Admissions

At competitive high schools, students boast of averages that are well above 4.0. Does anyone take the numbers seriously? Could they be doing damage?

Leaked documents show an advantage for men over women, using a numerical formula. University says it has shifted to holistic admissions.

Students are being encouraged to apply to too many colleges, writes Nicholas Soodik.

A colleague’s job move has Jim Jump reflecting on challenges faced by those in admissions whose bosses don’t understand the field.

Share of white students has dropped significantly in last 35 years, but Asian-Americans are alone among minority groups in seeing substantial gains. Black applicants have lowest admit rates.

New research indicates more job opportunities would be available if apprenticeships were expanded across more fields.

House education committee leaks its ambitious first draft of a reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, with broad changes aimed at both deregulation and more accountability in how federal student aid is distributed and used.