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Ranking and Networking
LinkedIn gets into college rankings with an employment outcomes tool based on big samples and plenty of specifics about real people.
'Dimensional' Admissions
Bennington will give applicants complete control over how they want to present themselves, and becomes second college this month to become transcript-optional.
Shrinking Numbers, Changing Values
Under a chancellor who says he cares more about rankings than did his predecessor, Syracuse U. scales back involvement with well-regarded program for recruiting low-income and minority students -- and those students take note.
Holistic Optional
Common Application changes membership rules such that colleges without application essays -- and even colleges that use formulas for admissions -- may now join.
Too Much Demonstrated Interest
Some high school counselors fear a tactic used by college admissions officers to find students who most want to enroll is getting out of control.
Predicting Where Students Go
Colleges use data to predict who they should target as they hunt for students.
More Pressure Than Ever: The 2014 Survey of College and University Admissions Directors
Last year was a difficult one for college admissions -- with institutions reporting more and more difficulty filling their classes...
'Undermining Pell'
Lobbying for changes to key aid program for low-income students, New America Foundation study points to tricks colleges play with Pell Grants.