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School profiles are a critical tool for addressing equity in college admissions. By providing admission officers with essential context about students' high school environments, they can help level the playing field. Join us for this one-hour webinar where we will share insights from recent research on school profiles.
Read MoreThe high school profile provides college admissions officers with a high-level overview of a the school and community context from which a student is applying. Making Caring Common has collaborated with Dr. Nicola to create a series of resources that assist counselors and school leaders in improving the quality and equity of their profiles.
Read MoreHolistic review in college admission is based on the assumption that admission officers know the context of every applicant’s high school and community. But many small or under resourced schools don’t provide the contextual information most valuable to admission officers. In this blog post, MCC’s Julius DiLorenzo outlines 14 critical, contextual components all schools should include on their profile.
Read MoreCan a focus on character in admission help colleges and universities maintain a level of racial and economic diversity after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ban on race-conscious admission? Jon Edelman explores the idea in this piece for Diverse Issues in Higher Education.
Read MoreVeronica Fernandez-Alvarado explores MCC’s college admissions work in this piece for Diverse Issues in Higher Education.
Read More"There will be major losses in diversity on college campuses," MCC's Rick Weissbourd told the Harvard Gazette about one impact of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision about race-conscious admission practices. "Diversity is so important for the prospects of many kids, and it’s also important in terms of having a healthy community, where people learn about themselves and the world.”
Read more about how admissions processes may change and what it may mean for colleges, universities — and the nation itself.
Read MoreA new tool that Making Caring Common piloted with the Common App will allow college applicants to provide more diverse information about their life circumstances — information like time spent taking care of siblings. Through the Common App, the most-used college application platform in the country, students can apply to multiple colleges and universities at the same time.
Read MoreIf the United States Supreme Court does ban race-conscious college admissions as is widely expected, then what can admission offices consider? This Inside Higher Ed piece from Tom Bear and the late David Holmes highlights efforts to refocus admission on ethical character, including MCC’s work with the Common Application.
Read MoreWhat if admissions officers would look favorably on students who attended an economically integrated school, much as they do those who have had unusual travel experiences or outstanding extracurricular achievements? This new theory builds on Making Caring Common’s Turning The Tide report that outlines its partnership with colleges to de-emphasize applicants' resume padding and hyper-competitive achievement, and prioritize communal values and work taking care of others.
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