Feature Content Archive - June to December 2004

December 2004:

Early decision and early action Ivy League acceptance offers have now been made for the expected Class of 2009. All indications point toward a very strong applicant pool – and an even tougher scenario for those applicants who waited to apply in the regular decision round.

Imagine yourself in this scenario: You’ve finally received an answer from the admissions office of the college you really want to go to. You open it to find good news – you’ve been accepted! But there’s also bad news – they won’t let you start until the spring. Spring Admission is becoming more common.

November 2004:

More and more American students are heading abroad for college study -- not  just for a semester or for a summer program, but for their entire undergraduate program. Click here to read more.

October 2004:

A recent ACT report found that only 56% of the 1.2 million high school students who took its college entrance exam this year will have graduated with enough prep courses in English, science, and math to begin college-level work in those subjects. That number suggests that today’s high school students are no better prepared for college-level study than their counterparts were ten years ago.

September 2004:

University of California officials voted to raise the minimum GPA requirement to 3.0 from 2.8 for the fall 2007 entering class. The vote came after a recent report found 14.4% of California high school students were meeting the UC's minimum standards. Currently, about 75% of University of California system applicants have GPAs of 3.5 or better.

August 2004:

President Bush announced that he is against the legacy system used in some college admissions offices. Click here to read more.

July 2004:

The University of California system is considering raising their admission requirements.

June 2004:

The most recent census data shows the percentage of Americans with at least a bachelor's degree was 27.2%, an increase from 26.7% ten years ago. We believe this further justifies the value of a college education. There are just simply too many educated people in the job market for non college educated individuals to be competitive at landing well-paying, highly-skilled positions.

Are you confused about the SAT requirements for the Class of 2006? Click here to read an insightful article about the strategies Class of 2006 students should be taking with regards to the current and new format SAT tests!

Cornell is now accepting the Common Application. Click here to read more.

CNN reports that, as of late spring, there were only 98 African Americans in an expected incoming freshman class size of 3,821 at University of California, Berkeley. Click here to read the article in its entirety.

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