Big Data goes to college
June 21st, 2013Did you ever wonder how colleges identified you, and why they send you so much email and snail mail? Wonder whether your response makes a difference? Demonstrated interest does matter to colleges!
Kent Barnds draws interesting parallels between college admission and the NSA as he outlines ways in which colleges are using data to build each freshman class. Knowledge may not translate into power in this case but it is useful, readers.
Read more at Huffington Post >>Tagged: Applications, College, Demonstrated interest
Just in time for college essay writing season!
June 20th, 2013Essay-writers, take note: even college professors need advice about jump-starting the writing process! Rachel Toor’s article provides some good, common sense advice for all of us, no matter what the writing task at hand.
Read more at Chronicle.com >>Don’t Start a Job Hunt Until You Read This
May 15th, 2013My sister, Jill Ikens, was featured in an article published on the Huffington Post today! Her thoughts about preparing for interviews and applying for jobs are highly relevant to students just finishing college, and just as relevant to high school students approaching the college admission process.
You can read Gail McMeekin’s article here.
Read more at Huffington Post >>Tagged: Career, College, Interviews
Early Applicants Pull Ahead
April 16th, 2013My students are accustomed to hearing me extol the virtues of submitting applications well ahead of deadlines. Why? Early submission conveys interest in the college as well as an ability to organize and follow through. It turns out that these qualities lead to greater success in college, too.
In this article published by The Chronicle of Higher Education, James Roche, associate provost for enrollment management at U. of Massachusetts-Amherst, reports that his study confirms the correlation between early application submission and success.
Read more at Chronicle.com >>Tagged: Admission decision, Applications, College
