The University of California is brainstorming ways in which they can offer 3-year bachelor's degrees and bringing in more out-of-state revenue generating undergraduate students.
Read this article that highlights some of the proposed changes.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
UC to Wait-list Some Freshman Applicants
For the first time in its history, UC will implement a waitlist process for fall 2010 freshman admissions. All campuses, except UCLA and UC Merced will participate.
The university is faced with an overenrollment of more than 15,000 studentsand must carefully balance new student enrollment with state funding. Awaitlist is an enrollment management tool that enables campuses to attain their enrollment targets with greater precision while offering a space to asmany deserving students as possible.
What students need to know:
* They might receive waitlist offers from more than one campus. Students may accept as many offers as they wish.
* Once offered a spot on a waitlist, they must opt in. Instructions for doing so will be included with the waitlist notification.
* Even if they accept a waitlist offer (or several), students should submit a Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) to a UC campus or other institution they have been accepted to. If they later accept an offer of admission from a campus where they have been wait-listed, they will forfeittheir deposit at the first campus.
* Wait-listed applicants will be notified no later than June 1 so families can plan appropriately.
* Preliminary financial aid awards will be sent shortly after offers of admission and before applicants have to make a decision about accepting. Additionally, SIRs of wait-listed students will be considered on time for purposes of housing and orientation, provided they are submitted by the deadline stated in the offer of admission.
* Eligible applicants who don't receive an admission offer from any campus they applied to will be in the referral pool, even if they are on the waitlist at another campus.
* Campuses will still consider appeals. Applicants who feel they have grounds for an appeal should submit one, but they should keep in mind that the purpose of the appeals process is to deal with errors and compelling new information and hardship. Students cannot appeal for a spot on the waitlist.
The university is faced with an overenrollment of more than 15,000 studentsand must carefully balance new student enrollment with state funding. Awaitlist is an enrollment management tool that enables campuses to attain their enrollment targets with greater precision while offering a space to asmany deserving students as possible.
What students need to know:
* They might receive waitlist offers from more than one campus. Students may accept as many offers as they wish.
* Once offered a spot on a waitlist, they must opt in. Instructions for doing so will be included with the waitlist notification.
* Even if they accept a waitlist offer (or several), students should submit a Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) to a UC campus or other institution they have been accepted to. If they later accept an offer of admission from a campus where they have been wait-listed, they will forfeittheir deposit at the first campus.
* Wait-listed applicants will be notified no later than June 1 so families can plan appropriately.
* Preliminary financial aid awards will be sent shortly after offers of admission and before applicants have to make a decision about accepting. Additionally, SIRs of wait-listed students will be considered on time for purposes of housing and orientation, provided they are submitted by the deadline stated in the offer of admission.
* Eligible applicants who don't receive an admission offer from any campus they applied to will be in the referral pool, even if they are on the waitlist at another campus.
* Campuses will still consider appeals. Applicants who feel they have grounds for an appeal should submit one, but they should keep in mind that the purpose of the appeals process is to deal with errors and compelling new information and hardship. Students cannot appeal for a spot on the waitlist.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Making Harvard More Affordable
Harvard recently announced they will be replacing all loans with grants. Prior, families making less than $60,000 were already receiving free tuition. Now, they are targeting middle to upper-middle class families, offering a reduction in tuition. Click here to read the entire article.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Virtual College Fair - Sept 17 and Nov 4-7
Don't have time or the resources to attend a college fair? Check out College Week Live September 17, 2009 and November 4-7, 2009.
With hundreds of colleges and universities participating you can watch presentations from college representatives on college admissions and financial aid information. Don't forget to register! Best of all, it's FREE!
Here's what College Week Live is saying about this event:
CollegeWeekLive is the world’s biggest virtual college fair, with hundreds of colleges and universities from around the world exhibiting and tens of thousands of attendees. CollegeWeekLive events revolutionize college admissions, making the process easier and more cost-effective by bringing together students, parents, counselors and colleges online to interact, transcending time and distance. CollegeWeekLive is completely free to attendees.
CollegeWeekLive attendees can watch admissions experts speak on topics such as how to prepare for the SAT, how to write a winning application essay or how to pay for college and have questions answered via live chat. Attendees can also video chat with college students and learn what campus life is really like.
The event features scholarships and special promotions available only to those who attend.
With hundreds of colleges and universities participating you can watch presentations from college representatives on college admissions and financial aid information. Don't forget to register! Best of all, it's FREE!
Here's what College Week Live is saying about this event:
CollegeWeekLive is the world’s biggest virtual college fair, with hundreds of colleges and universities from around the world exhibiting and tens of thousands of attendees. CollegeWeekLive events revolutionize college admissions, making the process easier and more cost-effective by bringing together students, parents, counselors and colleges online to interact, transcending time and distance. CollegeWeekLive is completely free to attendees.
CollegeWeekLive attendees can watch admissions experts speak on topics such as how to prepare for the SAT, how to write a winning application essay or how to pay for college and have questions answered via live chat. Attendees can also video chat with college students and learn what campus life is really like.
