This is one of the busiest and most stressful times of the year for students, parents, and admissions representatives all across the nation. The first round (early action, early decision) of college applications are due, and everyone wants to know the secrets on how to get into universities all around the country. The National Association for College Admission Counseling releases a report every year with responses from college admissions representatives and secondary school counselors on what they consider to be the most important factors in college admissions. At the bottom of this segment there are links that will take you to the data reports. According to the research, the top three factors that are of considerable importance to universities are: Grades in all courses, grades in college prep courses, and the strength of a student’s curriculum. Colleges and universities want to see how students perform in their classes, and are they challenging themselves with a rigorous curriculum. There are other factors that are mentioned in the study that have importance in the admissions decision, so please look through those as well. The research also stated that institutions that were more selective placed more emphasis on grades in college prep courses and the strength of curriculum. Those colleges also rated more highly on the essay/writing samples, counselor and teacher recommendations, extracurricular activities, and work. The report also provides information on the increase in applications across the country, and the admittance rate among certain institutions. The national average acceptance rate for all four-year institutions in the country was 66.7% in the fall of 2017. From 2017 to 2018, the amount of applications from first-time freshman increased by 6%. If you would like more information on this report, or other college admissions related data please click on the links below. https://www.nacacnet.org/news--publications/publications/state-of-college-admission/ https://www.nacacnet.org/ https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions-insider Comments are closed.
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