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Legacy Admissions Banned in Colorado
Governor signs bill barring public colleges and universities from factoring an applicant’s family ties into admissions decisions.
Do College Application Essays Favor the Wealthy?
New research says they correlate with family wealth -- even more than the SAT. What should colleges do?
The Week in Admissions News
Two-month sentence in admissions scandal; Elizabeth City repays student debt; Black enrollment drop in Illinois; studying while parenting; do graduates feel employable?
States and Systems Move Away From Testing in Admissions
Actions have been taken in California, Colorado, Illinois, Montana, New York, North Carolina and Washington State.
Opinion
Colleges Should Admit Students Without the ACT or SAT
It’s time for a new way to judge applicants, write Vincent Pan and Mo Hyman.
Studying While Parenting
Student parents feel stressed and isolated, but most don’t know about campus mental health resources, according to a new report.
3,000 Videos for 3,000 Students
The president of West Texas A&M University hopes the short videos will encourage students to attend the regional public university and stave off potential enrollment declines.
An Unlikely Success in Admissions
To succeed in admissions this year, conventional wisdom holds that colleges (public and private alike) should be famous and hard to get into. Why is St. Norbert succeeding?