Kat Clowes

Author, Put College to Work | Founder, March Consulting @CollegeMarch | Working w/Families to Lower College Costs & Navigate Admissions

[Jon Boeckenstedt @JonBoeckenstedt]

Thread: I wonder if anyone at the @nasfaa conference is talking about this today: #NASFAA https://t.co/bcaILJDJbH

[Kat Clowes @KatClowes]

@erichoov @usedgov Never a dull moment with the FAFSA this year. Still on hold waiting for a rep (going on hour two).

[Kat Clowes @KatClowes]

@erichoov @usedgov They're also not being notified. Had they not signed back in, they wouldn't have known that their application has been flagged as having "an error."

[Kat Clowes @KatClowes]

@erichoov @usedgov We're seeing a lot of students who signed their FAFSA (and their parents also signed the FAFSA), logging back in and finding that the FAFSA has flagged it as unsigned, they can't correct it, and the button to sign is greyed out.

[Jeff Selingo @jselingo]

Since 2000, the number of applications to the 67 most selective colleges in the nation has tripled to nearly 2 million a year.

That's why a "wall of 5's" on AP exams doesn't move the needle like it used to at Duke. My latest for @NYMag

https://t.co/ijrIHSfOfb

[Kat Clowes @KatClowes]

This thought got me over imposter syndrome to write Put College to Work. I figured not writing anything was worse. Turns out, my book was NOT the second worst. But it did teach me a lot.

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

Don't forget academics, "the worst book is the one you don't write". So go out there and write the second worst book .

[Michael Itzkowitz @mikeitzkowitz]

Happy Valentine's Day!

I absolutely love these schools that provide the most economic mobility to students across the US. 💕

[Jon Boeckenstedt @JonBoeckenstedt]

Elmo might have had a bad day. But is Elmo a Financial Aid Administrator?

I don't think so.

[NASFAA @nasfaa]

Last week, @virginiafoxx introduced the College Cost Reduction Act. Read our deep dive on the legislation, the first in a three-part series, which focuses on aspects of the bill that would create a standardized financial aid offer for institutions to use: https://t.co/eCx2mS0uys

[Kat Clowes @KatClowes]

@AnnaIvey 😬

[Kat Clowes @KatClowes]

@JonBoeckenstedt Fools, all of them.

[Michael Trivette @michaeltrivette]

Let me say it again for the people in the back of the room:

Computer Science is, by far, the most competitive major for earning admission into selective colleges.

Need more proof? See below.
https://t.co/wjbzmg9NzO

[University of California @UofCalifornia]

BREAKING: @UCBerkeley announces partnership with @NASA to build the Berkeley Space Center, a 36-acre site in Silicon Valley that will house companies, labs and students working to generate futuristic innovations in aviation and space exploration. https://t.co/Q4ccRNzbmb

[Mikhail Zinshteyn (he/him) @mzinshteyn]

As expected, @calstate Trustees will meet Sept. 13 to vote on whether to approve five consecutive years of annual 6% tuition hikes.

My coverage since May on how we got here:

- CSU says tuition hikes needed https://t.co/OQex92zi2O.
- Its $1.5B budget hole https://t.co/qZUEVw2wPx

[Kat Clowes @KatClowes]

@jennthetutor You're right. There is a great tidbit in this article where the reporter asked them about it, they lied, and then the reporter caught them in the lie (while also reporting how much David Coleman makes being the CEO of a "non-profit").

[Kat Clowes @KatClowes]

@anniegarthwaite @VikingBooksUK @Penguin @MarjacqScripts @RosaSchierenbe1 Any chance there are upcoming talks scheduled in the US?

[Mikhail Zinshteyn (he/him) @mzinshteyn]

Parents of high schoolers, rejoice: The UC has a plan to add 17,500 new slots for in-state undergraduates by 26-27, including 7,000 at UCLA, UC Berkeley and UC San Diego. More state support is footing the tab.

For half of CA students, tuition is free.
https://t.co/l2krbZR9ea

[Kat Clowes @KatClowes]

@anniegarthwaite I just ordered my copy and I'm excited to learn more!

[Kat Clowes @KatClowes]

Stop everything you're doing right now, go to her GoFundMe, and donate whatever you can.

[Mari Copeny @LittleMissFlint]

Yes I cried on National tv. People tend to think I am always happy, but people sometimes are not nice. This year has been so hard to fundraise and even with the toy donation we still need to get closer to my goal. I have under a week to fundraise.

https://t.co/JHat7hAq6F

[Kat Clowes @KatClowes]

@aaronf5413 @BeaconCCO @BarnardBrennan @AllisonState @michaeltrivette Can we just get rid of the November 1st deadline altogether for November 15th? Having students work on anything the day after Halloween (because let's be honest, an overwhelming amount are still finishing things the day before or the day of the deadline) is torture for everyone.