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Preserve Real Application Essays
If colleges don't want glib, packaged answers, they should stop asking easy questions, writes Peter Laipson.
Social Networks and College Choices
Survey shows that prospective students use Facebook more than any other network to research colleges, and they're looking primarily to interact with current students and admissions officers.
Juvenile Records and Admissions
Court ruling raises question of whether judicial authorities should let colleges know about their applicants' (sealed) records of misconduct.
Renewed Debate on SAT and Wealth
New study says test has equal predictive value for those with high and low socioeconomic status, a potentially significant finding. But critics question the analysis.
Rejecting 'Early Action'
As most colleges see surge in this kind of application, U. of San Diego decides the approach isn't best for the institution or its students.
Cost of Free Money
Long Island U. is latest college to face budget problems after overspending on financial aid, a reflection of how the affordability crisis is squeezing institutions.
Foreign Grad Admissions Up 9%
Offers to Chinese students are up 20 percent, but figures for India and South Korea are flat.
ACT Scores Are Flat
Changes have been negligible over the last five years.