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Ethical College Admissions: Who Benefits From Early Decision?

Jim Jump doesn’t favor abolishing all early programs, but he sees problems -- especially for students -- in the approaches used by many institutions.

Boom in Indian Enrollments, Followed by Bust

At the University of Central Missouri, the number of students from India went from 152 five years ago to 2,429 in 2015 -- and 631 today.
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‘Frozen’ and the Flawed Ideal of the Dream College

Nicholas Soodik writes that myths about one perfect place hurt high school students thinking about their futures.

The Week in Admissions News

Tuition and aid report; criticism of non-need-based aid at public universities; teachers' attitudes, race and college success.

Net Price Keeps Creeping Up

Tuition and fees increased by a few percentage points across the board, and aid failed to keep pace, annual College Board report shows.

A Highways Project for College Completion

A big boost to college completion would pay off for students and the economy, a new paper finds, but would substantially increase the federal deficit.

Peer Review's Give-and-Take

About that peer-review crisis … There isn’t one, at least in terms of quantity, according to a new study of article submissions and reviews completed in the social sciences. But those who write many papers might not be reviewing their fair share.
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Ethical College Admissions: Rankings as Fake News

Jim Jump considers the flaws of U.S. News rankings.