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Class Action Suit Filed Against Top Private Colleges
Five students say leading colleges and universities are acting as an illegal “cartel” in violation of antitrust law. One of the students’ lawyers is a former prosecutor in the Varsity Blues case.
Good News on Admissions—Up to a Point
What impact will the current Omicron breakouts have on applications? Will low-income applicants apply? Will applicants come from China?
UNC Asks Supreme Court Not to Take Appeal
Plaintiffs want court to decide affirmative action case at same time as Harvard case.
The Week in Admissions News
Enrollment losses; state student aid; Dartmouth goes need blind for international students; test optional will stay in Iowa; students on mental health.
Opinion
Reviewing the New Antitrust Suit
Jim Jump asks, what does it really mean to be a need-blind college?
Admissions Visits During Omicron
Some colleges reject the idea, but most appear to be allowing students to visit—with certain precautions.
Fewer High School Graduates Go Straight to College
New reports from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center and some states show an “unprecedented” decline in college enrollment among high school graduates—especially the most underserved.
Recent Weeks in Admissions News
Tuition and low-income students; growth of Chabad; Florida’s governor calls for tuition refunds; avoiding stranded credits; respecting transgender names.