The event features scholarships and special promotions available only to those who attend.
Building a College List
One of the first critical steps in the college application is deciding where to apply. What are you looking for in your colleges? This is a very personalized process. Below are some examples of criteria that may help you decide what types of college area good fit for you:
- Public or Private
- Tuition
- Majors offered on campus
- Location of campus (rural, urban, suburban)
- Size of campus (large = 10k or more, medium = between 5k and 10k, small = 5k or less)
- Size of classrooms
- Student to Teacher ratio
- Demographic of campus
- Housing
- Clubs/Extracurricular Activities
- Collegiate sports or Intramural sports
- Academic Resources
- Research/Internship opportunities
- Financial Aid/Scholarship opportunities
- Religion
- Accessible transportation on/around campus
- Safety
- Liberal Arts or a specific type of training (such as Art school)
- Campus culture (liberal, conservative, traditional, non-conforming, etc)
- Single Sex campuses
- Distance from home (most of you are thinking as far away as possible but what if you want to come home for a weekend? Think about the logistics about getting to/from your respective college - especially if you're in a rural campus on the east coast in the dead of winter...)
- What are my chances of getting in? Be sure to have a balanced list of colleges, meaning some will be a reach, some will be right on target, and some you're confident you'll get an acceptance letter.
- Public or Private
- Tuition
- Majors offered on campus
- Location of campus (rural, urban, suburban)
- Size of campus (large = 10k or more, medium = between 5k and 10k, small = 5k or less)
- Size of classrooms
- Student to Teacher ratio
- Demographic of campus
- Housing
- Clubs/Extracurricular Activities
- Collegiate sports or Intramural sports
- Academic Resources
- Research/Internship opportunities
- Financial Aid/Scholarship opportunities
- Religion
- Accessible transportation on/around campus
- Safety
- Liberal Arts or a specific type of training (such as Art school)
- Campus culture (liberal, conservative, traditional, non-conforming, etc)
- Single Sex campuses
- Distance from home (most of you are thinking as far away as possible but what if you want to come home for a weekend? Think about the logistics about getting to/from your respective college - especially if you're in a rural campus on the east coast in the dead of winter...)
- What are my chances of getting in? Be sure to have a balanced list of colleges, meaning some will be a reach, some will be right on target, and some you're confident you'll get an acceptance letter.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Obama's American Graduation Initiative
At Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan, President Obama unveiled the American Graduation Initiative, a 10-year, $12 billion plan to invest in community colleges.
The President stated, "By 2020, this nation will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world. We used to have that. We're going to have it again. And we've begun to take historic steps to achieve this goal. Already we've increased Pell grants by $500. We've created a $2,500 tax credit for four years of college tuition. We've simplified student aid applications and ensured that aid is not based on the income of a job that you just lost. A new GI Bill of Rights for the 21st century is beginning to help soldiers coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan to begin a new life -- in a new economy. And the recovery plan has helped close state budget shortfalls -- which put enormous pressure on public universities and community colleges -- at the same time making historic investments in school libraries and classrooms and facilities all across America. So we've already taken some steps that are building the foundation for a 21st century education system here in America, one that will allow us to compete with China and India and everybody else all around the world."
To read his entire speech, click here.
The President stated, "By 2020, this nation will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world. We used to have that. We're going to have it again. And we've begun to take historic steps to achieve this goal. Already we've increased Pell grants by $500. We've created a $2,500 tax credit for four years of college tuition. We've simplified student aid applications and ensured that aid is not based on the income of a job that you just lost. A new GI Bill of Rights for the 21st century is beginning to help soldiers coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan to begin a new life -- in a new economy. And the recovery plan has helped close state budget shortfalls -- which put enormous pressure on public universities and community colleges -- at the same time making historic investments in school libraries and classrooms and facilities all across America. So we've already taken some steps that are building the foundation for a 21st century education system here in America, one that will allow us to compete with China and India and everybody else all around the world."
To read his entire speech, click here.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Planning for Senior year
Senior year is difficult to manage with rigorous classes, AP exams, extra curricular activities, and college planning and applications. Here are four things you can do now to make your senior year less overwhelming:
- Research colleges of interest and begin building a list. Not sure where to start? Check out this resource page for recommended books and websites.
- If you have not taken your standardized tests, determine when you will take them in the fall. Click on these links for the 2009/2010 test dates SAT or ACT (be sure to tab over to the 2009-2010 dates).
- Visit colleges. Even if your not sure where you want to apply, by seeing colleges, it will help you determine what type of campus fits with your personal and academic needs. Refer back to this previous blog posting and scroll down to "Visiting Colleges".
- Begin developing essays. The Common Application, used by over 300 colleges and universities provides the following six prompts:
- Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.
- Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you.
- Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence.
- Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work (as in art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence.
- A range of academic interests, personal perspectives, and life experiences adds much to the educational mix. Given your personal background, describe an
experience that illustrates what you would bring to the diversity in a college community, or an encounter that demonstrated the importance of diversity to you. - Topic of your choice.
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