According to the July 7 journal Inside Higher Education, the University of Southern California, Harvard, Princeton, Rutgers, and Georgetown have announced that fall classes will be held primarily online, with a reduced number of students invited to be on campus.
Common App adds special COVID-19 essay question
Common App essays have remained unchanged for a while now, but they just added an optional essay question that will give applicants a chance to explain how the pandemic has affected them. This will be in addition to the “Additional
The Future of Higher Education
Jeff Selingo: The Future of Higher Ed—and Admissions—During and After the Coronavirus May 13, 2020 Noted author, columnist, and higher education strategist Jeff Selingo spoke at a webinar today with Mark Sklarow of the Independent Educational Consultants Association about
ACT plans to offer summer testing dates, online options
ACT, Inc. published this report on April 16, 2020. Check act.org for continuing updates. ACT’s test-at-home remote proctoring launches this fall/winter for students in the U.S. IOWA CITY, Iowa—In response to uncertainty and school cancellations due to COVID-19, ACT announced
Updates in the Age of Coronavirus
Important updates for students planning on college: 3/25/20 (WJZ) ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland public schools will be closed through April 24, State School superintendent Dr. Karen Salmon announced on Wednesday during a press conference with Gov. Larry Hogan. . . . “We
Canadian schools may save you money
Florida-based IECs in August of 2019 set up a virtual conference with admissions representatives from three Canadian schools–McMaster University, University of Waterloo, and University of Toronto. Here’s what we learned. McMaster University: https://future.mcmaster.ca/ McMaster University is in Hamilton, Ontario, 45
Major drop in 2019 PSAT scores
Art Sawyer of Compass Education Group just published a report on a precipitous drop in PSAT scores for those who took the October 2019 administration of the test. Compass found that the average score for juniors dropped 10 points, as
U. of Georgia spirit starts with admissions staff
UGA, with its 34,000 students and 200+ majors, seems at first like any other large state university, but its 95% freshman retention rate beats the average rate of 75%, putting University of Georgia in league with Boston College, William &
Women thrive at Agnes Scott
Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia, just outside Atlanta, provides women with a nurturing and challenging environment within their core curriculum. The students who spoke to the counselors from IECA all said they chose Agnes Scott on its merits, and
HBCUs nurture generations
Spelman College for women and Morehouse College for men, historically black colleges nestled side by side in Atlanta, have long traditions of nurturing their students. A popular philosophy professor told the story of his experience as a young Man of