SOURCE: https://www.forbes.com/ It’s impossible to ignore the mounting criticisms of America’s most exclusive colleges. These 20 schools—10 public and 10 private—are stepping up to educate the country’s brightest students and graduating the talent employers seek. President Donald Trump’s attack on what he and others insist is a “woke” epidemic infecting the nation’s higher education system […]
SOURCE: https://www.nytimes.com/ Students could bypass the United States for friendlier countries as the Trump administration attacks universities and revokes visas. Their loss could hurt schools and the economy. Xiaofeng Wan, a former admissions officer at Amherst College, now works as a private consultant to international students who want to come to the United States. This […]
SOURCE: https://www.insidehighered.com/ With state budgets set to shrink in coming years, colleges may have to look at cutting costs—rather than raising tuition—to stay afloat amid declining enrollment and growing skepticism about the value of a degree. Although average college tuition and fees has increased since last year, prices at public colleges and universities are rising […]
SOURCE: https://www.insidehighered.com/ Government investigators dissected the federal aid form’s botched rollout at a congressional hearing Tuesday. Their findings paint a familiar picture of bureaucratic bungling, with some telling new details. A government watchdog’s investigation into last year’s rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid found that Education Department officials failed to properly […]
SOURCE: https://www.forbes.com/ As competition for college admission intensifies, a rising number of colleges and universities are filling more than 50% of their incoming classes through early decision or early action. Once considered an option for only the most prepared students, early admissions applications have become a more mainstream strategy as students aim to improve […]
SOURCE: https://nymag.com/ Richard Cordray, who has led the Federal Student Aid office since 2021, is stepping down at the end of June, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Friday. His departure arrives amid withering criticism of his office’s rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which suffered delays and errors that upended the […]
SOURCE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/ Richard Cordray, who has led the Federal Student Aid office since 2021, is stepping down at the end of June, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Friday. His departure arrives amid withering criticism of his office’s rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which suffered delays and errors that upended the […]
SOURCE: https://www.commonapp.org College Board launched first fully digital SAT weekend administration on March 9. Students participating in SAT School Day and PSAT 10 are also testing digitally this spring. New York, NY – College Board this weekend launched the new, digital SAT® to students across the United States. The digital SAT provides a shorter test, […]
SOURCE: https://www.commonapp.org We are happy to announce that the Common App essay prompts will remain the same for 2024–2025. Our decision to keep these prompts unchanged is supported by past research showing that overall satisfaction with the prompts exceeded 95% across our constituent groups – students, counselors, advisors, teachers, and member colleges. Moving forward, we […]
SOURCE: https://www.forbes.com A preliminary report points to a surprisingly large increase in the number of students applying to college for the upcoming 2024-25 academic year. The new data come from a recent Common App Research Brief, covering applications to four-year institutions for next year received through November 1, 2023. Through that date, 836,679 distinct first-year […]
