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The Week in Admissions News
Enrollment shifts; freshmen and learning loss; Rutgers to require vaccines; Berkeley program at Mills.
Low-Income High Schools Shut Out
Unprecedented declines in college enrollment among new high school graduates appeared last fall. Drops were especially steep for graduates of low-income high schools.
‘Fiske Guide’ to Drop SAT and ACT Scores
Author characterizes use of average scores this year as promoting “inaccurate and misleading data.” Far fewer students are taking the tests.
Do Top Colleges Favor Applicants Who Are Extremely Wealthy?
Article reports that 29 percent of students at Brown and Dartmouth are from private high schools. Other Ivies are also high. Is this the way colleges should admit students?
8 Months in Prison for Former UCLA Soccer Coach
He admitted that he took $200,000 in bribes to get two students admitted to UCLA.
The Week in Admissions News
Costs to students of the pandemic; esports scholarship winners; tutoring services; state support.
Admitting a Student, and Turning Down His Accommodation (at First)
Stanford admitted Antonio Milane but denied him a scribe that he says he needs for homework. After he attracted 57,000 supporters with his story of having cerebral palsy, the university changed its position.
The Rich Get Richer…
Selective institutions are thriving in admissions this year, Common App shows. Not only are they getting more applicants over all, but also more from minority, first-gen and low-income groups.