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Common App Again Changes Its Language

More changes to the application are designed to better serve transgender population.

A Legacy Program That’s Different

McDaniel College gives every child or grandchild of alumni $30,000 a year to pay for the college. It gives the same award to children of those who work in K-12 education and community colleges, to veterans and active-duty military.
Opinion

Ethical College Admissions: Could That Be Me?

Jim Jump wonders, am I “that” guidance counselor?

The Week in Admissions News

Study abroad in a time of war; graduate degrees don’t always pay off; legal education; State of the Union.

Berkeley Must Cap Enrollment

Following California Supreme Court’s decision, university initially said it would have to cut new enrollment by 3,050 but now says it will only lose 400 slots.

Berkeley Must Cap Enrollment, California Supreme Court Says

California’s Supreme Court will not consider an appeal from UC Berkeley, meaning an enrollment cap ordered by a lower court remains in place. The university continues to look for ways around it.

Losing Money on Graduate Degrees

A new report finds that STEM programs and professional degrees often pay off, while those in arts and humanities frequently do not. Many M.B.A. programs also offer a negative return on investment.

Prepared (Mostly) for College

Survey of those who graduated from high school in 2021 and took the ACT finds students did prepare for college, but they had to do so in different ways.