Andrew Nguyen

Less-Selective Colleges With Highest Retention

Posted on 2021-02-11by Andrew Nguyen

Retention refers to a students’ continued enrollment in one institution after completion of their first year. A high retention rate is a sign that the institution boasts strong academics, strong support, and great student life overall that help a student graduate and achieve greater goals. …

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Claremont Colleges Consortium Boasts High Yields Among Liberal Arts Schools

Posted on 2020-09-112020-09-11by Andrew Nguyen

Yield refers to the percentage of students admitted to an institution who choose to enroll. Colleges pride themselves on this metric as it demonstrates their value and reputation to high-caliber students. High yields are also financially valuable as they bring in more tuition money every year. Liberal arts schools saw…

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International Students Contributed $41 billion to the US Economy

Posted on 2020-09-112020-09-25by Andrew Nguyen

…as well as 458,290 jobs during the 2018-2019 academic year a new NAFSA report finds. Trump’s July 6th announcement of his intention to bar international college students from entering the country if their school went fully remote was met with swift outrage and backlash by both students and colleges. Along …

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College Fit is Key to Completion of STEM Degrees

Posted on 2020-09-042021-01-23by Andrew Nguyen

…as Malcolm Gladwell’s 2013 book David and Goliath finds that choosing a school where you excel may be more important than choosing a school for its elite status, especially for those interested in science. Largely based on a 1988 study by Strenata et. al, Gladwell’s book proposes that being…

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