COLLEGE ADMISSIONS STORY-OF-THE-DAY Welcome to CollegeBoundNews.com "College Admissions Story-of-the-Day. " This is your link to the latest news stories, reports and research about college admissions and financial aid. And, if you like this feature, join the thousands of high school counselors, teachers, students and their families, plus independent counselors and college admissions officers across the U.S. and in 40-plus nations who for the past 26 years have read our monthly, award-winning newsletter College Bound: Issues & Trends for the College Admissions Advisor. Hit "Subscribe/Renew" on the blue menu bar so you can get our monthly reports as soon as possible. (Please pass our web address on to others!) ADMISSIONS STORY-OF-THE-DAY Princeton Review Issues Its "Best Value Colleges 2012." States Issue Warnings About Financial Aid. College Endowments Up, But Not Enough to Cover Costs. UCLA Releases its Profile of The American Freshman 2011: On Politics, Academics, Concerns. The Wall Street Journal Examines "The College-Aid Shuffle" White House Releases "Blueprint" for Linking College to Careers, Improving Grad Rates. Top College Applicants Look for "Academic Rigor." The State of College Access: A National Meeting of Financial Aid Officers. More Than 43,000 U.S. Students Pursue Degrees Abroad, New Report Finds. U.S. News and World Report Releases its Ranking of Online Programs. National Task Force Calls for New Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement in Nation's Colleges. The Role of Minority Serving Institutions, A Policy Brief. Poverty Rate of Children Under Age 18 Increased to 22 Percent in 2011 Ensuring the Academic Success of of Latino Males in College, New Report. Children Who Save More Likely to Succeed in College. Five Colleges "Slash" Tuition Costs. State of California May "Ration" Community College Classes. Surge in Community College Student Enrollment May be Ending. LA Times Looks at the Possible Pitfalls of 529 Plans. U.S. Dept of Ed Launches Video Contest to Increase Awareness of New Net Price Calculators. "Does College Have to Cost So Much?" NPR Report. Colleges Trustees Name Their Top Priorities: Controlling Costs, Increasing Graduation Rates, New Study Finds. "More Students with Disabilities Heading to College." Valencia College in Florida Awarded Aspen Prize for Excellence. People are Talking About...The 25-Word Essay. Full-time College Students Most Likely to "Persist" from One Semester to Another, New Study Finds. Federal Government Releases Guidance on How Colleges Can Increase Diversity in Enrollment. Community Colleges Create National Project to Measure Their Effectiveness. Who Graduates from College and, Perhaps,Why. New Report. Majority of Community College Students Drop Out Before Finishing, New York City Study Finds. Poll Finds Public Divided on Financial Aid Aspects of the DREAM ACT. New Survey Looks at How Admissions Officers Use Facebook. What Makes College Students Stay in School? International Student Enrollment Increases. Ronald McDonald Scholarships Available in Various Localities Nationwide. New Report Ranks Student Debt of States. Morningstar Ranks Nation's 529 College Savings Plans. http://news.morningstar.com/articlenet/article.aspx?id=436794&page=%252f2011top529 Financial Aid Administrators Release New Tool to Evaluate College Costs.
U. of California Removing SAT Subject Tests from Applications. New "Pay as You Earn," Student Loan Repayment Proposal. College Tuition Up, State Funding Down. New College Board Trends in College Pricing Report. Science and Engineering Graduates in Demand. Merit Aid Has Increased Over Last Decade, But Benefited Higher-Income Students, Dept. of Ed Study Finds. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Changing the Demographics on College Campuses, Commission Report Says. Scholarship America Celebrates 50 Years of Service with New Tips and Resources on its Web Site. Forbes Lists America's Most Expensive Colleges. Stanford U. to Create New School for Engineering and Science with NYC Colleges. U.S. News Releases College Financial Aid Guide. ACE Reports College Completion Gaps Have Widened for Minorities Over Last Two Decades. Community Colleges Awarding Record Number of Certificates and Degrees, AACC Report Says. Commentary on Navigating 529 Plans. Some Colleges Are Adopting New Tuition Discount Policies. Bullying Pervasive, Impacting Students, School Work, School and College Life. AP Poll.
