Archive of Previous CTFI Articles
Updated 10.29.16
Previous Articles and Presentations
The following are presentations by members of the CTFI committee at PCACAC Annual Conferences:
PCACAC 51st Annual Conference – Closing Session: The Solutions Edition (2016 Annual Conference)
PCACAC 50th Annual Conference – Closing Session: This is Now, What is Next? (2015 Annual Conference)
The College Application Process
How College Applicants Can Go Beyond 'Show Don't Tell'
Holistic Optional
Too Much Demonstrated Interest
Transcript-Free Admissions
Applications by the Dozen, as Anxious Seniors Hedge College Bets
Colleges that invite graded papers in lieu of essays or test scores
Little College Guidance: 500 High School Students Per Counselor
College Admissions Racket: They're Not Going to Let You In Anyway
10 Admissions Trends for 2015
Forget Harvard and Stanford. It really doesn’t matter where you go to college.
How to Survive the College Admissions Madness
Unfair Admissions Criteria?
Costs of Higher Education
Colleges often give discounts to the rich. But here’s one that gave up on ‘merit aid.’
Are Louisiana’s Higher Ed Problems Viral?
College Admission and Retention
More Pressure than Ever: The 2014 Survey of College and University Admissions Directors
The Upside of Selling Your Soul
The Hottest Seat on Campus
Predicting Where Students Go
RuffaloCODY Announces Merger with Noel-Levitz
Goals for Enrollment and Tuition Revenue Elude Many Colleges
The Future of Testing
Behind the SAT: The Good and Bad of the 2016 Redesign
Can imagination be measured?
Here's Why We Don't Need Standardized Tests
A Harder SAT: College Board release foreshadows the most challenging test to date
VCU to drop SAT requirement
Allegheny College Admissions To Go Test Optional Starting With Class Entering in Fall 2016
College Athletics
The Shame of College Sports (A must read!)
The End of Amateurism Is Not the End of Competitive College Sports
Two Decades of "Paper Classes"
4 ways getting rid of redshirting would make the NCAA better for players
In College and Beyond
The 10 Most Important Business Skills in 2020 (Infographic)
31 Lessons Every College Student Should Learn
Students Studying Abroad from American Universities
CS50 Logs Record-Breaking Enrollment Numbers
College Search Tools
College Admission and Retention
Cracking the New Common App Essay
4 Tips for Conquering the ACT, SAT Math Sections
Focus on Creativity, Passion to Create a Killer College Application
Starting All Over Again (2-Year to 4-Year transfer students)
At Test-Optional Colleges, Students Surpass the Scores They Didn’t Submit
SAT Redesign
Behind the SAT: The Good and Bad of the 2016 Redesign
College Finances
How The Cost Of College Went From Affordable To Sky-High
New Data Shed Light on Use of PLUS Loans and Controversial Loan Denials
College vs. Career/Graduate School Preparation
Ready or Not
To Fill Skills Gap In U.S., Schools Look Abroad
Starting college? Here’s how to graduate with a job
College Athletics
How to get recruited to play college football: A signee on what works
From the Lighter Side
Colorado Schools Deny Spike in Applications Sparked by Marijuana Law
College Admission and Retention
Micro-Targeting Students
Invisible Transfer Students
On Students’ Paths to College, Some Detours Are Desirable
6 Tips About College Admissions Results
Too Many Applications May Be a Crapshoot
How to Make the Most of a College Visit
Graduate, Transfer, Graduate
The High School Visit, Revisited
How to Choose a College (op-ed)
Better Colleges Failing to Lure Talented Poor
Only 1-in-4 ACT test-takers have college, career skills
College Board 'Concerned' About Low SAT Scores
Hints on the New SAT (from NACAC Toronto)
College Counseling Profession
The Evolution of the Admissions Dean
College Admissions Books for Your Summer Reading Pleasure
Crafting an Ideal Campus Visit
Admissions Deans Feel Crunched by the Numbers
When Not to Share – the “Admissions Problems” controversy
College vs. Career/Graduate School Preparation
What do Employers Really Want from College Grads?
Liberal Arts Grads Win Long-Term – and link to AAC&U report
The Employment Mismatch – a Chronicle special report
Skills Gap? Employers and Colleges Point Fingers at Each Other
How to Get a Job With a Philosophy Degree
Ten Skills Every Student Should Learn
College Athletics
The Shame of College Sports
International Admissions
China Continues to Drive Foreign-Student Growth in the United States
College Rankings
A Simple Fix for the Broken College Scorecard
Feedback From the Field – on the College Scorecard
New Player in Rankings Game Mines Alumni Opinions
Online Education
Rubber Meets the Road – transferring credits from MOOCs
What You Need to Know About MOOCs
College of Future Could Be Come One, Come All
How the Deal on the Fiscal Cliff Affects Financial Aid
The Trouble with Online Education
Colorado State to Offer Credit for Online Class
The Year of the MOOC
Why Some Colleges Are Saying No to MOOC Deals, at Least for Now
Duke University Withdraws From Online Course Group
College Finances
Using FAFSA against Students
Stop Penalizing Poor College Students
NY Times List of Colleges and Universities that Award Merit Aid
A Generation Hobbled by the Soaring Cost of College
Under Obama, Some College Financial Aid Could Change in 2013
State colleges look at tuition freeze to recoup funding
Paying For College: 21 Ways To Preserve Wealth
The Myth of the Student-Loan Crisis
College Grads Earn Nearly Three Times More Than High School Dropouts
Picking college, major, comes down to money
Cost Tipping Point? (from NACAC Toronto)
General Interest
Tolstoy Endures – but Here’s Why the Liberal Arts Might Not
How to Help College Students Graduate
The Next Great Generation - TED Radio Hour podcast
Rethink College: 3 Takeaways from the TIME Summit on Higher Education
Beloit College’s Class of 2016 Student Mindset List (your annual reminder of how old you are)
Rethinking Higher Education with Freeman Hrabowski (audio)
What if the Secret to Success is Failure?
Why Don’t All Colleges Have Their Admissions Data Audited?
The Art of College Admissions (audio link)
Study Finds Link Between SAT Scores and Freshman Grade
States With High-School Exams Focus More on College and Career Readiness, Report Says
DREAMers Deferred
Economy Affects Students' Academic Performance as Well as Spending Decisions
Why the College Campus Experience Still Matters
Building a Showcase Campus, Using an IOU
The Five Greatest Predictors of Student Success
How I Got into College – NPR’s This American Life (audio program – 1 hour)
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