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The Week in Admissions News
Discount rates; AP World History; evolving English major.
Opinion
How Not to Respond to Threats to Diversity
Colleges should consider the response to a century-old Supreme Court decision and be sure they have a plan to welcome all students, regardless of what today's courts say about affirmative action, writes John Frederick Bell.
Opinion
Ethical College Admissions: Financial Aid Transparency
Colleges need to make award letters truly understandable, writes Jim Jump.
Coming This Year: A Survey of Counselors
What should we ask? Would you like to be included?
For Fate of SAT Writing Test, Watch California
More top colleges drop requirement and University of California is studying the test, which College Board defends. Plus, more colleges go test optional; controversy over math scores on SAT. Update: Michigan drops essay.
Transfers Up at University of California Campuses
System notoriously hard to get into sees notable increase in those coming from state's community colleges -- and also gains in minority enrollments through that route.
The Week in Admissions News
Cowboys as marketing theme; student loan game show; politics of free college; low-income students at selective colleges.
The Stunning Rankings Scandal at Temple
Dean is ousted; incorrect data submitted for years on several criteria; state attorney general among those investigating.