Admissions

If applicants wrote about their mental health, one college gave their applications additional review -- and some were rejected -- even if they were academically eligible for automatic admission.

Student numbers in U.S. decline; reports grow on visa delays.

Full-time M.B.A. programs may be holding their own; for those seeking to study outside their home country, U.S. is losing ground to western Europe.

He reviews hundreds of applications a year, including some of those who are children of donors or alumni or people he knows.

Study found that being related to alumni had a major boost on odds of admission. Study also found that the legacy applicants were strong academically.

The focus on hyperselective colleges and the Operation Varsity Blues scandal misses the fact that most colleges accept more than half their applicants, writes Jim Jump.

It's time to confront the reality of everyday privilege, write Don Hossler and Jerry Lucido. A failure to act may result in government regulation, they warn.