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Time magazine ranks UC Berkeley 2nd-best college for transfer students

UC Berkeley was ranked the second-best college for transfer students by a recent article in Time magazine. The UC system and state school system “have a clearly defined pathway for community college ... read more

Rethink college rankings and focus on helping more attain a college credential

To be sure, we as a society benefit from great institutions such as UC Berkeley ... a student’s high school performance is a much stronger predictor of success in transfer-level courses than ... read more

COLLEGE: Rankings have limited effect on prospective students, evidence suggests

On this year’s list, UC Berkeley ... of our admitted students value rankings in their admission decision.” Biochemistry major Elsie Gonzales, 23, of Riverside, said finances were behind her decision ... read more

There Is No Excuse for How Universities Treat Adjuncts

And, according to the UC Berkeley ... students’ imaginations). Other research, however, points strongly in the opposite direction. A study of community-college students found that those who had more ... read more

UC Berkeley experiences drop in freshman, transfer applicants for 1st time in a decade

For the first time ... the UC system has seen a 3 percent decrease in applicants to the nine undergraduate campuses. UC Berkeley’s 2019 freshman applicant pool dropped by 2.5 percent to total about 87 ... read more

Stop Chiseling the Adjuncts

And, according to the UC Berkeley ... students’ imaginations). Other research, however, points strongly in the opposite direction. A study of community college students found that those who had more ... read more

The 12 Top College Rivalries in the Country

Bay Area Giants: UC Berkeley vs ... welcoming all MIT students who wished to transfer to its sunny campus. Who would've thought hardworking geeks and wonks at both had such time on their hands? The ... read more

The Campanile at 100: The woman of the tower

(UC Berkeley photos by Kevin Ho Nguyen) NewsCenter: When did you first visit the Campanile? Clark: I was admitted to Berkeley as a transfer student in 1968 ... went back down the stairs and left! At ... read more

U of L no longer ‘mediocre’ school but lags ACC

Its rank among them has moved from ninth to a tie for fifth. Willihnganz credited better services and more support for first-year students, especially minorities, first-generation college ... passed ... read more

Ivy League Endowments Under Fire

One recently published analysis, by the Haas Institute at the University of California, Berkeley, calculates that ... and eschew college rankings metrics that encourage more spending on student perks ... read more