U.S. News Names Nation's "Best High Schools" for Science and Math.
How Many Students Complete College in Your State? New Report Finds Enrollment Up, Graduation Flat Overall. http://www.completecollege.org
Author James Patterson Launches Book Give-Away Program for College-Bound Seniors. Students and Families Bear Greater Share of College Costs, New Report Argues. Who is Ready for College? SAT Results for 2011. U.S. News Releases its Latest Rankings of 1,600 Schools. Who Are the New College Graduates? The Profile Changing Worldwide. Study Finds Early Morning Classes May Lead to Higher Grades. Higher Ed Cuts Despite Tuition Spikes. Gallup Poll Finds Most Americans Believe College is Essential for Getting Good Jobs. New Report Calls for Change in College Admissions. Harvard to Offer Record Amount of Financial Aid for 2012-13. Washington Monthly College Rankings Include "Social Mobility."Students Spending Less, Needing More Grants and Scholarships. Hispanic College Enrollment Increases 24 Percent in One Year. Like It Or Not, New Online Programs Are Changing Higher Ed. Are College Loans the Next "Bubble?" Women Value College More Than Men, New Survey Says. Sierra Magazine's "Coolest Colleges." Commentary: Student Development Impacts College Success Aid Requests Soar at Big 10 University. College Degree Pays Off, But Race, Gender and Major Matter. Forbes Releases its Annual Survey of Top Colleges....Illinois Passes Dream Act for Undocumented College Students. ACT Launches Video Contest for College Scholarships. New NPR Series on Dropouts and Diplomas. Student Debt Management Tips (Old, but Important). California Passes Dream Act Allowing Private Aid for Undocumented College Students.
Hot Financial Aid Conference Issue: Possible Pell Grant Cuts. New Federal Report States the Time it Takes to Get a Degree Depends on Where you Start. National Governors Association Calls for More Accountability of Colleges and Universities. Summer Tips from Scholarship America.
Some Colleges Educate Students on Risks/Benefits of Private Loans. New Report Analyzes Value of Higher Education. Aid Helps Discouraged Students, Study Finds. Federal Court Reverses Michigan Affirmative Action Ban. Community College Cost Increases Hurt Some Students. Majority of High School Grads Do Not Know How to Apply for Financial Aid. New Public Agenda Report. New Federal Report Looks at State of Students with Disabilities in Postsecondary Institutions. Tuition Jumps 4.6 Percent; Out Paces Inflation (Again). The Washington Post Publishes High School Rankings.Toward College Success: Is Your Teenager Ready, Willing, and Able? New Book for Parents.College Board Launches New Campaign to Improve Success for Minority Males.
Bentley U. Highlighted in New Carnegie Report on Business Education.
Changes in Incoming Harvard Business School Class: More Women, More Interest in Manufacturing and Technology. The Question of Race on College Applications. People Are Talking About: Job Woes for the College Grad.... More Students Delay Start of College with "Gap" Year. A Student Fails to Complete High School Every 27 Seconds. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/06/09/34analysis.h30.html?tkn=YSZFhXAO4tWMq3rANR0k%2F2xj5fxXOF3m4TXE&cmp=clp-sb-ascd
National Coalition Formed To Focus on College Completion.
Student Debt Promotes Self Esteem. Really.
Fewer Families Attracted to One State Pre-Tuition Plan. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/education/ct-met-college-illinois-0607-20110606,0,221844.story
State University of New York (SUNY) to Recruit More International Students. Low-Income Students Ill-Served by Nation's Colleges, Report Finds. (But Five Universities Were Heralded for Their Work.)
"College Merit Aid Produces Bidding Wars." People Are Talking About: "Tuition is Just the Beginning." Counselors Have Low Opinion of Rankings, New Survey Finds. http://www.nacacnet.org/AboutNACAC/Governance/Comm/Documents/USNewRankingsReport.pdf
What's a College Major Worth? New Report Takes a Look.
