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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.

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.

The Slow, Steady Erosion of SAT Subject Tests
Colleges continue to drop requirements that were once the norm at competitive institutions. The exams have fans, but shift from required to recommended frustrates many counselors, who report applicant confusion.

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Ethical College Admissions: Rankings as Fake News
Jim Jump considers the flaws of U.S. News rankings.

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Another Look at Equity Issues
Don Hossler, Jerry Lucido and Emily Chung consider legacy preferences, early decision and other issues and draw attention to a key fact: the limited number of slots at elite institutions.
The Week in Admissions News
Making the case for the liberal arts; a Kayak for credentials; Columbia law will accept GRE.
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