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End Legacy Admissions
Look at the number of seats legacy preferences get and compare them to Black applicants, writes Joseph Price.
How COVID Could Impact Transfer
The COVID-19 pandemic has created uncertainty about what will happen next. Experts say colleges need to improve transfer relationships now to stay afloat in this crisis.
Focusing on Student Veterans' Strengths
Researchers advocate for colleges to view student veterans more holistically, using a survey to determine their greatest strengths.
U of California Admissions Blasted by Auditor
Not just donors' children, but athletes and the babysitter of a colleague of the director of undergraduate admissions got into the university, although they weren't qualified. Berkeley in particular is criticized.
Difficult Day for the ACT
The college admission test was supposed to be given Saturday, but many testing centers were closed.
The Week in Admissions News
A normal (or close?) college experience; California voters are dubious of plan to restore affirmative action; NACAC's "roadmap"; Chicago English Department's priorities; nuances of free college.
The Faculty Role in Transfer
When faculty from the institution to which students transfer engage with the students early on, it increases the odds of a transfer taking place.
2020 Survey of Admissions Leaders
The process of building a class to educate has never been easy. In recent years, community colleges and nonelite liberal...