States Set Their Own Rules on Tuition for Undocumented Students.
Six Colleges Receive Award for Community Service Programs.
http://www.learnandserve.gov/about/programs/higher_ed_honorroll.asp
"College Affordability in California at Risk for Latinos and Other Minorities," New Studies Find. UCLA Expects Largest Freshman Class in History. Hot Off the Press : NACAC's Survey of Colleges Still Accepting Applications. http://www.nacacnet.org/Pages/default.aspx
Community College Students in 31 States Lack Access to Federal Financial Aid.
Language Immersion Programs New Option on Campuses.
Update on State 529 College Savings Plans.
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2011/04/27/529-college-savings-plans-changes/
Aspen Institute Ranks 120 Community Colleges.
Women Now Earn More Advanced Degrees Than Men. One-in-Three Students in England Cannot Find University Spot . More Students Delinquent on Aid Repayment. Job Outlook Brightens for 2011 Grads.
Morehead State U. Receives Boost in Apps from NCAA Tournament Appearance. More Out-of State and International Students Admitted to UC Berkeley.
Some Colleges Now Try to "Woo" Students. Enrollments Up At State Flagship U.'s.
http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/47173/
Moravian Colleges Goes Test Optional. Claremont McKenna Admits 35 Percent.
Boston U. Applications Up 3,000, Acceptances Down 10 Percent.
People Are Talking About: "Admission to College, with Catch."
Out-of-Staters Squeeze Texas In-Staters. http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/04/02/2970160/qualified-texas-students-being.html #
Below is the first of a series of notices from colleges about their acceptances to the Class of 2015. Full reports will appear in CB's May issue.
Yale U. Wait Lists 1,000.
http://news.bostonherald.com/news/national/northeast/view/20110404yale_offers_2000_freshman_spots_27300_applied/srvc=home&position=recent
Northwestern U. Tougher This Year.
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/campus/admissions-prospective-students-react-to-increased-difficulty-of-acceptance-at-nu-1.2531355
17 Percent of Brown U.'s Admits Are the First in Their Family to Go to College.
http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2011/03/2015
Tufts Record-Low Acceptance Rate.
http://www.tuftsdaily.com/class-of-2015-acceptance-rate-lowest-in-university-history-1.2527933
Stanford Select Its Class of 2015.
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2011/march/admission-033011.html
Study: Colleges Not Attracting Low-Income Students.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11088/1135461-298.stm
Live Inside An Admissions Office: How One College Makes its Decisions.
http://www.npr.org/2011/03/28/134916924/Amherst-Admissions-Process
Columnist George Will and "College Daze."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/college-daze-the-insanity-of-the-application-process/2011/03/24/AFK8MRYB_story.html
Survey of Families on Their "College Hopes and Worries."
http://www.princetonreview.com/college-hopes-worries.aspx
People are Talking About: "The Ivy Delusion" in April's Atlantic Monthly.
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/04/the-ivy-delusion/8397/ #
U.S. Dept of Ed Announces Plan to Strengthen Education Exchanges with Brazil.
http://www.state.gov/p/wha/rls/fs/2011/158610.htm
What Makes Community Colleges Successful.
http://www.mdrc.org/publications/585/policybrief.pdf
38-Minutes: Average for H.S. College Counseling.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/03/16/prweb5163594.DTL
News Report on Status of Japanese Universities. http://chronicle.com/article/Japans-Universities-Struggle/126733/?sid=pm&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en #
Best Business Schools Rankings Released.
