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Repeat Non-Completers
A study of 4.5 million non-first-time students found that only one-third have earned a degree after six to eight years.
FAFSA Transparency
The federal government should not be sharing a list of colleges that students are interested in with other colleges, according to admissions group.
Ranking and Networking
LinkedIn gets into college rankings with an employment outcomes tool based on big samples and plenty of specifics about real people.
The Power of the Personal
A reference to a veteran's student debt goes from a group's press release to a Democratic Senate report, showing both the power and peril of using anecdotes about students.
'Dimensional' Admissions
Bennington will give applicants complete control over how they want to present themselves, and becomes second college this month to become transcript-optional.
Shrinking Numbers, Changing Values
Under a chancellor who says he cares more about rankings than did his predecessor, Syracuse U. scales back involvement with well-regarded program for recruiting low-income and minority students -- and those students take note.
Holistic Optional
Common Application changes membership rules such that colleges without application essays -- and even colleges that use formulas for admissions -- may now join.
Too Much Demonstrated Interest
Some high school counselors fear a tactic used by college admissions officers to find students who most want to enroll is getting out of control.