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Undergraduate Retention Challenges
Understand the key challenges impacting undergraduate retention and strategies to improve student persistence.
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The pilot
Start with one list.
Pick one audience and one goal: submitted applications, deposits, fall registration. We run it against a 5% holdout and show you the lift.
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One listRFIs, admits, continuing students or stop-outs
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One holdout5% who receive nothing from us