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools
Colleges in NCAA Brackets Academic Standings.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/03/14/the_ncaa_tournament_bracket_based_on_teams_academic_performance
One State U. May Cut Aid to 10,000. Sign of Things to Come? http://azstarnet.com/news/local/education/college/article_6862c699-91ee-531b-a495-daf0e9776151.html
"A Roadmap for Improving Latino Success in College."
http://www.edexcelencia.org/initiatives/EAF/Roadmap
Hardest Financial Aid Year in Three Decades?
http://www.jconline.com/article/20110308/NEWS0501/103080328
Admissions Success Starts with Right H.S. Courses. http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/the-college-admissions-insider/2011/03/07/3-steps-for-choosing-the-right-high-school-classes
Inside a Very Busy Admissions Office.
http://media-newswire.com/release_1144633.html
Value of Admissions Test-Prep Classes Unclear.
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/02/24/22sat-act_ep.h30.html
Admissions Officers Do Look at Facebook Pages. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/28/facebook-college-admissions_n_828487.html
Princeton Reinstates Early Admissions Policy.
Harvard Announces Return of Early Action.
Indiana Helps Students Apply for College Aid.
http://www.indystar.com/article/20110221/LOCAL/102210320/1013/NEWS04/Event-proves-key-getting-families-track-college
"Best Value Colleges" for 2011 Just Released. http://www.princetonreview.com/best-value-colleges.aspx .
Scholarships for Students Hard of Hearing http://www.hamiltonrelay.com/corporate/whats_new/index.html?topic=details∋=107
Class Ranking Less Important? http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2011/02/20/class_ranking_system_in_decline/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news
Yale Shifts Aid to Help Low-Income Students. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/print/2011-02-19/yale-shifts-aid-from-wealthier-families-to-help-poor-students.html
DePaul University Goes "Test Optional." http://depaul.edu/emm/testoptional/
Always Apply for Financial Aid. http://www.suntimes.com/business/3854398-417/always-worth-a-try-to-apply-for-financial-aid.html
Tips on Graduating Debt Free. http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2011/0215/Financial-aid-One-of-six-tools-to-graduate-debt-free/Financial-aid-Choose-a-debt-trimming-package
Ways to Strengthen Applications. http://njtoday.net/2011/02/14/strengthening-the-academic-profile-of-the-college-bound-student/
President Obama to Trim Pell Program. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-ap-us-obama-pell-grants,0,55403.story
Facebook App Predicts Admission Chances. Report: State of Student Aid Equity Not Strong. New Yorker Article Tackles College Rankings.
All Colleges to Post New Financial Aid Calculator.
http://westernfrontonline.net/news/13088-online-calculators-required-in-new-law-to-help-financial-aid #
Avoid Admissions Frenzy.
No Tuition Increases or Aid Cuts for New York Public Colleges. http://online.wsj.com/article/AP9004e46aaddf4153bf746481f407eb98.html
City Leaders Pledge $1 Million Prize for Improved College Completion. http://www.ceosforcities.org/news/entry/2973/the-talent-dividend-prize-press-release
College Students Need More Science, Study Concludes. Shortage of Grants Ahead, U.S. News Says. College Freshmen Emotional Health Takes a "Downturn."
New Report on Defining Degrees: What Should Students Know. http://www.luminafoundation.org/publications/The_Degree_Qualifications_Profile.pdf
Only Half of Nation's Students Proficient in Science.
Governors Join Forces to Improve College Completion Rates.
More College Students Return to Two-year Colleges; Fewer Return to Four-year Schools, New ACT Report Finds. The Carnegie Foundation Releases Its Latest Classification of Colleges and Universities. http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/newsroom/press-releases/updated-carnegie-classifications
College Board Finds Half of Parents Don't Know How Much College Costs. New Book: Undergraduates "Academically Adrift." http://www.press.uchicago.edu/presssite/metadata.epl?isbn=9780226028552 .
California May Shrink College Enrollments. Financial Aid Tightens in North Carolina.
