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A New Admissions Scandal
This scandal doesn't feature as much money but allegedly involves completely fraudulent applications. And top colleges and universities were duped.
The Week in Admissions News
Ideas to make colleges more socioeconomically diverse; the power of a bachelor's degree; servicers of student loans; spring enrollment keeps slipping; Title IX.
Opinion
Paint Like Picasso
Jessica Binkley considers the changing landscape of college admissions for small private institutions.
Vaccine Timing ‘Fortunate’ for Admissions
Colleges trumpet fall plans in recent weeks because they feel they need to share concrete information with prospective students. Good vaccine news helps, too.
Not Submitting Scores
Through Feb. 15, only 44 percent of people using the Common Application submitted SAT or ACT scores. Last year's total was 77 percent.
If You Could Reform Admissions…
And wipe the slate of all the bad practices, particularly those that favor wealthy students, what would you change? Recommendation letters? Campus tours? The funding system? Later deadlines? These and other ideas were recommended by experts.
The Week in Admissions News
Enrollment pressure on Catholic colleges; students and controversy; Lawrence's quest to meet full need; students and their perceptions; EAB purchases Starfish.
Black and Latinx Students Are Less Swayed by College-Bound Friends
White and Asian students are more likely to go to college if their friends do, study finds.
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