Common Data Set 2008/09
Summary of Significant Changes to the Common Data Set (CDS) for 2008-09
Changed Items
C8C: Add a column so SAT essay and ACT essay gathered separately:
Indicate how your institution will use the SAT essay or ACT essay component: check all that apply.
| SAT Essay | ACT Essay | ||
| For admission | |||
| For placement | |||
| For advising | |||
| In place of an application essay | |||
| As a validity check on the application essay | |||
| No college policy as of now | |||
| Not using essay component |
F1: Percentage of first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking students and degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled in Fall 2008 who fit the following categories.
F4: Add two housing check-offs: Wellness housing and theme housing.
CDS H15. If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details below
Permanently Deleted or Temporarily Discontinued Items
| C20 | Common Application Question – removed. |
| E4-E8 | The "Library Collections" section has been removed until a new Academic Libraries Survey is in the field. |