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![A No. 2 pencil with a well-worn eraser lies atop a standardized test form with multiple choice bubbles. The three bubbles in the foreground of the picture read “SAT.”](/sites/default/files/styles/image_205_x_203/public/2023-12/Untitled%20design%20%28100%29.png?itok=4c1nLapq)
What Does ‘Test Optional’ Really Mean?
Should students submit scores? It’s hard for them to tell, a point of confusion that points to deeper problems, Ben Paris writes.
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A (Very) Early Admission Guarantee
California State University, Fresno, is promising admission to local high schoolers as early as ninth grade, hoping to boost enrollment and build a “culture of college-going.”
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More Access Means More Enrollment for Maine Community Colleges
A recent report shows a surge in enrollment across Maine Community College System campuses from 2022 to 2023 and credits the state’s Free College Scholarship program.
Minority Applicants Surge Post–Affirmative Action
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More Universities Join Chicago in Settling Financial Aid Lawsuit
Rice, Emory and Vanderbilt quietly settled last fall in a financial aid lawsuit against 17 institutions. Now pressure is mounting for the remaining defendants in the case.
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Fresh Battle Lines in the Testing Wars
The debate over standardized testing requirements, put on ice during the pandemic, is catching fire again as colleges reconsider their temporary test-optional policies.
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Gaming the Student Visa System
As international recruitment markets shift to South Asia, some colleges are swamped with fake applications and last-minute transfers. Is the system too easy to exploit?
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