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Here are the admissions articles that have attracted the most readers in 2018:

  1. Wait-Listed, Rejected and Frustrated in California
  2. An 'Easy' SAT and Terrible Scores
  3. Was Saturday's SAT Compromised?
  4. The Numbers and the Arguments on Asian Admissions
  5. Are Prospective Students About to Disappear?
  6. Extra Points for Being Nice
  7. Are Colleges Pushing Students to Do Too Much in High School?
  8. The Admissions Tour That Went Horribly Wrong
  9. 8 More Colleges Submitted Incorrect Data for Rankings
  10. $1.5 Million to Get Into an Ivy

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