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Job Losses Linger
Adolescents who see widespread layoffs around them as they grow up are less likely to enroll in college -- even if no one in their family loses a job.
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A Fast Start?
New York’s much-debated free public college tuition program received 21,000 applications in five days, a quick start even as many colleges project few students will receive aid from the effort.
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Cal State to End Placement Exams
Move is part of a goal to significantly raise graduation rates.
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Grades, Talent and Art College Admissions
Some arts programs are pushing for applicants who meet higher academic standards.
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Was Harvard Correct to Revoke Admissions Offers Over Offensive Posts?
Many experts on admissions and campus race relations say the university did the right thing.
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The New Way Colleges Review Applications
"Committee-based" system -- pioneered at Penn -- changes how applicants are first judged at a growing number of competitive colleges.
The Week in Admissions News
Missing ACT answer sheets, affordability plan, perspective on college costs, shrinking interest in the humanities.
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Admissions Snooping on Social Media: the Data
Report about Harvard revoking admissions offers over offensive posts in Facebook chat group raises the question of how admissions officers view and use applicants' social media.
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