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Education Men

This 17-Year-Old Received 24 College Offers While Creating A Company Dedicated To Stopping Gun Violence

Dana GivensJune 21, 2020June 21, 2020

by Dana GivensJune 21, 2020June 21, 202021870

High school senior, RuQuan “Ru” Brown currently has 24 college acceptances, seven of which are Ivy League institutions, and earned 16 full-ride scholarships....

Education News Sports

Marquette University Revokes Admission Due to Racist Social Media Post About George Floyd’s Death

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 4, 2020June 4, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 4, 2020June 4, 202030569

Marquette University has revoked a lacrosse player's scholarship and admission after she posted racially insensitive comments on Snapchat....

Education Women

This Massachusetts Teenager Got Accepted To Every Ivy League University

Dana GivensMay 28, 2020May 28, 2020

by Dana GivensMay 28, 2020May 28, 202012458

This Massachusetts high school senior was accepted to all eight Ivy League schools....

Education

Georgia Teen Accepted to 33 Colleges, Receives $900K in Scholarships

Justin BartonJanuary 15, 2020January 15, 2020

by Justin BartonJanuary 15, 2020January 15, 2020635

Kayla Willis was a senior at Westlake High School in Atlanta, Georgia, when she decided to apply to 41 colleges, getting accepted to 33....

Education

Pregnant? College Prep for Your Little One Starts Now

Robin White GoodeApril 9, 2017September 23, 2017

by Robin White GoodeApril 9, 2017September 23, 2017111

But I suspect that Kim would have wanted us to be much more ambitious for our kids, and honestly, had I known about services like...

Entrepreneurship

3 Hiring Lessons From the College Admission Process

Black EnterpriseJanuary 31, 2017September 29, 2017

by Black EnterpriseJanuary 31, 2017September 29, 201740

The college admissions process is far from a perfect system, but it actually has a lot to teach us about how to staff a startup....

Education

How Students Really Get Admitted to College

BlackEnterprise.comJanuary 12, 2016September 28, 2017

by BlackEnterprise.comJanuary 12, 2016September 28, 201785

The college admissions process seems steeped in mystery. How do admissions officers select/reject students from the thousands of applications they receive?...

Education

College Strategies for Retaining and Graduating First-Generation Students

BlackEnterprise.comJanuary 6, 2016October 2, 2017

by BlackEnterprise.comJanuary 6, 2016October 2, 201794

How can colleges not only admit first-generation students, but retain them until they graduate? Here are strategies that colleges can readily implement....

Education

Applying to College: Early Action or Early Decision?

BlackEnterprise.comOctober 26, 2015September 28, 2017

by BlackEnterprise.comOctober 26, 2015September 28, 2017160

What are the differences between early action, early decision, and other admissions options when applying to colleges? And what are the implications of committing to...

Education

Will the Supreme Court Ban Affirmative Action in College Admissions?

Robin White GoodeOctober 26, 2015September 28, 2017

by Robin White GoodeOctober 26, 2015September 28, 201768

The Supreme Court will once again examine Fisher v University of Texas Austin., which has wide implications for race considerations in college admissions....