Application Anxiety: Please Don’t Ask About College
The Wall Street Journal: “Anxiety over college admissions is reaching a fever pitch as high-school seniors await decisions from colleges...
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Beth & Tim Manners
- Feb 16, 2017
- 1 min
Elite Colleges Stop Giving AP Credits
The Wall Street Journal: “Admissions officers from some elite colleges say they still expect to see high-school transcripts loaded with...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Feb 15, 2017
- 2 min
The Happiness Effect & Social Media for Students
From a review of The Happiness Effect, by Donna Freitas, in The Wall Street Journal: “The real downside of Facebook, Instagram and their...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Feb 14, 2017
- 1 min
Boston College Revamps Remedial Courses
The Washington Post: “When students are unprepared for the rigors of college, schools often require them to take courses to catch up to...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Jan 25, 2017
- 1 min
Private Schools Like Community College Transfers
The Wall Street Journal: “Small, private colleges have found a new place to troll for prospective students: At community colleges down...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Dec 17, 2016
- 1 min
Tulane Retracts 130 Early-Admissions Offers
The New York Times: “Alyssa was in her high school health class around midday Wednesday when she got the email welcoming her to Tulane...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Nov 6, 2016
- 1 min
Ivy League Chances: Longer Than Ever
Business Insider: “The steady uptick of college applicants, especially at elite schools, is stark, driven in part by the emergence of...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Nov 1, 2016
- 1 min
Legacy: The Booster Shot of College Admissions
Business Insider: To increase your chances of admission, apply “to the same school as one of your parents. While legacy status — the term...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Oct 31, 2016
- 1 min
How Admissions Officers Use ‘Big Data’
Business Insider: “Just as companies pay for consumer data to make informed decisions, it turns out, colleges and universities do the...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Oct 22, 2016
- 1 min
Yale to Admit More Students
Associated Press: “Yale University will be accepting more undergraduate students this year, but don’t expect it to be any easier to get...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Sep 1, 2016
- 1 min
Georgetown: Slavery Descendants Given ‘Legacy’
NPR: “Georgetown University will be offering an admissions edge to descendants of enslaved people sold to fund the school … Jesuit...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Aug 30, 2016
- 1 min
Admissions Officers Offer Essay Advice
The Washington Post asked dozens of college admissions officers for insights into what they like to see in essays. Here are a few...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Jul 26, 2016
- 1 min
College Application Process: 5 Lessons Learned
The Washington Post: “Katie Miller recently graduated from Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Md., and is very relieved to be...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Jul 19, 2016
- 1 min
When The Applicant is an Introvert
NBC News: “With space to fill out to boast about leadership roles, clubs, and other extracurricular activities, college applications may...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Jun 20, 2016
- 1 min
Thinking Outside the ‘Ivy League’ Box
Quartz: “Well-heeled universities tout the benefits their name will give graduates: namely strong alumni networks, star faculty, and a...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Jun 10, 2016
- 1 min
Admissions Gap: The Gender Factor
Charlotte Observer: “Over the last decade women have comprised 57% of the four-year college students in the country … Naturally, the...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Jun 2, 2016
- 1 min
Colleges Must Navigate Sea of Changes
Slate: “In the coming year, we will see changes in standardized testing, use of prior-prior year tax information in applying for...
Beth & Tim Manners
- May 28, 2016
- 1 min
Navigating The ‘Admissions Funnel’
The Wall Street Journal: “Enrollment managers call it the admissions funnel. At the top is a huge pool of prospects. At the bottom is the...
Beth & Tim Manners
- May 17, 2016
- 2 min
Shady Grove: The Future of Higher Ed?
The Washington Post: The Universities at Shady Grove “is a program unlike any other, with nine state universities converging at the...
Beth & Tim Manners
- Apr 20, 2016
- 1 min
Sometimes ‘Plan B’ Is a Better Fit
CNBC: “When students and families weigh everything that goes into attending college, not least the cost, ‘the plan B schools sometimes...
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