18 Dec

Can you Self-Report your SAT Test Scores?

in Innovation, Mobile, Optimization, Uncategorized

Since 2017, several universities are making efforts to accept self-reported SAT and ACT test scores during the application process and only require official reports when a student actually enrolls. The individuals pushing for this change have included Gabrielle McColgan, James Murphy, Marie Bigham, and many other contributors. Institutions, like Colby College, have been allowing students to self-report scores since last year, and it works like this: when you fill out your application,...

19 Nov

New Generation of Students

by DegreeSight

in Advice, Trending, Uncategorized

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There has been a steady increase in the number of adult students (“non-traditional students”) enrolling in college programs across the country over the past decade. It all started with the major economic downturn in 2008, which was accompanied by widespread job losses and the overall employment rate soaring. At that time, many people realized that they needed further education to improve their chances of landing...

14 Nov

Transferring Credits Should Be Easier

by DegreeSight

in Advice, Ideas, Innovation, Uncategorized

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The process of transferring credits from high school or college to your University is not as easy as it should be. There are stories from nearly every college student, which involves not getting full credit for their transferred classes due to a lack of transparency around the entire process. Due to recent legislation in Texas, this problem was fixed via Senate Bill 25. When it...

18 Oct

Is your school contributing to the student debt crisis?

by DegreeSight

in Ideas, Technology, Uncategorized

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The college dream of a 4-year education is becoming not so dreamy. As students are trying to cope with the tuition and cost of living moving up substantially year over year, they are forced to extend the time to graduate. Not only have wages not kept pace with tuition, but students are also taking longer to graduate. One of the most significant contributors to the student debt crisis is the...

25 Jan