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2017-2018 Issues
Volume 32
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June 2018
FEATURE ARTICLES: Small and Large, Far
and Wide: Admissions Roundup. Resurgence
at Some Small Private Colleges. Large Freshman Classes at
Others. Plus, Early versus Regular Admit Rates at the Ivy
League. ENROLLMENT TRENDS: Who
Gets Recruited? Who are the Winners and Losers? Are Dual
Majors a Good Idea? The Counselor's
Corner: Tools, Trends and Tuition:
From the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Advising to a
New Study on the Cost Factor. Plus, a Spot Check on Tuition. Counselor's
Bookshelf: On Admission, the Academic
Life and Equity. CURRICULUM CAPSULES:
New Programs in Comedy and Music to Medicine and AI. And,
Of Course, a Little News You Can Use.
May 2018
FEATURE ARTICLES: Inside Admissions Offices:
The Talk About the Class of 2022. What
Admissions Officers are Saying About the Acceptances and
Admissions Process. FINANCIAL MATTERS:
Who is In Debt. Laws Impacting DACA Students. Keeping Students
in College with Small Grants. Where Community College is
Free. And Who is Increasing Financial Aid. COUNSELOR'S
CORNER: Preparing for the College Transition...Now.
And, Enrollment Trends.
April
2018
FEATURE ARTICLES: Class of 2022 Takes Shape:
From Maine to California, Illinois to Virginia, and Places in
Between. FINANCIAL MATTERS: On Discount Rates,
Scholarships, Financial Aid Plans, Tuition and Debt.
THE COUNSELOR'S CORNER: Inside College Campuses.
COUNSELOR'S BOOKSHELF: On Teenagers and On
Online Learning. CURRICULUM CAPSULES: On the
Environment. STEM and Game Design. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:
From England to Qatar. And, of course, NEWS YOU CAN
USE: On Studies About Testing, Teens and the "2018
Job Outlook Survey."
March 2018
FEATURE ARTICLES: Application Numbers Continue
to Top Records: A Look at Colleges from Massachusetts to California,
Florida to Wisconsin. FINANCIAL MATTERS: A
Roundup of Financial News Impacting the Affordability of College.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Two Takes on Where European
Students, and Others, are Going to College. THE COUNSELOR'S
CORNER ON ADMISSIONS TRENDS: Reports on What is Impacting
the Admissions Process and Success. COUNSELOR'S BOOKSHELF:
Resources on Comparing Financial Aid Offers and Boosting
Graduation Rates. CURRICULUM CAPSULES: On New
Programs in Business, Neuroscience, Environmental Management,
Among Others. SCHOLARSHIP SCOOPS and, Of Course,
NEWS YOU CAN USE.
February
2018
FEATURE ARTICLES: Admissions Watch 2018: Early
Admits and Regular Results Enrollment Trends:
More Reports on Who Showed Up Last Fall. NACAC’s
College Admissions Report 2017: Highlights of Recent
Trends. Scholarship Scoops: Where to Find New
Dollars at Colleges in Various Spots around the Country.
The Counselor's Bookshelf: New Thought-Provoking
Books on Changing Demographics and Test-Optional Policies.
Financial Aid Matters: New Funds for Low-Income Students.
OnlineUnews: New Programs and Enrollments. And,
News You Can Use: How One City Increased College
Completion, “Superscoring” and the Need for More
Computer Science Majors.
January
2018
FEATURE ARTICLES:Early Results: The Class of 2022 Begins
to Take Shape. Reports from Barnard to Yale, California
to Wisconsin and Virginia to Missouri. Financial Aid
Matters: The Tax Bill Creates Uncertainties for Higher
Education. Plus, News About Loans, Prepaid Tuition Programs
and ... Do Parents Save More for Their Boys ... Or Girls?
Counselor's Bookshelf: Resources on Paying
for College, Transition Planning and College Opportunities.
Curriculum Capsules: New Programs in Computer
Science Education and Climate Change. Plus, New Partnerships
and a Study on Digital Learning. And, Of Course, News
You Can Use: On the "Food Insecurity" of Students,
Best Business Schools, Computer Software to Assist Visually-Impaired
Students and the Impact of the Excelsior Scholarships on Private
Colleges in New York. Plus, Data Notes: Interesting Items That
Came Across COLLEGE BOUND'S Desk.
December
2017
FEATURE ARTICLES: Changes Ahead in Admissions:
From Arkansas to Rhode Island, New York to Indiana.
International Affairs: The Number of International
Students Declines. Fall 2017 Enrollment Trends:
Up in Delaware and Michigan (Among Others). The Counselor's
Corner: A Mother-Daughter Dialogue on Visiting Colleges
(and More). Financial Aid Matters: Who is Shutting
Out the Poor? How Can We Make College More Affordable? Where
is There a New Aid Program? And, Of Course, News You
Can Use: On College Completion Rates. On Athlete Graduate
Rates. On Alumni Start-Ups, Career and Tech Courses and the
Future of U.S. Jobs.
November
2017
FEATURE ARTICLES: Admissions Watch: News From
Schools Coast to Coast: Where More Women Are Being Accepted,
Where More First Generation Students Have Enrolled and Where
Test Scores and Yields Are Up. Enrollment Trends:
On College Completion Rates and Where Graduation Rates Are Increasing.
The Counselor's Corner: Seven Mistakes That
Could Cost Students Federal Aid. Counselor's Bookshelf:
Books on Writing the College Admissions Essay And on How to
Prep for the ACT. More News on Financial Affairs:
Including An Analysis of Pell Grants. Curriculum
Capsules: On Where Students Can Find the Top Internships.
And, Of Course, News You Can Use: Including
Surveys of Counselors And Another of Admissions Officers.
October
2017
FEATURE ARTICLES: Admissions Watch: More Fall
Enrollment Numbers and Admit News. Plus, News from the
States. The Counselor's Corner: Spot Checks on What
Colleges are Doing to Support New First-Generation and Underrepresented
Students. Counselor's Bookshelf: A Parent's
Guide to Mental Health and Wellness for College Students, a
Guide to Paying for College, New Resource for Writing Personal
Statements, a Source for Finding Top Paying Jobs and a New Resource
from NACAC. Online U News: On New Programs
in Cybersecurity, Nursing, the New Digital Economy and Applied
Health Sciences. Scholarship Scoops: A Few
New Ones That Will Surprise You. And, News You Can Use:
On the FAFSA, Common App, Campus News and Comings and Goings.
September
2017
FEATURE ARTICLES: The Class of 2021 Arrives: From Indiana to
California, Connecticut to, Yes, Houston. Plus, What's Up in
the States?: How Things are Shaping Up in Public Universities
from Maine to Washington. THE GREENE REPORT: Howard and Matthew
Greene are Back with a New Column on Promoting "the Voice of
Reason." COUNSELOR'S BOOKSHELF: On Which College Has the Most
Accessible Professors (Among Other Items). And Books on Selling
Hope, Paying the Price, Making Decisions and Loving the Journey.
FINANCIAL MATTERS: On New Student Loan Interest Rates and Oregon's
Promise. CURRICULUM CAPSULES: On New Programs in Computer Science,
Statistics, Environmental and Urban Studies and Chemistry. And,
NEWS YOU CAN USE: On More Test Optional Schools, "Good" Jobs,
the New Demographic Dip and Tenure. Oh, and People are Talking
About...
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