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Aid Application Data Portend Dip in Low-Income, Minority Students
Number of high school seniors completing U.S. financial aid form drops 10 percent; current students renew at healthy rates. Students from disadvantaged backgrounds seem disproportionately affected.
Is Stanford Letting In Too Many Wealthy Students?
Stanford's faculty votes for new policies designed to de-emphasize wealth, which isn't an official criteria for admission. Will the approach work?
The Week in Admissions News
New GMAT online; unsafe celebrations at UNC; settlement of loan lawsuit; pandemic losses.
Affirmative Action Suit Against Yale Is Dropped
Justice Department wanted out of the case. But private group vows to sue the university.
Early-Decision, Early-Action Applications Fall
Despite record totals in the Ivies and other competitive colleges, they are dropping at most institutions.
Checking Social Media
A growing number of admissions officers believe it is "fair game" to scope out students' feeds, survey finds.
The Week in Admissions News
Layoffs at the College Board; waiting for the ACT; 30th parent to plead guilty; AP testing; research on cheating; Biden's higher ed team; hate crimes and Black colleges.
‘The Agile College’
Nathan D. Grawe is back with a book updating projected demand for college enrollment -- and discussing strategies to adapt to mounting pressures.