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What's Wrong With This Year's IB Scores?

Students, parents and teachers are up in arms over the way the International Baccalaureate was scored this year. College spaces are at risk.

The Week in Admissions News

Ivy League athletics; students and vaccinations; Trump pushes colleges to reopen; ZIP Codes and students; free community college in Connecticut.
Opinion

Colleges Shouldn't Revoke Admissions Offers

It will fail to fight racism, writes Joe Cohn.

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.