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When Less Is More
Changes in essay requirements to apply to MIT and Penn reflect sense among admissions officers that students don't need to write a book (or even 1,000 words).
'They Ask. Who Tells?'
ST. LOUIS -- Many high schools have policies under which, if a student is cited for a disciplinary infraction as...
Commissions and Foreign Students
Many admissions officers remain opposed to the way many agents recruit abroad -- even as the practice spreads.
Saviors or Sellouts?
At national gathering of admissions leaders, enrollment managers try to redefine the way they are viewed, stressing their role in retention as much as recruitment.
'Conscientious Objector' to Testing
Sylvie Baldwin is trying to apply the idea of being a "conscientious objector" to the world of admissions testing. With...
'College Admissions for the 21st Century'
Robert J. Sternberg, the new provost of Oklahoma State University, has just finished a five-year term as dean of arts...
Worries Over a 2-to-1 Ratio
College of Charleston considers: How large an undergraduate gender gap is too large? And how can the institution attract more men?
Legacy of Bias
New book says elite colleges -- public and private -- have continued alumni admissions preferences even though they favor the wealthy and white -- and the favoritism isn’t needed for donations.