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Online Campus Tour Gigs Stoke Disagreement
Campuses threaten legal action against a company enlisting students to lead unofficial virtual campus tours.
Waiting Lists: What to Expect
Some predict the worst year ever, but others say that waiting lists may primarily be a factor at highly competitive colleges.
The Week in Admissions News
Enrollment shifts; freshmen and learning loss; Rutgers to require vaccines; Berkeley program at Mills.
Low-Income High Schools Shut Out
Unprecedented declines in college enrollment among new high school graduates appeared last fall. Drops were especially steep for graduates of low-income high schools.
‘Fiske Guide’ to Drop SAT and ACT Scores
Author characterizes use of average scores this year as promoting “inaccurate and misleading data.” Far fewer students are taking the tests.
Do Top Colleges Favor Applicants Who Are Extremely Wealthy?
Article reports that 29 percent of students at Brown and Dartmouth are from private high schools. Other Ivies are also high. Is this the way colleges should admit students?
The Week in Admissions News
Costs to students of the pandemic; esports scholarship winners; tutoring services; state support.
8 Months in Prison for Former UCLA Soccer Coach
He admitted that he took $200,000 in bribes to get two students admitted to UCLA.