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The Week in Admissions News
Critique of elite colleges; welcoming international students; three more colleges drop SAT/ACT requirements; more students are borrowing more than $20,000.
Quantifying the Advantage for Legacy Applicants
New data show -- across national sample -- they are admitted at much higher rates than other applicants. But the vast majority also fit or exceed the academic profile of colleges to which they are admitted.
How a Tech-Oriented University Boosted Female Enrollment
WPI saw the female share of its incoming class go from 34 percent to 43 percent in a year -- after adjusting aid policy.
The Value of Simplicity in Estimating Student Aid
Tools that skip most of the questions on aid calculators are gathering support. Have they figured out something that most colleges haven’t?
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And be sure to pick one up at NACAC in Boston.
Not So Open Doors
Elite colleges need to change policies to recruit, admit and graduate talented low-income students, report says. It calls out some by name.
Narrowing the Partisan Divide
New survey shows a partisan divide over higher ed aspirations for children -- that narrows when Republicans and Democrats are given more information. And study finds skepticism of affirmative action.
The Week in Admissions News
A call for competitive colleges to change approach to admissions; a $147,000 one-year master's degree; eliminating undergraduate programs; community college grads and bachelor's attainment.