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College Found to Discriminate on Mental Health

Applicants at New College of Florida who wrote about their mental health issues were subject to a second read -- even if they met the standards.

Veterans Turn Sights to 90-10 Rule

Veterans' organizations see negotiations over the Higher Education Act as an opportunity to tighten a federal exemption they say makes service members target of aggressive marketing by for-profit colleges.

What the Common App Does

Study finds that applications go up, yield goes down … and (maybe) SAT scores go up a bit for colleges in the program.

Questionable Rejection

Sociologist says journal dismissed her paper because she'd shared it elsewhere as a preprint -- even though the publication had a pro-preprint policy. How often does this happen?

The Week in Admissions News

The payoff of some college; bribed into UCLA; parents and guardianship; law schools at $100,000; disabled veterans.

Nudging Doesn't Scale Nationally

Repeated text message, email and mail reminders from a state's college system and the Common Application did not prompt more students to go to college or apply for FAFSA, a study finds.