Some Selective Colleges Field Record Number of Applications. Five Big Changes in the Admissions Process. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/01/10/1970357/5-reasons-the-admissions-process.html #
Student Debt Tops $1 Trillion. http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/blog/bank-dad/students-in-debt-1-trillion-hole-and-more-dropouts/740/
"The Most Affordable Colleges in America." http://www.smartmoney.com/personal-finance/college-planning/the-most-affordable-colleges-in-america-1294330570608/
Kiplinger's"Best Values in Public Colleges 2011." http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/best-values-in-public-colleges-2011.html?si=1 #
Six Tips to Lower Tuition Costs. http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/paying-for-college/2011/01/05/6-new-years-resolutions-that-could-lower-your-college-tuition.html
Tips for College Bound Athletes. Video Essays: Pros & Cons Tips for the New FAFSA Form. U.S. Students Crossing the Pond for College.
The New FAFSA Form for 2011-2012 Now Available.
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/index.htm
Who Should NOT Apply Early. Catholic Colleges See Increase in Number of Muslim Students. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! People are Talking About: CNBC Report on College Debt Crisis. National Panel Focuses on Improving College Completion. Dream Act Dies in U.S. Senate. Early Admissions Acceptance Rates at 50 Colleges. Avoiding College Application Mistakes.
States Need More Students to Attend College. Five Mistakes to Avoid on Admission Applications. People Are Talking About: Tuition Increases in England. Some Financial Aid Hints/Links. Undergrad Enrollment in Arabic Languages Increases 46 percent. U.S. Students Rank 25th Internationally in Math and Lag in Other Subjects.
Michigan Publics Increase Merit Aid Without Increasing Tuition.
What International Students Should Know About American Colleges. Networking to Pay for Tuition. New Report: High School Graduation Rates Improve. Upcoming
Another The Carnegie Foundation and CASE Name the U.S. Professors of the Year. Hanover C. Offers World Travel with Scholarships. High School Seniors Improve in Reading Since 2005, But Lower Than 1992 Early Applications Increase This Fall: The New York Times Reports. What's the Difference Between For-Profit and Community Colleges? Who Are Today's Community College Students? Report Takes A Look. Report: Crisis of Black Males in Urban Schools. Where Do Top U.S. Math Students Rank Internationally? Harvard Study. California Tuition Threatens Middle Class?
Student Debt: Is It Worth It? Problems with Application Inflation. NAACP Announces New Scholarships Available for High School Students. Tips for Parents on Applying to College.
Tuition Increases at Public Universities Above Inflation Rate, Report Finds. New Report Card Looks at How Colleges are "Going Green." Nearly 49,000 New Jersey Students Missing New Form and May Lose Aid. New Report on Average Student Debt State by State for Class of 2009. Minority Students Stymied in Acquiring Postsecondary Degrees, ACE Says.
Top Students are not Entering Teaching Profession, New Report Finds. "Colleges Struggle to Recruit More Men." Philadelphia Inquirer Story. Princeton Review Releases Rankings of "Best" Business and Law Schools. The High Cost of Dropping Out Freshman Year of College. How Parents Influence College Selection: A New Report. Hispanic Scholarship Fund to Offer New Awards for College Completion. How Americans Save for College: New Poll Results. White House Conference on Community Colleges Invites Comments. Chronicle of Higher Ed Interview on Outlook for College Admissions.
Early Decision Rates at Elite Schools. Gates Foundation Hands Out $12 Million to Four Colleges. The Talk of the Town: New Yorker Article on Education.
Siemens Competition for 800 Scholarships Has Oct. 1 Deadline. $45 Million in Scholarships Available to Study STEM Subjects. Lumina Report on How the States Fare with Higher Education.
Student Debt Outpaces Credit Card Debt. College Blocks Facebook for a Week. Could You Do It? How Community College Students Can Transfer to Elite Institutions. New Rankings of Colleges Around the World. Students Are Struggling to Pay Back Loans. Students Taking Core Curriculum Score Higher on SAT. Women Now Comprise 60 Percent of Undergraduates. 50 Organizations Pledge to Improve Latino College Completion Rates. College Graduates Worldwide Weather Recession More Than Others. Princeton Review Announces New Scholarships and Deadlines. Wabash Requires Video Game (Plus 10 games that belong in classrooms). New Federal Report on Costs and Characteristics of Colleges. New Washington Monthly Rankings Include Community Colleges. Trends in College Spending. Where Does the Money Go? http://www.deltacostproject.org/resources/pdf/trends_in_spending-report.pdf
"What Will They Learn?" New Guide Provides Details on 700 Colleges. http://whatwilltheylearn.com/
Not Enough Students Ready for College, ACT States in New Report.
