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Direct Admissions Helps Raise Applications, But Not Enrollments

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For a prospective college student beleaguered by the complexities of the application process, direct admissions is like a dream come true. Odle said that students tend to figure, “Once I’m in there, and I’ve already been admitted, why don’t I just go ahead and submit another application?” points likelier. “We

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End-of-Year College Application Tips

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

Some high school seniors are still feeling the pressure of getting their college applications completed. While you might already be too late for some types of financial aid , you definitely won’t receive any help without this crucial piece of the puzzle.

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Measuring What Matters in Student Success

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

ED’s latest Postsecondary Student Success Grant Program application includes performance measures recommended by IHEP research By Jessica Vivar Earning a college degree is the best path to turning career aspirations into a successful livelihood and financially secure, fulfilling life.

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Study Explores the Students Who Start, But Never Finish, the Common App

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For more than a million students each year, the college process starts with logging on to the Common App, the online application that can submitted to over 1,000 colleges and universities. million high school students who started the Common App during the 2018-19 application cycle, the last one unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Medical Schools Embrace Efforts Post-Affirmative Action Decision

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Mark Henderson Henderson says the measure definitely influenced the enrollment of “historically excluded groups.” He says that the legislative decisions “pushed [schools in those states] to reach out and provide guidance to applicants.” Those students’ enrollments went way down, across the system. What barriers have they overcome?

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Department of Education: Inflation Adjustments Coming to 24-25 FAFSA

College Aid Services

Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act in 2020 to overhaul the application process for federal aid and expand students’ access to grant funding with a new analysis formula. Some of the largest changes include: the Student Aid Index, modifications to the family size definition, and reforming policies for the Federal Pell Grant.

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Colleges Look to Cluster Hires Amid Diversity Hostilities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After she told him, he said, “Hmmm… the school has definitely changed.” It’s definitely helpful to hop on the group chat and process or go eat lunch together,” says Hall. Dr. Tiffany Steele Steele says Rochester’s intention to support its cluster hires was clear during the application process.

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