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KNIGHTtime News GUIDING YOUR COLLEGE PROCESS
THE NEWS BULLETIN
Articles We are Reading
Bea Hodavdekar
RURAL RECRUITS:
HOW ADMISSION OFFICES AT MINNESOTA’S PRIVATE COLLEGES
ARE EXPANDING THEIR REACH
Even though this article focuses on Minnesota colleges, this is a great
look at the ways in which colleges,
in general, have to think about their recruitment strategies in order to meet their enrollment priorities.
Lisa Giarratano
CHANGE YOUR FILTER
Rick Clark challenges parents’ antiquated assumptions about certain colleges, where they are located, and their rising tuitions.
RICH SCHOOL POOR SCHOOL: HOW THE CLASS DIVIDE IS WIDENED BY GAPS IN COUNSELING KIDS FOR COLLEGE
A timely read during National School Counseling Appreciation Week, and
a healthy reminder that stressors can look vastly di erent between members of di ering socioeconomic statuses.
Matt Mettille
GEORGIA TECH ADMISSIONS BLOG: TWO SIDES OF THE SAME STORY This is an outstanding admissions blog to bookmark. Director of Admissions Rick Clark gives sage advice as Georgia Tech gets ready to release Early Action decisions.
THIRTY THOUSAND APPLICANTS, ONE FLAGSHIP: INSIDE ADMISSIONS AT U-MD.
The Washington Post gives readers an inside look at the complexity and nuances of the admissions process at the University of Maryland, a large, public agship university.
Quinton McArthur
DEAR ELITE COLLEGES, PLEASE STOP RECRUITING STUDENTS LIKE ME IF YOU KNOW WE WON’T GET IN
Self awareness is sacrosanct in the college search process. It is the key.
ETHICAL COLLEGE ADMISSIONS:
DO CAMPUS VISITS HAVE VALUE?
Do college visits have value? It’s a good question to ask as juniors and parents begin to visit campuses far and wide.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ VIEWS ON WHO INFLUENCES THEIR THINKING ABOUT EDUCATION AND CAREERS Parents and families are far more in uential in determining their college search choices than college counselors. As parents, it’s important to be mindful of your in uence in dictating the environment in which your child will go through the college search process. You have the power.
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