U.S. News Releases its "Best Colleges" Guide. Sierra Club Lists 100 "Coolest Colleges." Green Mountain is No. 1. http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/201009/coolschools/top100.aspx
NACAC Posts Resource for Parents with "Steps to College."
Colleges Better Than Others at Graduating Minority Students. http://www.edtrust.org/dc/publication/big-gaps-small-gaps-african-american
Harvard and Georgetown Change SAT Requirements. Acquiring College Study Habits. Princeton Review's Top 20 Sober Colleges
College Search Savings Tips. New Academic Study Questions the Fairness of Standardized Tests. Common Application Goes Online. New Report Critiques Teacher Education. Princeton Review to Offer Courses on College Admissions and Financial Aid. Simplifying FAFSA Hasn't Removed All Problems, New Report Claims. State Economies Down, But Financial Aid Holds Steady, Survey Finds. Once the Leader, American Higher Ed Now Ranks 12th in the World. Community College Research Center Looks at Value of Online Learning. Thomas Toch on Getting Kids to Be College Ready. College-Going Rates for All Students Increase, Says U.S. Dept. of Ed. Foreign Student Enrollment Increases in U.S., National Science Foundation Says. Colleges Spending Less on Instruction, More on Recreation. Virginia Considers Early Admissions Plan Harvard Education Letter Examines the "Academic Crisis of Boys". Barron's Releases Whopping 1,680-page Profiles of American Colleges 2010 . “Sharp Increase” in Minority Student Enrollment at Nation’s Colleges. Colleges Using Computer Programs to Catch Applicant Plagiarism. Princeton Review to Provde AFL-CIO Members with "College Readiness." Knight Commission Takes Hard Look at College Athletic Programs.
The States Look at Remedial Education Time to Think Gap Year? Georgetown U. Projections for Jobs and the Education Needed through 2018. "America"s Best High Schools." New Rankings from U.S. News. China Reforms Its College Admissions Process. Advance Copy: Colleges That Work to Reduce Student Debt. New Alliance Formed to Increase College Graduation Rates. U.S. News and World Report to Include GREs in its MBA Rankings. Free Online Guide to Top Colleges Worldwide. "Light" Reading for Memorial Day: New Condition of Education Report. Is Student Debt the Next "Bubble?" New Series from NPR Boston. NCAA Tightens Rules for Use of "Nontraditional" Courses by Student Athletes. Student Poll Finds Families Make Decisions About College Without Adequate Financial Information. People Are Talking About: Is Four-Year College Degree Needed? Seven Questions to Ask About Doing a Gap Year. Millions of Dollars in Aid Unclaimed by Community College Students. Program Helps Average Students Become "College Ready." Williams Awards Financial Aid to 54 Percent of 2014 Class. Harvard's Yield May Set Record. http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2010/5/12/students-fitzsimmons-year-percent/
U.S. Secretary of Education Confirms Commitment to For-Profit Colleges.
Bad Job Market is Good for Higher Ed.
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/education/story/C320C69EFB01AE108625771D000F237C?OpenDocument
$1,000 Center for Student Opportunity Scholarships to First-Generation, Low-income, or Minority Students (May 28 Deadline).
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/293966/3cb231abf6/1384001290/363f140623/
Space Available at 240 Colleges Nationwide.
Who's in Debt? New College Board Report.
