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How to Write an Email to College Admissions Counselors

Great College Advice

The college admissions process can be filled with uncertainty. One source of information that can help reduce the uncertainty — in some respects — are college admissions counselors. But do you know how to write an email to college admissions counselors? However, you also want to avoid being annoying.

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Top Questions to Ask a College Admissions Counselor

Great College Advice

There is one invaluable resource in your college search that should not be overlooked: college admissions counselors. What questions to ask a college admissions counselor Talking to someone who knows the ins and outs of the college or university you’re interested in is a very good opportunity that you should not pass up.

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Student survey reveals gaps in core academic advising functions

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Locksley Knibbs, lead academic adviser for students studying the natural sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University, knows that advisers take on different roles to serve the whole student: mentor, advocate, mediator, coach. “We advise you based on the curriculum or the degree that you have declared on your record.

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Enrollment design project: The student experience from admission to alumni

EAB

Blogs Enrollment design project: The student experience from admission to alumni January 31, 2023 Heather Veeder Assistant Vice President of Student Success, Policy, and Planning, Eastern Washington University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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3 Questions for Sue Lorenson, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Education at Georgetown

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Learning Innovation Sue Lorenson , vice dean for undergraduate education at Georgetown’s College of Arts and Sciences, is a close colleague and good friend of Eddie’s. A liberal arts education is the ultimate preprofessional education; it can prepare you for any career. I led tours for Admissions.

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Enrollment Strategies and the Evolving Expectations of Students in 2024

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

Strategies for Increasing Student Enrollment The traditional paradigms of higher education enrollment have shifted, driven by technological advancements and changing student demographics. It allows students to learn at their own pace, fitting education into their busy lives rather than the other way around.

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Data and Collaboration are the Key to Preserving Higher Ed’s Hard-Fought Equity Gains

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Over the last four decades, Latino and African-American students were among the fastest-growing demographics in higher education. The university was founded to close an educational access gap in a major American city not served by a public university. During the same 40-year period, Black enrollment doubled.