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Class Rank Matters, Even in Third Grade
Study in Texas finds that many (positive) things are predicted by a good class rank.
Couple Agrees to Plead Guilty in Admissions Scandal
They will be the 27th and 28th people to admit guilt in the scandal.
Opinion
Collaboration Transcending Crisis
Despite COVID challenges, large-scale collaborative projects remain feasible and have the power to reimagine undergraduate education in the humanities, write Nicholas Henriksen and Ian K. Cook.
A Little More Information on Legacy Applicants
California required colleges to report on their practices for admitting the children of alumni and donors. Here's what it found out.
Opinion
Sure, Get Rid of College Admissions Tests, but Not Because They’re Biased
Tests are not the source of inequities in American society, writes Jeffrey Aaron Snyder.
The Week in Admissions News
Med schools go to virtual interviews; Dartmouth reverses itself; Williams cuts tuition; research and Cornell's reopening decision; international students' worries; congressional help for colleges.
What Rising High School Seniors Think
Survey details opinions of a group of students who were unable to visit colleges for much of the year.