus (47 percent), Ohio U.
(36 percent), Ohio Wesleyan U. (21 percent), Oklahoma City U.
(42 percent), Philadelphia Biblical U. (33 percent), Purdue U.
(24 percent), Roanoke C. (21 percent), Temple U. (36 percent),
U. of Idaho (48 percent), U. of Iowa (33 percent), U. of Oklahoma
(48 percent), U. of Notre Dame (54 percent), U. S. Naval Academy
(83 percent), Wartburg C. (32 percent) and Wells C. (22 percent).
Schools that reported about the same yield for 2008 as 2007
were: Campbellsville U. (37 percent), Carnegie Mellon U. (23
percent), Centre C. (25 percent), LaSalle U. (21 percent), Lawrence
U. (25 percent), Nazareth C. (29 percent), Oberlin C. (34 percent),
Reed C. (29 percent), Saint Michael's C. (22 percent), Thomas
More C. (34 percent), U. of Colorado at Boulder (33 percent),
U. of Georgia (52 percent), U. of Illinois-Urbana Champaign (46
percent), U. of Toledo (38 percent) and Whitman C. (29 percent).
Also, Elon U.'s yield was 32 percent. Harvey Mudd C.'s yield
was 26 percent. Longwood U.'s yield was 37 percent. The U. of
Arizona's yield was 38 percent. U. of Maryland Eastern Shore's
yield was 40 percent. Ursuline C.'s yield was 78 percent.
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International Students
How did international students do at the colleges and
universities in this year's CB survey?
Michael Steidel, director of admission at Carnegie Mellon
U., said "more students appeared from China!" Also,
Mike Pelly, vice chancellor of enrollment at Chapman U., saw
"increased application from out-of-state and international
students." And Teresa Wonnell at Johns Hopkins U., added,
"Our campus is uniquely international, with over 70 countries
represented."
Emil Rinderspacher, senior associate director of admissions
at the U. of Iowa, said, "We were inundated with international
applications from China."
Here are the colleges and universities in CB's survey
that admitted more international students in 2008 than in 2007,
(with the number in parenthesis): Brandeis U. (200), Bryant U.
(374), Bucknell U. (83), Butler U. (214), Campbellsville U. (88),
Centre C. (23), Chapman U., Colgate U. (104), Denison U. (405),
DePauw U. (187), Dickinson C. (90), Duquesne U. (178), Elon U.
(177), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U. (AZ) (62), Fordham (480),
Gannon U. (7), Georgia Southern U. (123) and Harvey Mudd C. (44).
Also admitting more international students were Indiana State
U. (147), James Madison U., Kalamazoo C. (59), Lafayette C. (159),
LaSalle U. (40), Lawrence U. (97), Louisiana State U. (144),
Marywood U. (21), Monmouth C. (2), Mount Mercy C. (14), Nazareth
C. (7), New York U. (833), Ohio State U.-Columbus (715), Ohio
U. (437), Ohio Wesleyan U. (267), Philadelphia Biblical U. (26),
Roanoke C. (NA)Saint Joseph U. (66), Saint Michael's C. (26),
Scripps C. (36), Temple U. (781), U. of Arizona, U. of Colorado
at Boulder (188), U. of Idaho (89), U. of Illinois-Urbana Champaign,
U. of Iowa (705), U. of Maryland Eastern Shore (70), U. of Notre
Dame (140), U. of North Dakota (548), U. of Oklahoma (143), U.
of Toledo (376), the U. S. Naval Academy (14), Virginia Tech
(415) and Wabash C. (33).
Colleges that admitted fewer international students in 2008
than in 2007 were: Acquinas C. (NA), Carlow U. (3), Carnegie
Mellon U. (696), C. at Brockport, Drake, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
U. (FL) (268), Florida Institute of Technology (519), Husson
U. (4), Longwood U. (62), Loyola U. Chicago (126), Prairie View
A&M U. (33), Providence C. (75), St. Lawrence U. (79), St,
Mary-of-the-Woods C. (2), Thomas More C. (2) and Wilson C.
Colleges that admitted the same number of international students
in 2008 as in 2007 were: Claremont McKenna C., Clemson U., Lewis
& Clark C. (96), Oberlin C. (65), Purdue U. (521), Reed C.
(100), U. of Georgia, Ursuline C. (0), Wells C. (23) and Whitman
C. (41).
Johns Hopkins U. admitted 254 international students and Oklahoma
City U. admitted 139 international students.
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THE COUNSELOR'S CORNER
New Programs and Majors
WHAT NEW PROGRAMS OR
MAJORS are the diverse colleges and universities in CB's
national admissions trends survey offering their students? Here's
what they told us.
Baldwin-Wallace C. Nueroscience; Brandeis U.
Hispanic Studies; Bryant U. Environmental Science, Applied
Mathematics and Statistics; Bucknell U. Residential College
program in Language & Culture and School of Management B.S.
in Studies in Economics and Mathematics; Butler U. Motorsports
Engineering; Carlow U. Art Therapy Preparation; Carnegie
Mellon U. Bachelor of Computer Science & Arts; Centre
C. Minor in Gender Studies; Chapman U. Environmental
Sciences; Claremont McKenna C. Master's in Finance; Clemson
U. Genetics, Bioengineering; C. at Brockport (SUNY)
Information Technology, Kineseology, Sports Management, Exercise
Physiology, Athletic Training; DePauw U. MAT program in
Education Studies; Dickinson C. Middle Eastern Studies,
Africana Studies; Drake Primate Studies concentration;
Duquesne U. Pharmacy Supply Chain Management; Elon
U. Anthropology, Music Technology; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
U. (AZ) Mechanical Engineering, Associates in Aviation Maintenance
Science; and at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U. (FL) Aviation
Environmental Science, Mechanical Engineering.
