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Reports on the information available on the world wide web for parents and students on how to select, apply and fund college. Criteria for the schools to which students apply which can be narrowed down with College View College Search; US News.edu College search which allows students to find the web site to a college they are interested in; Resources on the web that provide advice for applying to colleges, including the US News and College Board sites.

The article looks at some changes in the college offerings and how test prep and college guide publishers are responding to them. According to the web site www.collegeadmissioninfo.com and other sources, college applications have been increasing across the board. Test prep publishers are also using the Web and other electronic resources with increasing frequency. In addition, colleges are also charging record tuition prices.

The article discusses that Royal Architecture Institute of Canada (RAIC) invites application for College of Fellows.

The article reports on the 18.5 percent increase in applications for chemical engineering courses at British universities based on data from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service, with chemical engineering departments receiving almost 20,000 applications for courses beginning 2014.

The article reports on the increase in student applications at the Gellie Aur agricultural college in Carmarthenshire, Wales as of February 8, 2013.

The article reports that the number of undergraduate chemical engineering students in Great Britain continue to increase, despite a 7% decline in overall applications.

There have been almost 40,000 more applications for nursing degree courses this year, according to figures released by the University and Colleges Admission Service (UCAS). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports that applications to study engineering at British universities remain much the same in 2012 compared with 2011, declining by just two percent despite increases in tuition fees.

Applications to degree-level nursing courses have soared to record levels despite a dramatic reduction in the number of available training places. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article announces the launch by the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) of a new centralized application service to provide optometry school applicants with a one-stop application. A Web-based application is used by OptomCAS to provide a set of materials to apply to multiple schools and colleges of optometry. Applications can be accessed via the web site www.optomcas.org. Meanwhile, mini-grants via ASCO's 2009 Optometric Education Diversity Mini-Grant Program were given to eight schools and colleges of optometry.

Last-minute decisions about university can be problematic, say Vic Boyd and Stephanie McKendry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examines the benefits to colleges and universities whose sports have unexpected success in high-profile events. George Mason University's explosive growth in applications and donations after its men's basketball team reached the semi-finals of the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament, is cited. Similar benefits to Boise State University and Rutgers University after victories in 2006 season football bowl games are noted. INSET: NCAA tournament by the numbers.

The article focuses on a report by Great Britain's Universities and Colleges Admission Service (UCAS), which showed an increase in the number of applications for chemical engineering courses at university. As of January 2007, the number of A-level students who applied for chemical, process and energy engineering courses increased by 16.8% to 7,378. This growth is considered the largest of the sciences and the tenth largest in single degree choices.

The article reports on the increase in applications for the mechanical engineering course at universities in Great Britain. Applications increased to 9.8 percent, which is repeated in science, technology and mathematics-related subjects. It was found out that engineering graduates have additional earnings of £243,730 compared to the earnings of average graduates which is £160,000.

The article presents news briefs on the U.S. journalism as of March 2006. According to Thomas Kunkel, dean of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism in Maryland, the increasing number of Journalism-school applications in the country is not because kids are of the changing news environment. The Wisconsin State Journal in Madison asks readers vote on its Web site for the stories they want to see on the front page. The journal's managing editor, Tim Kelley, stressed that the poll is just another way for them to know the most important information for the day.

Focuses on the expected number of applications for optometry courses in Great Britain in 2004. Factors that affect the number of applicants; Possible challenges to be faced by the graduates; Concerns on the capacity of the graduates to meet professional challenges.

This article lists several myths about online applications to colleges and graduate schools. On issues related to chances of acceptance, it is important to know that schools prefer online applications and some schools only accept applications submitted online. Online applications are generally more legible and tend to look more or less professional than handwritten ones. In addition, paper applications need to he entered into a school's database manually, allowing more room for human error on the school's side. Online applications are automatically downloaded into the schools' data bank.

Focuses on the decline of medical school applicants in the United States. Drop in the number of medical school applicants from 1997 to 1998; Remarks from John Parker, media relations director of the Association of American Medical Colleges; Impact of the elimination of affirmative action in several states on the number of minority applicants.

Reports on the increase in college applications being submitted over the Internet in 1997. The example of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.