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Research shows that character affects admission decisions

To determine ‘demonstrated interest,’ some schools are tracking how quickly prospective students open email and whether they click links.

Great article for students about approaching college admissions...you have a choice.

Important for parents of college students to read. Even though you are paying the tuition, once your student heads off to college, you do not have the right to get answers from the university regarding their grades, whether they are attending classes, whether they are having difficulties, etc. Unless your student signs a FERPA waiver for you to do so. Good info to know.

Sage advice from columnist Frank Bruni - "Many students, nervous about a new environment, follow friends from high school or people whose demographic backgrounds match their own into homogeneous cocoons. That can indeed provide solace and support. But it’s also a wasted opportunity educationally, morally, strategically. Diversity opens you to an array and wealth of ideas, and being comfortable with it is an asset in just about any workplace or career. You can decide to esta...blish that comfort in college. But perhaps the most important relationships to invest in are those with members of the school’s faculty. Most students don’t fully get that. They’re not very good at identifying the professors worth knowing the ones who aren’t such academic rock stars that they’re inaccessible, the ones with a track record of serious mentoring and then getting to know them well." See more

Sham Alert: Students need to be savvy to the for-profit student recognition programs

Colleges and universities continue to make the application process more accessible and affordable as they loosen requirements. None of the Ivies or Stanford require the optional test essays anymore, but the UCs still require them.

Students: To be college-, career-, and life-ready....Check. Your. Email!

Prospective applicants are being evaluated by some schools that care about managing their enrollment numbers. Read how predictive analytics is used in College Admissions.

UT Austin has become very challenging for out of state applicants. By law, no more than 10% of total admissions can be out of state.

The College Board came up with a surprising conclusion about keys to success for college and life: two codes