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Most Departments at Berkeley Drop GRE Requirement
Only 13 of more than 125 graduate programs still require the test, which many departments feel limits diversity.
Can Young Alumni Get Colleges to Drop Legacy Admissions?
More than 500 people have pledged not to give to colleges that favor alumni children in admissions.
The Week in Admissions News
$500 million for access at liberal arts colleges; U of California system plans for 20,0000 new spaces; the cost of free community college; income limits considered for free community college; ideological conflict seen as unlikely.
High School Seniors Last Year Were Worried About Paying for College
But they had more confidence than the class that graduated from high school a year ago.
Opinion
Let’s Skip the College Application Mania
The press needs to stop covering admissions as a game, writes Patrick O'Connor.
Reinventing Fall Weekends for Parents and Alumni
To guard against COVID-19, many campuses are creating virtual, hybrid or outdoor programs for visiting families and alumni.
Do Algorithms Lead Admissions in the Wrong Direction?
Do they result in colleges filling their classes but not giving enough aid for a student to succeed?
The Week in Admissions News
Protest over legacy preferences; free application for aid; progress with vaccine mandates; Pell Grant taxability; impact of student debt on lawyers; antigay policies.