Posts Tagged ‘Admissions’
NACAC Reports 22 New England Campuses Still Considering Applications
by Wendy A. Lindsay
May 6, 2013
The traditional May 1 deadline arrived last week. That's the date many colleges require students who have been accepted for admission to pay a deposit indicating their commitment to enroll in the fall. Based on the number of commitments they receive, the colleges then decide whether they are in a position to consider additional applications for ...
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New Nat’l Report Details College Admission Trends
by Erica Pritchard
October 21, 2010
Most colleges reported an increase in student applications for fall 2009 admission, while 29% reported decreases (the largest proportion since 1996), according to the 2010 State of College Admission report released Wednesday by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC).
The share of applicants offered admission at four-year institutions was 67% for ...
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Buying Access to Ivy—A Way to Revive Harvard
by Jay A. Halfond
June 4, 2010
Of the many, many articles written on Harvard University’s endowment woes, I have yet to read one actually sympathetic with Harvard. Perhaps this reflects our gleeful voyeurism when the high-and-mighty fall, or sense of justice that the reckless should pay for their recklessness, or belief that no university truly needs or deserves such a large ...
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LGBTQA: Big Letters on Campus
by Darrell P. Aaron, David Mabe and Courtney Wilk
November 14, 2011
Editor’s Note: NEJHE has strived to document and improve the experiences of groups historically underserved by higher education, including ethnic and racial minorities. Academia is more tolerant than many sectors, but spending a brief time on any campus reveals that people who are “different” in any way are also underserved and underacknowledged. This article explores ...
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