Latest University and college admissions Stories
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., Oct. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Student recruiting firm TargetX has recognized two of the top colleges in the South for their innovative approaches to recruitment marketing. Saint Leo University in Florida has received the 5th annual X Award in recognition of an institution that has made great strides in "overthrowing dead culture," the phrase adopted by TargetX CEO Brian Wm. Niles to represent the company's philosophy of modernizing admissions marketing. And Brad Pochard,...
PORTLAND, Maine, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Students preparing for the rigors of the college admissions process have an easy and affordable solution with PossibilityU.com, an innovative online alternative to traditional college counseling. Launching today, PossibilityU makes world-class college admissions counseling available to any student who has Internet access, thus giving every student a competitive edge to get into the school of their choice. The service combines an engaging,...
NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the most stressful times in any college-bound student's life is choosing colleges to apply to and starting the admissions process. A new service, CollegeSolved(TM), makes the process personal by allowing prospective students to learn more about a college's on-campus experience through a host of tools, including free conversations with current college students. CollegeSolved offers numerous resources to assist college-bound students, including...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To help minimize the confusion of applying to colleges, and to help streamline the process, Parchment Inc. recently launched parchment.com, a free website that gives students tools they need to find colleges that would be right for them, and lets them request transcripts online. Parchment Inc., the nation's leading provider of academic credential data solutions to schools, universities, and the individuals they educate, created...
NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- EssayExcellence (essayexcellence.net) has introduced a new service that helps high school and college seniors differentiate themselves from other applicants in their admissions essays. Aspiring students can upload the essay topics on the admission application along with their self-written response in draft form and receive expert help from one of the company's tutors, all of whom have earned graduate degrees. Turn-around time is minimal; a typical...
First-ever program makes checking admission status even easier ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The University of Michigan Medical School has launched M.D.Stat+, a free application designed for prospective medical school students to check their admission status. The app is now available for iPhones and Androids, but the mobile-friendly site it's based on is accessible via any smartphone's web browser. A top 10 medical school with more than 5,000 applications last...
CINCINNATI, and OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hobsons, the leader in Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) software, and iParadigms, the leading provider of plagiarism prevention solutions, today announced that Turnitin® for Admissions is now fully integrated within Hobsons' ApplyYourself. In 2010, more than 550 admission offices used Hobsons' ApplyYourself to process applications. This fall, admission offices at undergraduate and graduate schools can verify applicant...
Company Passes 1,000 College Essays and Personal Statement Examples Uploaded Within One Week of Launching New Site Cambridge, MA (PRWEB) August 04, 2011 Acceptional today announced that in the same week as the launch of their new website, which allows college students to share successful college application essays with applicants, they have also surged past a significant milestone "“ over 1,000 college essays uploaded. The news marks a major step in the startup's mission of leveling...
AUSTIN, Texas, June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- schoolrecs.com, the K-12 education market's fully web-based online recommendation service, launched its enhanced version 2.0 this week. The updated version builds on the existing schoolrecs platform that fits with any admissions office, regardless of the database or application form used, to introduce new features such as export capabilities, document upload and integration with the infosnap Admission Tracker, a web-based tool to allow...
Business schools choose Turnitin® for Admissions integrated with ApplyYourself to verify admissions essays and discover plagiarism CINCINNATI and OAKLAND, Calif., June 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hobsons, the leader in Enrollment Management Technology (EMT) software and iParadigms, the leading provider of plagiarism prevention solutions, today announced that business schools are addressing plagiarism in business school admissions essays by using Turnitin for Admissions....
