TULANE UNIVERSITY

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We hope your academic school year is winding down nicely and your anxiety about the end of the year is transitioning nicely into anxiety about when schools will reopen in the fall. In the meantime, I wanted to give a quick update on the incoming Class of 2024 at Tulane, as well as share two poignant blogs that your students might find useful. Our first blog, "You’ve Earned This," is aimed at your rising seniors as they start to emerge from their quarantines. Bottom line—colleges want them to be happy and not worry about making up for lost time. Second is a feature on our undergraduate program in public health. Now would be a really, really good time for your students to consider a major in public health. Tulane’s undergraduate public health program is one of just a handful in the United States, and we’re really proud of the work our students do in that major. Share it with any students who are thinking, how can I help the world right now? Lastly, a few facts about our incoming Class of 2024: Acceptance rate: We have gone from an acceptance rate of 30% a few years ago to 11% this year. While I am not one to celebrate a low rate of admission, it is indicative of how competitive Tulane has become over the last decade. Yield: Measured by the number of students that accept an admission offer, increasing yield has been another focus of ours. Our yield is at 39 %, the highest it has ever been. Diversity: This is Tulane’s most diverse and global cohort ever. 33% of our incoming class will be represented by students of color and international students. This marks a 65% growth in five years. Our goal is to recruit a class that represents our country and the world; while we aren’t there yet, having one-third of this year’s class represented by this group is a significant improvement. The top states represented in this year’s class are New York (#1), California (#2), Louisiana (#3), Illinois (#4), New Jersey (#5), and Texas (#6). Waitlist: For the first time in many years, Tulane admitted a small group of students from the waitlist in anticipation of summer melt. As of now, our waitlist remains open; however, our freshman enrollment is right where we currently need it to be at this point in time. Roll Wave, Jeff Schiffman Director of Admission Tulane Undergraduate Admission

UT Austin - School of Design and Creative Technologies

Just a quick line to let you know that we still have several need-based scholarships available to reduce the cost of attendance to our Online Summer Design Camp. Please share this information within your academic community network so that families of high schoolers can take advantage of this great opportunity.



You can find more information about scholarship here! Just scroll down to the "Scholarship" section. 

Stay safe and healthy!

SDCTx team
School of Design and Creative Technologies
University of Texas at Austin

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

	Greetings from Nashville! I’m sure we can all agree that spring has felt different this year from anything we’ve previously experienced. We missed the celebration of graduation and seeing the happy faces of our excited seniors, and we missed the end-of-year traditions for all of our younger students, too. Transitions are never easy, and while this may have been one of the more difficult seasons, we have great hope for the futures of our students. Our admissions work at Vanderbilt continues—we are excited to see the entering class of 2020 solidify even as we continue to make offers from our waitlist. We expect the waitlist process to continue through early July as it typically does. Of course, we are thinking about high school juniors and sophomores and working hard to give them ample opportunities to get to know Vanderbilt. We are excited to add Virtual High School Visits to our online offerings. The virtual high school visit is designed to mimic in-person high school visits to allow your students an opportunity to engage with their admissions officer. We will host 30-minute sessions, each covering one of five different topics: Vanderbilt overview, financial aid and scholarships, highly selective/holistic admissions, finding your fit, and essay writing. We will present these discussion-based sessions over Zoom so that you and your students can ask questions in real time. To learn more and to request a virtual high school visit, please submit this request form. Although Vanderbilt has made the decision to cancel on-campus events through the beginning of August, we encourage you and your students to stay in touch with us and to take advantage of our online information sessions, hosted daily. Please bookmark our virtual visit page because we will be adding more opportunities during the summer, including ways students can engage with faculty and staff throughout the university to learn more about what life as a Commodore is all about. As we reflect on the past year of working through the application process with you, and particularly on the past two months, it's clear that we would not be able to do our work without you. Thank you! We look forward to our continued partnership. Sincerely, John O. Gaines Director of Undergraduate Admissions Vanderbilt University

Office of Undergraduate Admissions   ·   2305 West End Avenue   ·   Nashville, TN 37203-1727 Website   ·   Email   ·   P: 615-322-2561   ·   800-288-0432   ·   F: 615-343-7765

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COLLEGES THAT CHANGE LIVES VIRTUAL COLLEGE EXPLORATION

Office of Admission

Knox College is recognized as one of the Colleges That Change Lives. Join us, and other Colleges That Change Lives, for the Strive Virtual College Exploration Week from May 26-28. There will be three days of presentations and information sessions for students, parents, and counselors. In addition to the 46 school-specific sessions, there will be two CTCL and the Liberal Arts sessions, one session for counselors, and one CTCL International session. Those session dates and times are: CTCL and the Liberal Arts Tuesday, May 26 at 9:00 a.m. (CT) Registration CTCL and the Liberal Arts Tuesday, May 26 at 4:00 p.m. (CT) Registration CTCL Presentation for Counselors Wednesday, May 27 at 9:00 a.m. (CT) Registration CTCL International Thursday, May 28 at 9:00 a.m. (CT) Registration Knox College Information Session Thursday, May 28 at 5:00 p.m. (CT) Registration Students should register for each panel that they want to attend. Once they register, they’ll receive a confirmation email with their unique link to join the Zoom webinar. Parents should register their students using their student’s information. If you have any questions about the Virtual College Exploration Week, contact me! Sincerely, Rosie Worthen Assistant Director of Admission cworthen@knox.edu | 309-341-7128 | 309-335-8270

Willamette University

This is a friendly reminder that the Colleges that Change Lives (CTCL) in conjunction with StriveScan is hosting three days of virtual presentations and we hope you'll be able to join us!

