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A year into the coronavirus crisis, many high school seniors have dramatically changed their expectations about the future. A recent survey of high school students found that the likelihood of attending a four-year school sank nearly 20% in the last eight months — down to 53%, from 71%, according to ECMC Group, a nonprofit aimed at helping student borrowers.  High schoolers are putting more emphasis on career training and post-college employment, the report found. More than half said they ca...

Undergraduate enrollment fell by 4.5 percent versus last spring, with deep drops among some underrepresented students, according to early data. Graduate enrollment ticked up, but not enough to prevent an overall decline in student numbers.

Media Credit: File Photo by Alexander Welling | Senior Staff Photographer Financial aid office staff have worked to implement student suggestions to improve the office, like instituting a counseling system that allows students to submit questions before appointments. News By Tiffany Garcia Mar 8, 2021 12:14 AM After twoyears of planning, officials will begin accepting applications this month for a council for students to relay concerns about the financial aid office. The Financial Aid Advi...

Media Credit: File Photo by Grace Hromin | Assistant Photo Editor More than 27,000 students submitted applications to GW this year, a milestone that could top the previous record set in 2017. GW is on track to notch its largest freshman applicant pool ever this year alongside a significant drop in students submitting college admission exam scores. Officials said they received 27,141 first-year applications as of Feb. 3 – a 1.7 percent increase from last year – which could top an all-time re...