Undergraduate admissions myths debunked
Prospective students for UNC’s Class of 2017 were admitted Jan. 25 — but many more applicants were not.
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Prospective students for UNC’s Class of 2017 were admitted Jan. 25 — but many more applicants were not.
High school seniors who received their acceptance letters to UNC Friday faced a more competitive early-action pool — with 15 percent more applicants than last year.
International students will be allowed to directly enroll at UNC for the first time this fall, as part of an effort to increase the global presence on a campus lagging behind its peers in that respect.
Before UNC’s athletic recruits of 2013 sign with their teams, they must first be signed off on by the admissions office — and now there’s a new mathematical formula to predict their academic success.
With a looming U.S. Supreme Court decision that could make UNC’s admissions policy illegal, the University is scrambling to find a solution that would maintain its diversity within the law.
You might want to think twice before uploading those pictures from last weekend to Facebook.
To lessen anxiety for college applicants, more and more institutions are deciding to end early admission programs in favor of a single deadline.
The admissions advisory committee discussed its priorities in student recruitment in a meeting Tuesday.
Michael Ward never wanted to go to a college that accepted a lot of people.
People believe that we live in a post-racial society. It’s a nice thought, an ideal, but ultimately a fallacy.
Less than a decade after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the use of race as a factor in college admissions, a new case could reverse that decision, affecting public universities nationwide.
Jackson Hall is becoming a more popular place on campus year after year.
The University’s switch to the Common Application has admissions staff reviewing 5,468 more applications than last year — a jump of 23 percent.
Universities paying international recruiting agents on a per- student commission have fueled a national ethical debate.
Despite stagnant faculty salaries and likely tuition hikes, the University is no less attractive to top high school students, said Chancellor Holden Thorp at a Monday meeting of the chancellor’s advisory committee.
Hispanic college enrollment increased by almost a quarter from 2009 to 2010, mirroring the nation’s rapidly diversifying population.
Students studying abroad will soon have the chance to serve as admissions ambassadors for the University around the world.
With summer quickly approaching, new and prospective students are appearing around campus. Whether following along on a tour or visiting during CTOPS, they are trying to find a place at UNC.
Administrators are trying to rework financial awards to attract top students to UNC in new ways.
In September, many high school seniors are expecting to receive their early acceptance letters from colleges.