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Common App Drops Criminal History Question
Decision reverses one made a year ago to keep the question. Individual colleges may still ask it. Disciplinary records question remains.
The Application Essay That Disappeared
University of Texas at Austin added a new short essay prompt, but when it went live after the rest of the application, many were confused and UT pulled the question.
More Fallout in Temple Rankings Scandal
Accreditation review moved up; more rankings errors revealed; and some data reported to Princeton Review may be incorrect.
The Week in Admissions News
Trump and Chinese students; Saudi-Canadian dispute; the DeVos agenda.
Opinion
We Must Do More for International Students
Margee M. Ensign writes of the urgent requests she receives from students in Africa trying to come to the U.S. to study, and the need for American academics to continue to push a global agenda.
Opinion
Ethical College Admissions: Admission Coaching
Jim Jump considers issues raised by a new trend.
The Ultimate College Teaming Up in Houston
Houston area colleges and universities are working across sectors and sharing information and data to improve student outcomes.
How Harvard Can Legally Favor Alumni Children and Athletes
This isn't the first time the university has faced scrutiny over policies that favor white over Asian American students. Comments in the 1980s by admissions officers on alumni children, athletes and Asian Americans may be relevant today.
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