Florida Institute of Technology Sports Psychology concentration,
Pre-law, construction, Astrobiology, Middle Grades Mathematics
and Science Education; Fordham U. Environmental Science,
Bioinformatics; Gannon U. Nutrition and Human Performance;
Georgia Southern U. Doctor of Clinical Psychology, Doctor
of Public Health, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Master of Education
with a major in Accomplished Teacher (fully online); Husson
U. Chemistry/Pre-Pharmacy; James Madison U. Engineering;
Johns Hopkins U. Archaeology, minors in English, Theatre
arts & studies, Museums & Society, Center for Leadership
Education.
Lafayette C. Policy Studies; LaSalle U. International
Business; Lawrence U. Biochemistry; Lewis & Clark
C. Studio Art, Computer Science; Longwood U. Nursing
(pending approval); Louisiana State U. Biological Sciences,
Mass Communications, General Studies; Loyola U. Chicago
School of Communications; Marian C. Photography, Motorsport
Management; Marywood U. Architecture, Philosophy; Monmouth
C. Theater; Mount Mercy C. Outdoor Conservation, Human
Resource Management, Management & Information Systems; Nazareth
C. International Business, Music Business; Oberlin C.
Graduate Teacher Education Program; Ohio State U.-Columbus
Environmental Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Parks,
Recreations and Tourism, Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies,
Environmental Policy and Management; Ohio U. Environmental
Sustainability Certificate, PhD in Civil Engineering, Nurse Administrator
& Family Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Educator & Nurse Administrator,
Nurse Educator, Nurse Administrator & Family Nurse Practitioner,
Nursing, Outdoor Recreation & Education, BS in Neuroscience;
Oklahoma City U. Competitive Cheerleading, Cross-Country/Track.
Providence C. Women's Studies, Reed C. Environmental
Studies; Saint Joseph U. Asian Studies, Communications
minor; Saint Michael's C. Peace & Justice Studies;
St. Mary's of-the-Woods C. Criminal Justice, Advertising;
Scripps C. Neuroscience, Media Studies; Temple U. B.S.
General Science with Teaching, B.S. Biology with Teaching, B.S.
Neuroscience-Cellular & Molecular, B.S. Earth & Space
Science with Teaching, B.S. Mathematics with Teaching, B.S. Physics
with Teaching, B.S./B.A. Environmental Science, B.S. Neuroscience:
Systems, Behavior and Plasticity; Thomas More C. B.A.
in Spanish; U. of California, Santa Cruz Computer Science:
Game Science, Bioinformatics; U. S. Naval Academy Arabic,
Chinese.
U. of Illinois-Urbana Champaign African American Studies;
U. of Iowa Creative Writing track in English; U. of
Maryland Eastern Shore Pharmacy (2010); U. of North Dakota
Accountancy, Chinese Studies, Ethics, Human Resource Management,
Leadership, Operations and Supply Chain Management, Recreations
and Tourism Studies, Non-Profit Leadership, Scientific Computing,
Sports Business, Vocational Marketing Education, Writing and
Editing; U. of Toledo Athletic Training, Doctorate in
Nursing; Wabash C. Business Leadership, Wartburg C.
Social Entrepreneurship minor; Wilson C. Financial Mathematics,
Environmental Sustainability, Sport Management, Equine Journalism.
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Facebook as Admissions
Trool
In CB's 23rd national survey, 52 percent of the
colleges reported using new electronic media tools such as Facebook
or text messaging in the recruitment of students. That is relevant,
especially in face of recent revelations.
It may have come as a shock to many students, but a recent
Kaplan survey of 320 admissions officers revealed that about
one in 10 use social networking sights such as MySpace and Facebook
to evaluate students. And about 40 percent of them reported that
the material they saw usually hurts a student's chance of admission.
Still, about 25 percent said the things they saw on these sites
improved their evaluation of the students. Only about 10 percent
of the schools surveyed by Kaplan have a policy on viewing the
networking pages, most of them against it.
Northwestern U. dean of undergraduate admission, Christopher
Watson, told The Daily Northwestern, "If you are
an admissions officer and you're looking at Facebook or MySpace,
and the student doesn't know that, it seems very unfair to the
candidate."
Yet Kaplan spokesperson Russell Schaffer told the student
paper, "The reality is having a great Facebook page isn't
going to cause an applicant to be accepted, but something negative
on a Facebook page can cause an applicant to be rejected."
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Edina High School, Minnesota; Claire D. Friedlander, Bedford
(N.Y.) Central School District; Howard Greene and Matthew
Greene, authors, The Greenes' Guides to Educational Planning
Series; Frank C. Leana, Ph.D., educational counselor;
M. Fredric Volkmann, Washington University in St. Louis;
Mary Ann Willis, Bayside Academy (Daphne, Ala.).
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