This year it seems that the articles, news stories, and headlines surrounding college admission have focused almost exclusively on how significantly things have changed—the “dramatic increase” in applications (at a small set of schools); the disturbing decrease in undergraduate enrollment, particularly in our community college sector; gap year request; no campus visits or recruitment travel, […]
Soothing the Sting of College Admission Decisions
Listen to “Soothing the Sting of College Admission Decisions – Rick Clark” on Spreaker. My son has terrible seasonal allergies. Since Atlanta is basically a city in the forest, spring is really rough as everything starts to bloom. This week his throat has been so sore that he’s barely eaten, he’s woken up most nights crying in discomfort, and has spent his […]
Nuance in the Numbers
Listen to “Nuance in the Numbers (Are All Admit Rates Created Equal?) – Rick Clark” on Spreaker. One of my 2021 resolutions is to run, ride, hike, walk, or swim over 2021 miles this year. This means I am tracking everything, because to meet that goal it will require averaging about 5.5 miles a day. In order to do this, I use […]
Myths and Misperceptions about the MBA
This week we welcome Katie Lloyd, Ed.D., Associate Dean, Evening and Full-time MBA Programs at the Scheller College of Business to the blog. Welcome, Katie! Listen to “Myths and Misperceptions about the MBA – Katie Lloyd, Ed.D.” on Spreaker. It’s never too early to think about your future. Now you might be shouting at the […]
Same Kind of Different
Listen to “Episode 30: Same Kind of Different (Preparing For Decisions) – Rick Clark” on Spreaker. This Saturday we will release Early Action II admission decisions. Later today our team will gather online (I guess that’s a thing) to walk through the number and percentage of students in each admission decision category (admit, defer, deny), their basic academic and […]