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UW-MadisonNews

UW to Admit About 500 Wait-Listed Students, Up From Zero Last Year

Posted by blondie 05/31/2008 8:53 PM

Tags: admission, waitlisted, UWMadison, fall

UW to Admit About 500 Wait-Listed Students, Up From Zero Last Year

Good news for wait-listed students.

There were a record 25,123 applicants who applied for the fall 2008 semester--12, 500 of which were initially admitted, just under half. By late May about 5,500 freshman had committed to UW-Madison. To achieve its target

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OWU - Ohio WesleyanRandom

What Drives Retention?

Posted by ohwesleyang 05/20/2008 1:52 PM

Tags: ohio five, ohio wesleyan, admission, retention, causes

Every fall, more than 550 freshmen walk onto Ohio Wesleyan’s campus, full of nervous anticipation as to what college will bring. They spend a year making friends, taking classes and adapting to life away from home. However, only about 78 percent of those same students will return the next fall for their sopho... MORE »

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PrincetonNews

Princeton Hikes the Price

Posted by bhurley 02/15/2008 10:42 AM

Tags: money, admission, financial aid, fee

Princeton has officially jacked up the already exorbitant price of admission by 3.9%. According to the website, this brings the tally to: "$34,290 for tuition, a 3.9 percent increase from $33,000 in 2007-08; $6,205 for room, up 3.8 percent from $5,980; and $5,200 for board, an increase of 4 percent from $5,0... MORE »

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TuftsNews

No Loans For You! Just Cash ... Sweet, Sweet Cash

Posted by The Merry Widow 12/22/2007 2:51 PM

Tags: loans, financial aid, grants, admission, freshmen

No Loans For You! Just Cash ... Sweet, Sweet Cash

Looks like Bacow's plan for need-blind admissions just got one step further to its goal. Tufts announced this week that they're replacing all loans with grants for students whose families make under 40 grand a year. It affects the Class of 2011 onward, making freshmen the most socioeconomically... MORE »

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