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Updates for May 5, 2010
University scores well for environmentalism
By: Dana Cetrone
As Princeton Review praises campus, students call for further progress
The university ranked 95 out of 286 in a study released by The Princeton Review admissions advising company last month, based on such factors as its use of renewable energy, green building techniques and environmental education programs….
Freshman admission numbers on the rise
By: Xerxes A. Wilson
Even in a budget crisis, the University is attempting to grow. Preliminary projections estimate 520 more freshman will enroll in the University next fall as part of Chancellor Michael Martin’s intention to increase enrollment. Martin said the …
Updates for May 2, 2010
University students, faculty enjoy free night at LSU MOA
By: Ryan Buxton
The LSU Museum of Art marked the spot Friday as the museum displayed its University treasures. The museum hosted its third “LSU Night” — an evening when University students, faculty and staff are granted free admission and receive a d…
Updates for April 19, 2010
Is Brown’s popularity a passing trend or here to stay?
By: Ana Alvarez
Branding Brown: Fourth in a five-part series
From Serena van der Woodsen of “Gossip Girl,” to Brian Griffin of “Family Guy,” to the nearly 30,000 students that applied for admission this fall, it seems like everyone wants to go to Brown….
Updates for April 7, 2010
Applicant numbers up, echoing nationwide trend
By: Amelie Hecht
Need−blind admissions currently suspended
The Tufts Office of Undergraduate Admissions this year saw a three−percent increase in applications, paralleling the nationwide trend of larger applicant pools and lower admissions rates.
Tufts this year received 15,437 applications, the third&minu…
Updates for March 31, 2010
Staff editorial: Settling the score
By: Diamondback editorial board
The university’s admissions department could be more effective when dealing with SAT scores. …
Class of 2014 by the numbers
By: Amelie Hecht
Admissions decisions for the Class of 2014 will be sent out today. Here is a look at the profile of the class based on numbers from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions: 15,437: the number of undergraduate applications, the third−largest applic…
For−profit schools offer a career−focused education at a relatively low price
By: Derek Schlom
Job−oriented take on higher education attracts students
Tufts students have likely heard of Brown. Its Web site proclaims that the school is a “recognized leader in private post−secondary education,” but what’s less advertised is that Brown has practically no admissions requirements bey…
SGA to weigh in on relevance of SAT scores in admissions
By: Anna Isaacs
Despite the bill proposal, admissions says they have no plans to abolish the requirement
Universities across the country have debated the merits of continuing to use the SAT as an admissions factor for years, and tomorrow, the SGA will tackle the issue….
Updates for March 30, 2010
DU attracts 12,000 applicants for spot in class of 2014
By: Arianna Ranahosseini
More than 12,000 students applied for admission to be a part of DU’s incoming freshmen class, beginning the fall quarter, the largest applicant pool the university has ever received….
Updates for March 29, 2010
iPhone application built to assist new students
As admission decisions are finalized, incoming students will more than likely struggle with the University’s vast campus. No worries — there’s an app for that.
Earlier this month, the University’s undergraduate admissions office created a free iPhone and iPod application to help incoming students, and already-enrolled students, with the ins and outs of campus.
David Crouch, IT [...]
Updates for March 28, 2010
SOCCER: Cardinals chop down Sycamores in Spring game
By: Mat Mikesell
Missy Gordon scores only goal for Ball State
The Cardinals took down the Sycamores, 1-0, at the fifth annual Spring Fling held at the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, Ind. The Spring Fling donates all of its admission earnings to Camp Watcha-Wanna-Do; a camp for children living with and su…
