Lanser previously served as the associate dean of admissions at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, and he estimates that he saw around 35 different variations of GPA structures in that role. What Is Grade Point Average and Why Is It Important? The most common GPA structure is th...
Lanser previously served as the associate dean of admissions at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, and he estimates that he saw around 35 different variations of GPA structures in that role. What Is Grade Point Average and Why Is It Important? The most common GPA st...
"The first thing we tell law students when they get to school is this is a marathon. A lot of it is endurance and how you perform over time," says Katrin Hussmann Schroll, associate dean of admissions, enrollment management and financial ai...
Lanser previously served as the associate dean of admissions at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, and he estimates that he saw around 35 different variations of GPA structures in that role. What Is Grade Point Average and Why Is It Important? The most common GPA structur...
"Looking at the MCAT averages or the ranges for incoming classes at different schools, I think is a good place to start and sort of help an applicant contextualize themselves in the applicant pool," says Dimple Patel, associate dean of admissions at the University of Minnesota Medical School....
Tracy Kedian, associate dean of admissions at the T.H. Chan School of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts. While the MCAT is commonly associated with M.D. programs, it's also used for osteopathic, podiatric and veterinary medicine. Here’s what to...
"It’s definitely context-specific, depending on where you’ve set your sights," says Arman Davtyan, assistant dean of enrollment management at Pepperdine University's Graziadio Business School in California. "A candidate will want to look at the profile of admitted students...
"Looking at the MCAT averages or the ranges for incoming classes at different schools, I think is a good place to start and sort of help an applicant contextualize themselves in the applicant pool," says Dimple Patel, associate dean of admissions at the University of Minnesota Medical School....
Net price calculators "can help students kind of understand the cost of attendance might not be the net cost that the family actually pays out of pocket," says Sarah Everitt, dean of student financial services at Gonzaga University in Washington. "It's a good tool for hel...
Colleges across the country are increasingly shifting the grading system to pass-fail options, though some have held out with plans to issue letter grades despite concerns raised by students. Read: What to Do If Your College Closes Due to the Coronavirus. Eric Boynton, provost ...