The Education Advisory

06/03/2023

https://appsupport.commonapp.org/applicantsupport/s/article/What-are-the-2023-24-Common-App-essay-prompts?utm_source=Common%20App%20Newsletter%20Subscribers&utm_campaign=62fd29ae29-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_07_24_09_11_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_685c1cb33f-62fd29ae29-98403974&fbclid=IwAR1P20UO3a1qySsAzc0ObQ1SS8i8BfMMTy-OVuqNFJb24jc3EuEZsHcuNhE

Common App prompts remain unchanged.

20/07/2022

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220719005527/en/Largest-Gift-in-Berkeley-Haas-History-Will-Transform-Undergraduate-Business-Program-from-Two-to-Four-Years?fbclid=IwAR3Q6HQ0_aG8BnuGY7BDnoRrZaJU7GJ_rIwRZZuL3eCXJ6cYFXDhVWDXU94

The Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, today announced that its top-ranked two-year undergraduate business program will expa

06/07/2022

https://admissions.cornell.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/cornell-first-year-writing-supplement

Cornell First-Year Writing Supplement Please see the instructions on Cornell’s Admissions website at admissions.cornell.edu/apply/first-year-applicants prior to completing the Cornell University Questions and Writing Supplement in the My Colleges section of the Common Application. In the online Co...

01/07/2022

https://admit.washington.edu/apply/freshman/how-to-apply/ #:~:text=Please%20note%2C%20the%20UW%20will,when%20the%20winter%20application%20opens

The University of Washington application will (finally) be available on the Common App this year!

How to apply

28/06/2022

https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2022/06/27/tulane-admitted-two-thirds-its-class-early-year?fs=e&s=cl&fbclid=IwAR1jaeFBIw6_ic4cIshbUt4pwNnR-gnoI2xQ7dxDCFbALn0rcVz2WztMNoM

It admitted only 106 students (for a freshman class of more than 1,800) via regular decision.

22/06/2022

https://www.clickondetroit.com/all-about-ann-arbor/2022/06/07/university-of-michigans-first-undergraduate-robotics-class-to-start-in-fall/

University of Michigan is now enrolling its first Department of Robotics class.

31/05/2022

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61628740

The scheme is intended to attract the "brightest and best".

18/05/2022

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brennanbarnard/2022/05/03/college-admission-warning-dont-give-up-now-seniors/?sh=260635d1fcbc&fbclid=IwAR13SPpaZs6Abludekj1hjvNydhsBkG5V5mXB1HLzK_zGKdOGPzQ3TNW4iI

It reads something like this: “Keep working hard because we will be doing a final transcript review at the end of the year and your offer of admission is contingent upon the successful completion of high school with the same commitment to excellence that you demonstrated in your application.”

09/05/2022

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/04/climate/john-doerr-stanford-climate.html?fbclid=IwAR1vv8GsqsC5EH73A2rWrB2IvuJjAjcNPygcgTHyIsWx05TmVqUFxJn0Il0

The billionaire venture capitalist said the study of climate change and sustainability would be the “new computer science.”

05/05/2022

https://www.princeton.edu/news/2022/04/25/faculty-approve-academic-minors-princeton?utm_campaign=communications&utm_content=1650926699&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2Ggw1SwiqdMh1aHghEUdUru4FvAufd3ICjf_CMnAcLxLjxbR3zX6ORL1A

The transition from certificates to minors will begin in fall 2023.