April… Spring remains elusive here in Michigan no matter the calendar as the 2022 enrollment cycle for high school students nears the end game. Maximum success to everyone between now and May 1. Notable Twitter Quote: “I have seen the drone footage of your Old Main. And yours. And yours. I do not need to […]
Simon Fraser University: 7 “Work + Learn” Options on 1 Easy-to-Scan Web Page How can students gain work experience and earn income while they earn their degree? Various options exist at every college and university but it is rare to find all the opportunities together on a single web page. Simon Fraser University does just […]
University of Toledo Creates a Unicorn: Easy-to-Read Financial Aid Pages with a 5-Step FAFSA Guide & Simplified Net Price Calculator Finding a series of financial aid pages in higher education that a normal human being can follow with ease is like finding a unicorn in a forest. Might exist. Difficult to locate. University of Toledo […]
University of Rochester: Why is this the World’s Best Financial Aid Entry Page? Quick answer: New potential student visitors easily can scan 19 links and quickly find in one spot links to both sticker price and two “cost-to-me” estimators on a single page. One is quick. One is more complex. No matter how much surveys […]
Early Decision at Whitman College: If your Early Decision financial package isn’t good enough you don’t have to enroll Not long ago Ron Lieber at the NY Times wrote an article chastising universities that did not tell Early Decision applicants that if their financial aid package didn’t meet their needs they were free to enroll […]
January… Nothing will be easy this month as the latest COVID strain moves about the U.S. and colleges and universities scramble to find the best response. We can hope that February will bring a calmer time and that vaccines takers will continue to increase. Many of you are regular readers of the Link of the Week […]
9 “Are You Ready?” Home Page Options for Potential Students to Explore at University of Reading University of Reading gives top home page real estate to 9 pathways for potential students to follow to learn if Reading might be right for them. “Are You Ready?” opens with a Top Task for most students… finding the […]
November… With the application season well underway, early results at many schools are giving an indication of what’s to come between now and Christmas. Halloween scariness will continue for some and dissipate for others. With lower early FAFSA filings (see the entry below) there’s not yet a sign that traditional undergrad enrollments are set to […]
10 Cost Comparisons, 2 Cost Calculators, Scholarship Estimator Highlight Eastern Washington’s “Tuition Information” Content High school seniors completing the 2021 E-Expectations survey ranked “cost/tuition information” as their #1 Top Task when visiting a college website. Few higher educations websites make that as easy to do as Eastern Washington University. The EWU page opens with what […]
Easy-to-understand graphic review of how “sticker price” is reduced at Simpson College Higher education folks often complain that potential students don’t understand how financial aid components combine to reduce a school’s “sticker price” to a more financially feasible amount. That’s especially important to colleges in the private sector. Simpson College goes beyond the usual text […]
June… The National College Decision Day May 1 deposit deadline is well past now and many (most?) colleges and universities recruiting high school students will continue their efforts through this next month. May your “melt” be limited and your additions what you need. A recent survey of high school juniors reported that 75 percent felt […]
Cal Lutheran’s Seldom Used Solution for Tuition and Fees “Sticker Shock” For near 30 years I’ve heard enrollment and financial aid professionals complain that too many potential students just don’t understand that few if any students at most schools actually pay the “sticker price” they see on an “undergraduate tuition and fees” website page. The […]