Admissions

Portrayals of college admissions in popular culture do matter, writes Jim Jump.

Whatever the judge rules, we have seen the impact of wealth, alumni connections and athletic skill in elite college admissions, writes Nicholas Soodik.

At same time, gaps between underrepresented minority students and everyone else are narrowing.

In fact, argues Peter C. Herman, the question for scholars should be “Who reads us, anyway?”

Prison education programs are thriving and enjoy bipartisan backing, but colleges say they could do more with federal and state funding.

For increasing numbers of high school students, colleges' political character matters. Activism is most likely to be an essay topic at competitive-admissions colleges.

Relatively few students, after experiencing a positive "shock" in SAT scores, apply to much more competitive institutions.