His concern: even the most capable students lack the resources and support to get over the hurdle of the SAT.
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Given that a growing number of jobs require a degree, the new program appeals to potential students who lack the time or resources to go back to school full time.
These are critical skills that many employers lament that students seem to lack.
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What are some of the skills graduate students most frustratingly lack?
Modern languages courses in higher education have also come under pressure, with courses closing because of a lack of students.
The first is that students and their families still lack sufficient data to estimate long-term returns for specific college degrees the way investors do with stocks and bonds.
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Ellison also noted that a paper option was important because many students in adult education classes lack the skills needed to take a computer-based test and that it will take time to beef up the courses to add that training.
They also highlighted the lack of opportunities for students to use the languages they were learning.
To compensate for their lack of counseling, students from public schools may need to take more of a shotgun approach when applying to colleges.
A. students from small businesses said the lack of established programs for development and educational opportunities at their companies made earning their degrees more difficult.
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The university, which began when Dr Blecher started sending out faxes from his own workplace inviting applications from school students, wants to tackle the lack of opportunity facing millions of black youngsters.
The lack of planning meant that students did not always receive adequate information about courses and qualifications available to theme.
Having been isolated from the world of employment due to a lack of qualifications, the students are also offered the chance to try out new activities, allowing them to develop skills and discover talents which they were not aware they had.
But our students, specifically our poor and underprivileged, lack the skills and education to fill those jobs.
On top of that, there is a lack of residency spots available for students graduating from medical school.
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And students continue to borrow private student loans, which lack the income-based repayment and deferment options of federal student loans.
Its reasoning was that most offers are made on the basis of students' predicted grades, and there was a lack of reliable data on those.
It suggested that many students are left struggling with degree courses because they lack a good understanding of maths, with sixth-formers simply taught to pass exams at A-level.
It is widely known that public schools nationwide lack the resources and time to provide students with the level of college counseling that students in independent schools receive.
Ms. VIVIEN STEWART (Vice President, Asia Society): The biggest bottleneck, given that we know there's growing interest among students and schools in offering it, is the lack of certified teachers.
Way back in 1956 -- this is a little history lesson, students -- Dwight Eisenhower was worried that the lack of exercise was causing young people in America to fall behind their peers in Europe and around the world.
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We must also eliminate barriers for those students who work hard to acquire STEM skills but lack the funds to attend four-year colleges by providing scholarship programs and support through organizations like NACME ( National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering), Society of Women Engineers (SWE), and Industry groups like the American Council of Engineering Companies.
But she also highlighted that the main underlying reasons for under-representation of poorer students was because of lower results in school and a lack of advice.
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In this next phase, where information is available in real time to any device, in any mode, it won't be the lack of information but how quickly educators and students can sort it, analyze it and use it.
The Student Credit Card Educative Initiative has poured a lot of time and effort into planning and organizing the evening, which is hoping to raise awareness to the lack of real credit card education for college students in America.
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McKibben, a skinny and bookish professor at Middlebury College in Vermont, has found a large and passionate following among people frustrated with a lack of action on climate change, especially college students.
It should be noted that the top 25 is based on the amount of warnings sent out from the university to its students, and some schools may be omitted simply due to a lack of response on the administration's end.
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"If you come to school like you're going to go to bed, it says a lot about your lack of motivation, " says David Beriau, dean of students.
The lack of ability to verify information is creating a new headache for students, families and schools.
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"To be honest, being in the one-year program makes it very challenging, " she says, adding that the lack of summer internships and the short timeline make it tough for students to stand out to employers.
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