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According to the most recent data (from 3/15) from the National College Attainment Network (NCAN) FAFSA submissions are down 30.7% this year. This data also showed: -FAFSA submissions are down 45.9% in Tennessee and down 40.1% in California. -In 0 states are FAFSA submissions up YoY (Ohio has the lowest

According to FairTest there are 1,800+ colleges that are SAT/ACT optional and another 80+ colleges that are "test-free" and don't use test scores at all in their process. As the temporary, COVID-driven testing policies coming to an end, colleges are making decisions about

We're excited to share that school counselors and educators can now create Scholarships360 accounts! This free tool allow school counselors, teachers, and other educators to search for scholarships from our vetted scholarship database. Additionally, you'll also receive weekly

.Inside Higher Ed reported today that application numbers continue to climb. Really curious how direct admissions impact the overall application numbers (and also acceptance rates). Are these applications being counted the same way as other appliations? Obviously, this was not

6. People care more about college *before* you go than they do after. Once you start working, people just want to see your resume. The amount of emphasis we put on college preparedness (hint: a lot) is disproportionate to its actual value (not as much as you think).

April is a big month for students who have received their college acceptances and considering where to attend college. Finances are a big part of a students' college decision and there are still a number of private scholarships available for students. Here's our weekly roundup

By the end of March last year, roughly 50% of students had submitted the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). As of March 29th of this year, only 35% of students are estimated to have submitted the FAFSA. This equates to around 390k students across the country.

This seems like really big news: ACT, the second largest standardized for college admissions, just got bought out by a PE firm. While proceeds will fund a non-profit, the new organization will be a for-profit corporation.

Outcomes reporting in "traditional" higher ed is at best inconsistent and at worst misleading. Kinda silly to single out Bloom Institute of Technology on this point when understanding outcomes is just generally a mess for students to understand. If you look at any of the university outcomes

"Some Colleges Will Soon Charge $100,000 a Year" was a recent headlines from the NY Times. This article focused on Vanderbilt University, which will charge some students $100k in the upcoming year. But this doesn't tell the full story as Vanderbilt has also recently announced

Back in 2019 Natl Association for College Admission Counseling reported some interesting data about the waitlist: -43% of colleges used the waiting list -Private colleges were more likely to have a wait list -20% of students who were on the wait list were admitted overall -BUT, only 7% of students were admitted at

According to recent data from NACUBO the discount rate at private colleges in the U.S. rose to 56.1% for the 2023-2024 academic year. This means that the average first-year, first time student at a private college will pay only 43.9% of the sticker price of college. While on

I recently found a 1987 copy of "The Insider's Guide to the Colleges." It's pretty wild to go back in time and see colleges costs, acceptance rates, and enrollments from over 35 years ago. Here were a few colleges that stood out (with stats from the 1986-1987 academic year):

At Scholarships360 we recently found that more than 1 in 4 scholarship essays were completely written with AI! Using the tool GPTZero we analyzed 714 scholarship essays and found that 188 (or 26.3%) of these essays received a score indicating that they were 100% written with

Every year on 9/11, I post this video… Welles Crowther: The Man in the Red Bandana A real life hero. If you haven’t heard the story before, take a few minutes and watch. 🇺🇸

There are roughly 1.7 trillion dollars owed by Americans to the federal government for student loans. This dollar amount would make the Department of Education the third or fourth largest bank in the U.S. For some context, this is roughly the size of bank like Wells Fargo or

This rise of graduate student debt can be traced back to 2006 This is when the federal government allowed students to borrow up to the full cost of attendance Today, although 13% of Americans hold graduate degrees, 57% of debt is owed by households with a graduate degree!

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NEW: Wake Forest University has developed a new draft statement on free expression that would include institutional neutrality if approved:

Reading over 10,000 #college essays taught Scholarships360 co-founder Will Geiger a thing or two about what makes a moving essay. That was before ChatGPT--what has changed and where are we going with these new AI tools? Keep reading to learn more!