Study Finds Rural Students Shun Elite Colleges. College and Career Ready. National Public Radio on College Wait List Anxiety. NACAC Report on Transfer Admissions. http://newswire.ascribe.org/cgi-bin/behold.pl?ascribeid=20100427.073643&time=09%2002%20PDT&year=2010&public=0
New National Ad Campaign With Resources for Hispanic Parents. Negotiating Financial Aid Offers. Wait List "Torture." Multiple Applications Soar. 286 Green Colleges: Downloadable Guide. What Went Wrong With California Universities: A 50-Year Perspective. 12 Great Free University Courses. U. California's Toughest Admissions Year. Teens Changing College Plans Due to the Economy. Wait List Updates. The Psychological Stress of ... Acceptance Letters. Report: Deep Tuition Discounting In 2009. New Tool To Interpret Financial Aid Offers. St. Michael's (VT) Goes SAT Optional. Cutting Financial AId Deals. Yale's Wait List. Higher Acceptance Rates An Illusion? Yale U. Accepts 7.5 Percent of Apllicants. Stanford U. http://news.stanford.edu/news/2010/march/freshman-admit-letters-032910.html
Duke Applicantion Numbers Overwhelm Review System.
Duke's Class of 2014. An Inside Look at Sarah Lawrence's Admissions Office.
Congress Passes New Direct Student Loan Program. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2418677420100326
"Likely" Admissions Letters.
Do Rich Applicants Have An Advantage?
Harvard Joins the $50,000 Club.
http://www.yaledailynews.com/crosscampus/2010/03/20/harvard-hikes-sticker-price-50k/
Direct Student Loan Program Passes House As Part of Health Care Bill.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/education/22pell.html?th&emc=th
Hispanics Face College Barriers.
U. California May Drop SAT .
http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/articleid/345215/newspaperid/3334/UCs_Look_to_Eliminate_the_SAT_in_the_Future.aspx
Update on Federal Student Aid Bills.
Three $1,000 Scholarships for Architecture Students (including H.S. Seniors) in N.E. Illinois.
www.aianei.org
10 Tips for Parents. http://www.smartmoney.com/Spending/Rip-offs/10-Things-the-College-Prep-Industry-Wont-Tell-You/?hpadref=1
Trade School Debt. http://www.timesargus.com/article/20100314/NEWS01/3140328/1002/NEWS01
New Common State Standards.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/10/AR2010031000024.html?hpid=topnews&sid=ST2010031000033
Spring College Visit Tips.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/03/09/1299803/road-trip-how-to-make-the-most.html
Battle of the Sexes.
http://www.theplainsman.com/view/full_story/6558077/article-Battle-of-the-sexes-cause-questions-in-college-admissions--gender-ratio?instance=home_news_lead_story
Qaulity Application Supplements vs "Look at Me."
Some For-Profits Abuse Accreditation/ Fianancial Aid.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_11/b4170050344129.htm?chan=bschools_undergraduate+business+programs+--+new+design_top+stories
New California Wait Lists To Regulate Enrollment.
College Bound Advisor Answers Financial Aid Questions.
California Fee Hikes Help Poor Students?
Spring Break College Visits.
A Good Source for College & Career Stories.
FAFSA Financial Aid Deadline, March 2! Asian-American Admissions Discrimination?
Large College Tuition Increases for This Year.
Everyone's Talking About Admissions Youtube Videos. http://wyld-business.blogspot.com/2010/02/youtube-videos-for-college-admissions.html
Direct Loan Change A Mistake (Opinion)
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/02/11/332350/private-loans-better-options.html
More Generally, A Very Sad Trend.
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/attacks_targeting_teachers_and_students_worldwide_on_the_rise_says_unesco_report/back/18256/
Be Cautious in Scholarship Searches.
http://www.cumberlink.com/articles/2010/02/19/news/local/doc4b7e887959fbc363071046 .txt
Student Survey Highlights Overlooked Colleges.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/14/AR2010021402968.html?referrer=emailarticle
Public DIscontent with Colleges.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/17/education/17college.html
Counselors Worry About Wait Lists.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-waitlists16-2010feb16,0,2314486.story
More College Latinos.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-latino15-2010feb15,0,1453191.story
Generous Aid Cut Back.
