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Study: High School Grade Inflation Pervasive
The wealthier the high school, the higher the grades.
Mixed Views on AP Courses
Many fear students feel pressure to take too many of them. Admissions directors say they respect other kinds of rigorous courses just as much.
The 2018 Surveys of Admissions Leaders: The Pressure Grows
Not only are a majority of colleges failing to fill their new classes by May 1, the traditional target date...
In SAT Make-Up Test, Were Recycled Questions Used?
Once again, reports circulate that some students in Asia saw the questions before the test.
Data on Black Doctors and Value of Affirmative Action
If having more black doctors could save lives, does that change the nature of the debate over the role of race in admissions?
The Week in Admissions News
Report from a parent on a college trip; new strategy at St. John's; ACT retest.
Survey: Americans Back Diversity, Not Consideration of Race
New national survey suggests that the public does not agree with the position of most colleges.
Renewed Debate About GRE
University of Pennsylvania philosophy program drops requirement for its doctoral program, setting off broad discussion about the GRE test's merits and drawbacks.