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4 Reasons College Campus Visits Are a Waste of Time & Money

Great College Advice

College campus visits are a ritual. As the summer winds down, my team and I have been busy debriefing our students and their parents about whatever summertime college campus visits they have done in the past month or two. Every once in a while an admissions officer is able to channel something fresh. A rite of passage.

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Higher Ed Ponders Diversity Strategies Following Court Ruling

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Supreme Court ended race-conscious college admissions policies in June, focus turned to searching for alternatives. Seemingly everything from using class-based preferences to ditching legacy admissions to replacing admittance regimes with lottery systems has been suggested.

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What makes Hope College distinct?

Hope College Network

According to Dictionary.com, one of the definitions of the word ‘distinct’ reads: “different in nature or quality.” For me, Hope College embodies this definition. At its very core, Hope is distinct. But what makes Hope’s nature distinct from that of others you may ask?

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Report: Students Interested in HBCUs Have Unique Wants and Concerns

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

And some expect application numbers to improve even further this year as a result of the Supreme Court’s ruling against race-conscious admissions practices. It’s crucial for historically Black schools to understand these students if the HBCU boom is to be more than a blip. That’s something that our students communicate,” he said.

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Report: Students Interested in HBCUs Have Unique Wants

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

And some expect application numbers to improve even further this year as a result of the Supreme Court’s ruling against race-conscious admissions practices. It’s crucial for historically Black schools to understand these students if the HBCU boom is to be more than a blip. That’s something that our students communicate,” he said.

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A student’s advice for exploring scholarships at Hope

Hope College Network

Why did you choose Hope College? This is a common question that most students on campus have previously answered. While each of these includes its own set of criteria and standards, they offer opportunities for students to receive financial support for their work in the classroom.

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Common App Essay Prompt 2: Overcoming Obstacles or Challenges

Great College Advice

Here’s what Common App Essay Prompt 2 says: The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience? The story is the springboard of your essay, so it should lead the reader into what will follow. What was the impact of this failure?