http://moremoney.blogs.money.cnn.com/2010/02/12/colleges-cut-back-on-generous-financial-aid/
Applications Up Almost Everywhere.
http://www.northjersey.com/news/education/84204447_Applications_are_rising_to_record_levels_across_U_S_.html
One in Five Needs Remediation.
http://www.freep.com/article/20100211/NEWS06/2110616/1319/About-1-in-5-students-need-remedial-help-in-college
Aid Eases College Costs.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/09/AR2010020903832.html?referrer=emailarticle
Do Colleges Red Line Asian Students? (Editorial)
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2010/02/08/do_colleges_redline_asian_americans?mode=PF
Dartmouth Drops "No Loans."
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/02/09/dartmouth
Using Spanish to Recruit Hispanic Students.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/07/AR2010020701764.html?referrer=emailarticle
President's Pell Proposal.
http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/02/budget/
10 $2,000 Scholarships a Year to Multi-Talented Students.
www.discusawards.com
25 Scholarships of $7,500 for Student Athletes.
www.bodybymilk.com
1,000 Best Buy Scholarships of $1,000.
www.bestbuy.com/scholarships
Williams C. Abandons "No Loans" Policy.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/02/01/qt/williams_abandons_no_loans_policy
U. Cal Checks Applicant Activity Claims.
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14303391?source=email
Mass Marketing Applications.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/education/26admit.html
Women Discriminated Against?
http://www.statepress.com/node/10283
Study: No Harder To Get In Than A Decade Ago.
http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=lvIXIiN0JwE&b=5715185&content_id=%7B182A5200-3C08-48B9-A491-ACB39EE372F4%7D¬oc=1
Applications Surge for DC Area Colleges. Online Applications Boom in NC (plus ap numbers/deadlines).
The 2009 UCLA National Freshman Study
www.heri.ucla.edu/pr-display.php?prQry=42
Will Number of College Student Keep Increasing? http://www.benzinga.com/92193/the-college-admissions-wave-will-the-number-of-students-keep-rising-forever
"The College Admissions Scam" (opinion).
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2010/01/10/the_college_admissions_scam/
Financial Aid Struggles.
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20100119/NEWS/1190339/Lining-up-college-aid-now-a-study-in-resolve
Harvard U. Resumes Accepting Transfers.
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2010/1/15/transfer-students-admissions-according/
Harvard's Record Applications.
http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2010/01/a-first-for-harvard/
U. Califronia Application Record.
http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2463558.html
Financial Aid Trends, USNews .
http://www.usnews.com/education/paying-for-college/articles/2010/01/12/8-happyand-3-scarytrends-in-financial-aid-in-2010.html
Making Connections: Dimensions of Student Engagement , the 2009 study of student engagement at community colleges. http://www.ccsse.org/ .
Counselors Struggle.
www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14137718?source=email
Recession Sends Students Scrambling for Law School.
www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/education/10grad.html
NACAC 2008 Admissions Trends.
http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/05/xtr_561904.shtml
Philadelphia Pushes College in New Program.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/80562767.html
Illegal Students?
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/education/edlife/03alienbx-t.html
Looking for Green Students.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010668592_greencampuses02m.html
Chinese Students Flock to U.S. http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200912260030/NEWS01/112260006
State of Campus Tours. http://jacksonville.com/news/2009-12-29/story/in_an_age_of_virtual_advertisements_the_tour_group_is_still_king_for_campus_ad
More Early Admissions Data. Discount Test Scores?
http://www.courant.com/news/education/hc-scorechoice.artdec07,0,2811536.story
First generation students blog about college. http://www.wickedlocal.com/wellesley/news/x1158536346/Babson-College-student-in-Wellesley-blogs-about-being-first-in-family-to-attend-college
New Early Decision college admissions numbers. Florida's Most Expensive Universities Attract More Students Than Expected. http://wkrg.com/537332
Cal State Swamped with Applications.
Trinity College, Dublin to Increase Student Numbers by 15 percent. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/1126/1224259488219.html
