Counselors' Corner

AUGUST 31, 2022

Application Deadlines Some colleges have changed their application deadlines, while others are just taking more students than ever through well-established early programs—so much so that students who don’t apply early are, in effect, limiting their chances of admission.

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EAB

JUNE 1, 2023

The Department of Education plans to release further information on the application process and logistics of offering a PEP soon. Requirements for PEPs Eligibility Student eligibility: Expected in July of 2023, confined or incarcerated individuals will be broadly eligible for Pell Grants upon completion of the FAFSA.

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

As for students who didn’t file their FAFSA, many of these students may be first-generation or low-income students who need more support to make it to the first day of classes. Move-in melt may also be attributed to several traits we’ve learned about Gen P , including significant mental health concerns and cost-related anxieties.

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EAB

DECEMBER 15, 2023

You used these resources to help develop new success strategies that meet today’s needs: Adult learners: who they are and what they want from college The long-term impacts of the pandemic on student mental health—and 7 steps you can take to prepare High school graduates are going to work instead of college.

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COE

OCTOBER 2, 2023

It was, in fact, this pursuit of assembling the perfect Ivy League college application that sparked my passion for service and introduced me to what would become my calling. Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Source: EAB Student Communication Preferences Survey 2023) --> Financial concerns are highly correlated to both stopping out and mental health challenges. Source: Student Loan Planner Mental Health Survey 2021) --> Three strategies to enhance student financial wellness and prepare students for loan repayment 1.

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EAB

APRIL 14, 2023

Onboarding Interviews with EAB partners show that, on average, only 40% of community college applicants enroll. One way to keep applicants engaged is by providing proactive, consistent, customized guidance about each onboarding task in a format that is responsive and accessible. check out these institutions' success stories 3.

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EAB

MAY 23, 2023

One piece of evidence on this score comes from large-scale survey research examining the mental health profile of young people as compared with older generations. The findings show that younger individuals are at much higher risk of poor mental-health status on a variety of measures, including cognition, resilience, and drive.

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COE

JANUARY 7, 2024

As you will read below, the transition from paper to online applications, along with the platform’s ability to collect all necessary data in one place, has significantly improved efficiency and effectiveness in program management. Initially, we dealt with paper applications, which could be tricky due to errors and missing information.

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COE

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Ron Abel empower proved the ideal choice, seamlessly integrating into our workflow and easing the transition from traditional paper applications. Schedule a demo empower ’ s individual student services tracking goes beyond grades and testing, providing insights into financial aid, application status, and other crucial data.

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COE

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

She fears that it will have a chilling effect on applications from students of color. Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know! Minter said that Princeton, an Ivy League institution with an undergraduate enrollment of 5,671, hadn’t seen any immediate impact on its enrollment of students of color.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Department of Education disqualified nearly 80 applicants in the FY2017 grant competition for non-substantive “errors,” like line spacing and font size. Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know! This program is vital for our community,” Espaillat remarked.

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EAB

AUGUST 29, 2023

And when your tech does not work the way you need it to, and when you're trying to recruit from the same pool of applicants that you've already been working for a long time, it is crucial that you look to your tech and see how you can do better. Not just for the students that you're trying to recruit, but for the teams that are also.

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COE

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

How TRIO Upward Bound Helps Me Navigate a Path to Success Affordable Connectivity and My Journey as the First College-Goer in My Family Encouraging Dialogue Between TRIO Students and Law Enforcement Open the Link to FAFSA Success: Your Journey Begins Now! Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

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COE

MAY 3, 2024

In this issue, we also highlight our FY 25 appropriations ask to Congress for a $68 million increase for TRIO; insights and updates surrounding the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); and the TRIO success story of our 2024 Thomas R. Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

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COE

MAY 8, 2023

Department of Education rejected many applications based solely on minor formatting issues. Its application was rejected because it used one-and-a-half spacing instead of double spacing in the text within graphics on two of its 65 application pages. Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

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COE

MAY 31, 2024

LEARN MORE AND APPLY HERE “Over the last few years, we have had an outstanding pool of applicants, and we have only been able to select one candidate for the internship each year. The next cycle of the Wolanin Internship will launch this summer with applications opening in June 2024 at coenet.org.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Student debt issues loom, and problems due to the rollout of the 2024-25 FAFSA linger. Applications to and enrollment in HBCU institutions have continued to increase. States and systems of higher ed are moving away from this old guard college application process to really simplifying the on-ramp into college, Odle said.

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