Filter & Sort
Admissions Lotteries Wouldn’t Yield Diversity
Two scholars tested the idea and found that enrollment of Black and Latinx students -- and of men -- would drop.
How to Get First-Generation Students
They are among the most price-sensitive students around, survey finds.
The Week in Admissions News
New tool to evaluate colleges; financial aid worker shortage; students’ job prospects; training future nurses.
Former Athletics Official at USC Admits Guilt in Scandal
Prosecutors say Donna Heinel of the University of Southern California received $1.3 million.
Law Schools Expect Another Competitive Year in Admissions
Competitive year in law school admissions likely, survey shows.
Opinion
It’s Time to Abolish the SAT
It’s time to stop pushing for test-optional admissions policies, writes Christopher Rim. Instead, we should abandon the test and the College Board should eliminate it.
High School Students and Counselors Are Burned Out
Frustrations have not disappeared at schools that are open but changed by the pandemic.
Ex-Coach at Georgetown Pleads Guilty in Admissions Case
He faces one to four years in prison.