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Financial Aid, Admissions, and “Need Blind” Policies

Great College Advice

Clients have asked me repeatedly to explain the relationship between the financial aid and admissions offices, and to help them to understand how financial need is factored into admissions decisions. A large percentage of the financial aid budget goes to fund currently enrolled students.

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Soft launch troubles turn the FAFSA Simplification into a headache

University Business

.” “Frustration will likely continue because even if students fill out the FAFSA today, we still don’t have an exact date of when schools will receive FAFSA applicant data, so financial aid administrators can begin building and communicating financial aid package,” said Draeger in a statement yesterday.

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6 elements of an effective graduate enrollment management plan—and why you need to build one

EAB

6 elements of an effective graduate enrollment management plan—and why you need to build one. On a few recent campus visits, graduate school deans shared that they are tasked with growing enrollment by as much as 30 or 35 percent. These scans typically address questions related to recruitment , retention, and revenue.

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Report: Students Interested in HBCUs Have Unique Wants and Concerns

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The finding was unsurprising to Jacory Bernard, an undergraduate recruiter and new student support manager at Morehouse College. According to Bernard, social is an important part of Morehouse’s recruiting strategy. That’s something that our students communicate,” he said.

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Recruiting International Students: More than the 4Ps

Edu Alliance Journal

January 25, 2022, by Don Hossler Philip Kotler, considered by many higher education professionals to be the Godfather of modern university admissions marketing, urged professionals in the field to consider the 4P’s when putting together a recruitment marketing plan. The 4P’s stand for: Product Place Price Promotion.

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Report: Students Interested in HBCUs Have Unique Wants

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The finding was unsurprising to Jacory Bernard, an undergraduate recruiter and new student support manager at Morehouse College. According to Bernard, social is an important part of Morehouse’s recruiting strategy. That’s something that our students communicate,” he said.

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Adult learners: Who they are & what they want from college

EAB

Get more information For more on recruiting adult student populations, including graduate students, subscribe to the Professional and Adult Education Blog. Whatever a student’s motivations for enrollment might be, it’s important that enrollment marketing teams understand student intent and can tailor marketing messages accordingly.