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Common App Again Changes Its Language

More changes to the application are designed to better serve transgender population.

A Legacy Program That’s Different

McDaniel College gives every child or grandchild of alumni $30,000 a year to pay for the college. It gives the same award to children of those who work in K-12 education and community colleges, to veterans and active-duty military.

The Week in Admissions News

Study abroad in a time of war; graduate degrees don’t always pay off; legal education; State of the Union.

Berkeley Must Cap Enrollment

Following California Supreme Court’s decision, university initially said it would have to cut new enrollment by 3,050 but now says it will only lose 400 slots.

Berkeley Must Cap Enrollment, California Supreme Court Says

California’s Supreme Court will not consider an appeal from UC Berkeley, meaning an enrollment cap ordered by a lower court remains in place. The university continues to look for ways around it.

Prepared (Mostly) for College

Survey of those who graduated from high school in 2021 and took the ACT finds students did prepare for college, but they had to do so in different ways.

The Applications Keep Coming

The colleges that are most competitive in admissions see the biggest gains, but every type of college shows gains in new Common Application data. Large gains seen for underrepresented minority and first-generation students.

Judge Rejects Admissions System at Va. High School

System is found to discriminate against Asian Americans.