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Poor Ratings for 'U.S. News' Rankings
In something of a turnabout, admissions professionals recently had the chance to rank U.S. News & World Report for its...
Context on Admissions Jumps
With some regularity, the mainstream press seems to love to scare would-be college students and parents with stories about how...
The Move Back to Early Admissions
Four years ago, momentum appeared to be growing for competitive colleges to eliminate programs in which some high school students...
Opinion
Souls for Sale
If marketing is evil, then we all should be devil’s advocates, writes W. Kent Barnds.
International Grad Enrollments Up
3% increase in number of first year students is the result of continued surge in interest from China.
Oops, We've Given That Test Before
The Educational Testing Service is canceling all scores on the Graduate Record Examination from China this month because large portions...
'Precision Guesswork' on the GPA
WASHINGTON -- If a student's grades in high school best predict how he or she will fare in college, what...
Early Decision Bounces Back
As recession drags on, colleges see more interest and fill more seats through a system that a few years ago was being criticized as favoring wealthy students.