(The Daily Pennsylvanian) By Julia Bell — Penn is encouraging other universities to pilot a team admissions strategy that Penn implemented four years ago — and Swarthmore has already adopted it. The tactic is used to increase efficiency, fairness and morale among college admission officers. Under the old system, admissions staff would divide applications and […]
Read More »(The Wall Street Journal) By Georgia Wells — Match Group, the owner of online dating apps such as Tinder and Plenty of Fish, reported a profit of $56.4 million, compared with a profit of $35.3 million a year earlier. Analysts had projected profit of $40 million, according to a survey by FactSet. Dating revenue increased […]
Read More »(Business Insider) By Abby Jackson — Standardized test scores, grade point averages, and teacher recommendations are well-known components of college applications. But schools use other less-discussed factors in admissions decisions as well: where and to whom you were born. Students’ demographic information is used for “predictive analytics,” a little-known x-factor that colleges often use for enrollment management. The […]
Read More »( US News ) By Farran Powell Mississippi is a long way from Upstate New York, but Allie Hanson wanted to attend a public university out of state and chose her school based on its aid award. “Mississippi State has awesome merit-based packages,” says the 19-year-old sophomore, of Clifton Park, New York. “Because I got a 30 on my […]
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