Archive | Admissions
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Admissions office reaches out via networking
This week's Spend A Summer Day marks the start of the new social media push by Penn State's Admissions Office.
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More H.S. transcripts omit class rank
Ranking high school students’ academic success against that of their peers is a tradition. Tradition or not, 40 percent of high schools across the nation have kicked class rank off transcripts or simply don’t provide it to colleges at all, according to the National Association for College ...
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Record number of applicants not goal of Admissions, ‘U’ director of recruitment says
In a press release issued last week, U. Michigan announced that it received a record number of applications — 31,599 in total — from the incoming freshman class for the fourth consecutive year. With 15,979 of those applicants being offered admission as of Jun.
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Editorial: College right to reject teen
At only 13 years old, Anastasia Megan has nearly completed her high school education. A result of advanced home schooling by her two parents, who are both retired engineers, her academic achievement has raised her parents’ confidence in her potential, but has also created controversy over ag...
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Column: Universities right in recruiting diversity
College fairs are not a new event, but schools across the country are moving to modernize their campuses by attending fairs aimed solely at recruiting gay students.