Admissions

Video apps a folly solution

Goucher College went too far with their drastic revision to the school’s application process.Continue...

University applicants decline

Secondary student applications to Ontario universities have declined for the first time since 2004.Continue...

Admissions suspended

Graduate admissions to the department of French studies have been temporarily suspended due to a low number of applicants.Continue...

International applications up

Applications for undergraduate admission have increased by 15 per cent this year among international students.Continue...

Private school pedigree

When Farialle Pacha came to Queen’s three years ago, one-fifth of her graduating high school class went with her.Continue...

Queen’s makes its way to Ontario University fair

Over 200 Queen’s staff, students, and faculty attended the Ontario University Fair in Toronto to attract prospective students to Queen’s this past weekend.Continue...

Queen’s apologizes for misleading admissions email

The University apologizes for sending out welcome emails to prospective students congratulating them on their ‘acceptance’ to Queen's before an offer of admission was made.Continue...

Queen’s sees 38 per cent increase in first-generation university students since 2017

The First-Generation Student Admission Pathway was launched in 2017 with the goal of recruiting first-generation students—those who would be the first in their families to attend university—to come to Queen’s.Continue...

Universities should acknowledge unique experiences of separate minorities, not lump them in together

A story originally titled “Too Asian?” appeared in Maclean ’s in 2010, suggesting that Asian students were not only a threat to the admissions process but that if other minorities only worked hard enough, they could be as represented in university populations too. This logic is a racist fallacy universities need to correct by acknowledging the unique experiences of separate minority groups.Continue...

Queen’s accepts language-learning platform Duolingo as proof of English proficiency

As Queen’s continues to pursue enrollment targets for the 2020-21 year , the University is now accepting the Duolingo English Test (DET) to fulfill English proficiency requirements for incoming students.Continue...

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