Admissions

More eligible Californians are applying to University of California and California State University campuses, but a new report says underrepresented students still struggle to gain access to the institutions.

The trial is scheduled to begin Tuesday in the case of the former chair of Harvard University’s chemistry department accused of lying to investigators about his ties to a Chinese university.

How a dispute over pandemic-era funding for graduate education is putting the entire department’s future at risk.

Frank LoMonte asks why so many admissions officers look at applicants’ social media posts and factor what they find into decisions.

Selectivity matters, but more for some than others.

Biden administration backs Harvard University in case.

Even some colleges that have gone test optional still require homeschooled applicants to submit ACT or SAT scores. Admissions officials say test scores are a valuable metric for homeschooled students, who can be challenging to evaluate.