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Homeschooled Student's Transcript Might Be for a Cat

Revoked admissions offer by University of Rochester raises questions about lack of oversight of transcripts from homeschooled students. Experts see the real risk is lack of information about curriculum, not fraud.
Opinion

Advice for Surviving Recommendation Letter-Writing Season

Kat Coy offers advice on how to gather the information to write the letters.

NACAC May Embrace New Approach to Admissions Ethics

Association delegates are expected to approve plan to focus on core principles as opposed to best practices.
Opinion

Ethical College Admissions: How Athletic Recruiting Helps Some and Hurts Others

Jim Jump writes about how coaches can abandon students, forcing them to scramble at the last minute.

Women's Colleges Accept Trans Applicants. What About Men's Colleges?

While it has become common for women’s institutions to admit those who identify as women but may not have been born women, the same attitude doesn’t prevail at most men’s colleges.

A Roundup of Recent News in Admissions

International enrollments are taking a hit; boost for socioeconomic diversity at BU; ACT scores; ACT security issues abroad; Antioch's new student enrollment.

A University's Big Move on Socioeconomic Diversity

Using funds from its endowment to expand financial aid, Boston University notches sizable increase in proportion of its freshmen who come from low-income backgrounds.

ACT Scores Are Up

But gaps remain, based on levels of preparedness and by race and ethnicity.