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The Week in Admissions News
When aid packages don't add up; M.B.A. application declines; student debt and home ownership; what employers want; for-profit nursing programs.
Affirmative Action Fight Shifts to UNC
Some issues are similar to those in Harvard case, but Chapel Hill's status as public university -- and some differing strategies -- could affect outcome of the case.
Admissions Tool Survives Antitrust Challenge
Federal judge's ruling in medical school case outlines when antitrust could apply to admissions, and opinion could help with scrutiny some are facing over early decision.
The (Missed) Potential of Transfer Students at Elite Colleges
Community college transfer students succeed academically and bring many kinds of diversity to elite institutions, but report finds few are admitted.
Does Admissions Testing Ignore Due Process?
Lawsuit against ACT says students are subject to a catch-22 in which they must give up their rights to demonstrate that they haven't cheated. Litigation comes amid similar challenge to the SAT.
Why Students Don't Fill Out the FAFSA
New federal study may alarm those concerned about encouraging more low-income students to enroll in college.
The Week in Admissions News
Unlocking aid funds; students who go hungry; immigrants who major in STEM.
To Add Black College Students, Recruit Black Schoolteachers
Study finds long-term impact of having a black teacher in kindergarten through third grade.