May 2022 Trends in International Higher Education
From time to time I post here my emails to my Families and Students. Dear Students and Parents, Good day! Sharing with you your May edition of articles and trends I have put together from the past month. Again, this is meant to give you more perspective on international higher education and admissions and in a global context. As always, I hope it is helpful and interesting to you. Warmest wishes, Jennifer Four secondary school students talk mental health and how the pandemic
What is "yield" in university admissions?
Dear Students and Parents, We hear a lot about "yield" in university admissions. What is it and should we be paying attention to it? In general terms vis à vis university admissions, yield for a university is the number of students who decide to attend said institution after receiving an offer from it. Colleges like, therefore, a high yield. And, this can affect the [misleading/imperfect/flawed] concept of rankings. This also means that some institutions will be looking at