See free MVCAP e-books on college admissions and financial aid for sharing, printing, and downloading at our online resource library: http://fb.me/HOUIYNqq1. Here's What Will Revolutionize Higher Education http://t.co/pghC9Ir
"What is this game changer? Here’s the short answer: a cost calculator that families will use to determine what the price of a particular college will be for a specific student. I know that hardly sounds sexy, but it will be revolutionary. I happen to believe this and it’s also the conclusion of a new white paper relea...sed by Maguire Associates, a higher-ed consulting firm."
2. RT @USATODAY Can an online degree help advance your career? http://usat.me/40410834
"Only about half of respondents to a Society for Human Resource Management survey this summer said online degrees are just as credible as traditional degrees. The human resource professionals also said online credentials were less acceptable for higher-level positions; just 15% said online degrees were acceptable for an executive position."
3. Peering Behind the Financial-Aid Curtain http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Peering-Behind-the/27367/
"A big part of the problem, Mr. Perez and his co-presenters agreed, is that colleges don't tell prospective families or counselors enough about how they distribute aid." I think most admissions officers, frankly, try to avoid or minimize talking about financial aid," said Mary Hill, co-director of college counseling at St. Paul Academy and Summit School, in Minnesota."
4. A College Turns to Tactics as Its Strategy Forms http://chronicle.com/blogPost/A-College-Turns-to-Tactics-as/27364/
"Drury, which is in Springfield, Mo., attracted prospective students from across the country. After traveling to the campus, their first stop at Drury would usually be the bathroom. And the bathrooms were not pretty, Ms. Hiles said. She had them refurbished. The admissions office was in a converted building, and was un...attractive. So Ms. Hiles had Drury build a welcome center."
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