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The Real Problem With the Common App
Move past the technical horror stories, writes Theodore A. O'Neill. The system is doing damage to educational values when it's working.
Surge From India
First-time international graduate enrollment is up 10 percent, largely due to students from India.
How Much Diversity? Who Decides?
Obama administration says colleges should receive "due regard" in deciding if they have a necessary "critical mass" of minority students.
College Counseling Matters
Low-income students who received guidance were much likelier than others to enroll at a four-year college, study finds.
Using FAFSA Against Students
Some colleges are using the federal government's form for student aid, the FAFSA, to deny admissions and perhaps decrease financial aid awards.
White House Meeting on 'Undermatching'
Administration officials summoned university presidents to discuss a possible effort to get more low-income, academically talented students to apply to the nation’s best institutions.
Micro-Targeting Students
Increasingly sophisticated data slicing tools are changing student recruitment. Who benefits?
Pretending to Be Need-Blind
George Washington U. said for years that ability to pay wasn't a factor in admissions. It wasn't true.