You will have the opportunity to learn more about CTCL and attend virtual information sessions with 39 different colleges! We encourage you to share this opportunity with your students.
Register now to attend Willamette University's session on Wednesday, May 27th at 8am PST, and don't miss out on the session specifically for counselors on May 27th at 7am PST.

REGISTER NOW 

Office of Admission
Willamette University

APPLY | PROGRAMS

Office of Admission, Willamette University
900 State Street, Salem, Oregon 97301 | 503-370-6303 | bearcat@willamette.edu

  

WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY

Recognized as one of the Colleges that Change Lives (CTCL), Willamette University is joining forces with 30+ colleges next week to bring our campuses to you and your students in the comfort of your homes.

Over the course of three days, you will have the opportunity to learn more about CTCL and attend virtual information sessions with 39 different colleges! We encourage you to share this opportunity with your students.
Register now to attend Willamette University's session on Wednesday, May 27th at 8am PST, and don't miss out on the session specifically for counselors on May 27th at 7am PST.

REGISTER NOW 

Office of Admission
Willamette University

APPLY | PROGRAMS

Office of Admission, Willamette University
900 State Street, Salem, Oregon 97301 | 503-370-6303 | bearcat@willamette.edu

  

The MOSS Foundation

Scedric Moss, Chairman of The MOSS Foundation.

In a continued effort to promote Historically Black Colleges and Universities, please see the listed recruiting opportunities below for your graduating seniors that have not yet committed to a school for the fall semester.

University of Arkansas Pine Bluff (Arkansas)

21 May 2020

Virtual Recruiting Day Party

New students, sign up today for a chance to win a $2,000 scholarship! #UAPB #RoarReady #UAPBToTheTop

Registration Link:

https://www.uapb.edu/administration/enrollment_management/virtual_day_party.aspx  

Huston Tillotson University (Texas)

22 May 2020

Instant Decision Day

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The MOSS Foundation also has upcoming HBCU Live sessions through Facebook and Instagram.

We will send that information as dates are solidified.

It would be greatly appreciated if you could share this information with your students.

If you have any questions please feel free to make contact.

Regards,

Scedric Moss

Chairman

The MOSS Foundation

443-597-8048

CARNEGIE MELLON VIRTUAL ADMISSIONS COUNSELING SESSIONS

 Carnegie Mellon Virtual Admission Counseling Sessions

Dear Jan,
Greetings from Carnegie Mellon! We hope you’re staying safe and well. Given the impacts of COVID-19 on the college admission process, we know your students likely have more questions than ever about the college admission process. Our admission staff is here to answer those questions. We invite your rising seniors to meet one of our admission counselors for a one-on-one virtual admission counseling session.

Registration is now available for virtual counseling sessions!

During these non-evaluative counseling sessions, we can answer students' questions about Carnegie Mellon's colleges and programs, admission and financial aid, life as part of the Carnegie Mellon community and more. This is also an opportunity to discuss their academic interests and future plans with one of our admission counselors.

Please share this registration link with any interested students. Sessions can be done via video or phone call. Family members, guests or counselors are welcome to join students for their session. If you have any questions or concerns we can assist with, please reach out to us at admission@andrew.cmu.edu or at 412.268.2082.

We look forward to speaking with your students soon!
Best regards,
Office of Admission

Carnegie Mellon University | Office of Admission
5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213 | 412.268.2082 | admission@andrew.cmu.edu

ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SUMMER PROGRAMS

Hi there!

My name is Diana and I am an admission counselor at Illinois Tech! Hope you are doing well and staying safe during the craziness of this pandemic. 

I am also here to speak a little about our summer programs moving online, which poses a great opportunity for our students no matter where they decide to spend their summers! We have many programs in coding, programming, and mathematics for all levels of interest and ability. Our programs will start June 15th and you can find out more information using this link here. We are also offering an amazing Computational Science program that can even count as 2 college credits. 

Best regards,

Diana Zhu
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Diana Zhu Admission Counselor Illinois Institute of Technology Office of Undergraduate Admission 10 West 33rd Street, Perlstein Hall, Room 101, Chicago, IL 60616 312.567.3102 | dzhu11@iit.edu admissions.iit.edu/undergraduate Office of Undergraduate Admission Hours Monday-Friday 9:00 am-5:00 pm Helpful Links Programs and Majors Application Requirements and Steps Tuition, Fees, and Room & Board First-Year Scholarships First-Year Visit Opportunities