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Did Colorado’s legacy admissions ban help more students go to college?

University Business

The trends at Mines and CU Boulder paint a fuzzy picture of whether banning legacy admissions elsewhere would increase campus diversity or provide more opportunity for students from marginalized backgrounds. Mines admitted 54% of students of color who applied, an increase of 3.4 points from 2020. Read more from Longmont Leader.

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Standing Up to Attacks on Black History and DE&I

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mine turned out to be an improbable success story, one in which my past did not determine my future. I was a child of the 1960s and 1970s and grew up in a low-wealth home in a segregated public housing community in Washington, D.C. However, understanding the past was critical to pursuing a future that could be different.

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Questions to Ask Professors on a College Tour

Great College Advice

They may even try to land an admissions interview. To give a concrete example of this, a student of mine was trying to decide whether she was more suited for a business and marketing degree, or whether she was more interested in psychology. Professors have even less patience for parents than admissions officers.

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My Advice for Admitted Students

Hope College Network

If your mind feels anything like mine did, this blog post is dedicated to helping you take the next step forward. Take Advantage of Support The admissions process at Hope provides prospective students with an extensive support system. As an admitted student, you likely have had conversations with your admissions representative.

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Apply to US Universities from Brazil

Great College Advice

Or they can study engineering at more specialized public universities like the Colorado School of Mines or the Illinois Institute of Technology. Admission to four-year universities, whether public or private, can be either easy or difficult, depending on the university. How much does an American university cost?

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These universities’ tuition programs aim to boost enrollment—at the expense of others

University Business

With the move, South Dakota Mines is in the process of expanding its breadth of recruiters to different areas of the Midwest to get the word out, according to KOTA. Finlandia University in Michigan and Iowa Wesleyan University both closed in March after citing a dwindling pool of high school students.

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Should I Take a Gap Year?

Great College Advice

What do college admissions officers think if you take a gap year? At Harvard , between 80 and 130 students defer admission each year to take a gap year (including Malia Obama). At Harvard , between 80 and 130 students defer admission each year to take a gap year (including Malia Obama). Generally, they will love it.