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Two-Thirds of 4-Year Colleges Will Not Require Tests for Admissions
Impact of the pandemic continues into the 2021-22 academic year.
Can 2 Jobs Be Merged Into 1?
Harvard’s Kennedy School plans to combine admissions and financial aid positions and to lay off those who hold the positions today. Some experts are dubious.
‘Get Real and Get In’
Admissions expert discusses her new book, which argues that students need to trust their own instincts.
The Week in Admissions News
Republican skepticism on doubling Pell Grants; getting ready for the Delta variant; Pelosi on Biden’s authority to cancel student debt; international education.
The New Common App
It removed some questions and added questions -- and 60 members.
Bringing Back Low-Income Students
College of Marin leaders hope to use $2,000 grants to persuade more than 400 students who left during the pandemic to return and to entice others to enroll this fall.
U of California Gets More Diverse Without SATs
University had earlier announced record-breaking number of applicants. It also has a record in admitted students from racial and ethnic minority groups.
Will ‘Income Insurance’ Attract Transfer Students?
Augustana College hopes so. It is launching a pilot to test the idea.