This depends upon who you are and where you live. If
you’re an alumni or a donor living in California (this is where the changes are
starting), your child will no longer be given preferential treatment in college
admissions. If you aren’t, then the proposed changes may help your child. They
also make learning the sixteen defining habits of successful scholarship
winners even more important than before. (To learn about these habits, click on
the image of Free College, to the
right of this post.) Although these modifications are proposed in California, they're likely to spread.
State colleges and universities in California don't presently
award legacy or donor admissions to students, but some private institutions in
the state do. The state legislature is looking into removing Cal Grants from colleges
who continue to do so. I’m sure there will be a fight in the courts over this,
so be aware everything about admissions is in flux. You can no longer count on your children being
given preferential treatment.
They're also considering eliminating standardized
testing such as the SAT and ACT from the admissions process. This will make
other considerations, such as which courses are taken, their difficulty level, and the overall GPA even more significant. So if you aren’t involved in your high
school student’s course selection already, you’ll want to look into them in the
future. It would also be wise to read progress reports and report cards before
signing them.
Another development is the regulation of admissions consultants.
In the past, anyone could open an office, and do whatever they wanted to help
parents place their children in the colleges of their choice. This led to the
recent admissions scandal, and perhaps to people going to jail. Students
who were implicated in the fraud will be inspected on a case by case basis. Those
already enrolled may be expelled. Some who applied, but have not yet been
admitted, have already had their applications rejected.
Many of the fraudulent admissions involved coaches.
Some parents faked a history of participation in sports, and their children
were admitted. In the future, it’s proposed that any student awarded “special
admissions” for athletic, musical or other talent, be approved by an oversight committee
of at least three staff members. This should level the playing field for students
with exceptional talents.
It’s hard enough going through school, knowing you’ll
need a college education in order to enter the field of your choice, without
less qualified students sneaking in front of you. The proposed changes should eliminate
this. However, if students who have been given preferential treatment in the
past no longer have these benefits, parents will find other
ways to help them. They’ll hire tutors to make sure their grades are high. They’ll
give them private lessons in music or sports, all in order to give them a leg
up in entering the college of their choice.
In order to compete, learn
what honest families do that results in both college acceptance and lots of scholarships.
After doing extensive research, I found sixteen defining habits of graduates who
won the most scholarship money for college. They’re in my book, Free College. Click on the image
of the book cover in the upper right hand corner of this page to be taken to my book on Amazon. Do what other
people don’t, and your children won’t have to worry about college admissions or
scholarships. Both will come to them without cheating.
You are reading from the blog, RoadtoFreeCollege.com, where we empower families with knowledge to navigate the path to higher education without the burden of excessive loans.
For more information, you’ll want my book, Free College, CLICK HERE. It teaches families how to help their kids become more successful in school, college, and life.
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