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'Dimensional' Admissions
Bennington will give applicants complete control over how they want to present themselves, and becomes second college this month to become transcript-optional.
Shrinking Numbers, Changing Values
Under a chancellor who says he cares more about rankings than did his predecessor, Syracuse U. scales back involvement with well-regarded program for recruiting low-income and minority students -- and those students take note.
Holistic Optional
Common Application changes membership rules such that colleges without application essays -- and even colleges that use formulas for admissions -- may now join.
Too Much Demonstrated Interest
Some high school counselors fear a tactic used by college admissions officers to find students who most want to enroll is getting out of control.
Wage Data Done Right
New data on the labor-market returns of short-term certificates show both the value and pitfalls of using earnings data as a yardstick in higher education.
Predicting Where Students Go
Colleges use data to predict who they should target as they hunt for students.
Bill Targets U.S. Education Research
Congressional panel approves legislation -- criticized by some research groups -- that would change how federal education studies are overseen.
More Pressure Than Ever: The 2014 Survey of College and University Admissions Directors
Last year was a difficult one for college admissions -- with institutions reporting more and more difficulty filling their classes...