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Reinventing Fall Weekends for Parents and Alumni

To guard against COVID-19, many campuses are creating virtual, hybrid or outdoor programs for visiting families and alumni.

Do Algorithms Lead Admissions in the Wrong Direction?

Do they result in colleges filling their classes but not giving enough aid for a student to succeed?

A Syllabus for Applying to College

Rebecca L. Vidra creates a tool for her daughter.

The Week in Admissions News

Protest over legacy preferences; free application for aid; progress with vaccine mandates; Pell Grant taxability; impact of student debt on lawyers; antigay policies.

Drew Takes Unusual Approach to Filling Classes

If students regret not applying or enrolling this fall, it will still let them.

NACAC Broadens Its Mission

Admissions group’s new goal: “Empowering college admission counseling professionals through education, advocacy and community.”

Getting Minority Graduate Students May Not Be Easy

Survey of potential students finds those in minority groups were more affected by the pandemic and are quite price-sensitive when making decisions.

700,000 Fewer Took the SAT

Did the exam lose the lowest-income students?