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The Week in Admissions News
Critique of elite colleges; welcoming international students; three more colleges drop SAT/ACT requirements; more students are borrowing more than $20,000.
Quantifying the Advantage for Legacy Applicants
New data show -- across national sample -- they are admitted at much higher rates than other applicants. But the vast majority also fit or exceed the academic profile of colleges to which they are admitted.
The Value of Simplicity in Estimating Student Aid
Tools that skip most of the questions on aid calculators are gathering support. Have they figured out something that most colleges haven’t?
Contribute to the ‘Admissions Insider’ Poetry Magnet
And be sure to pick one up at NACAC in Boston.
Opinion
Ethical College Admissions: Affirmative Action and Asian-Americans, Again
Jim Jump writes that the real issue may be the rapid increase in the number of applicants, not overt discrimination.
Opinion
Reclaiming the Mission of College Admissions
Meredith Twombly describes how Hampshire College rejected conventional wisdom and reshaped its policies.
How a Tech-Oriented University Boosted Female Enrollment
WPI saw the female share of its incoming class go from 34 percent to 43 percent in a year -- after adjusting aid policy.
Not So Open Doors
Elite colleges need to change policies to recruit, admit and graduate talented low-income students, report says. It calls out some by name.