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Going Through Her Daughter's Admissions Process

Rebecca Vidra is a professor, and she is surprised time and again.

The Week in Admissions News

The campaign to double Pell Grants; the history of student debt; mental health; borrowers who file for bankruptcy.

'Valedictorians at the Gate'

Author discusses her book on "standing out, getting in, and staying sane while applying to college."

Facebook Disables NYU Research Accounts

Facebook claims the researchers’ data collection methods violate its terms of service. The recent action highlights the increasingly fraught relationship between colleges and universities and the big tech companies they research.

Impostor Feelings and ‘Brilliance’ Fields

Women -- especially women of color -- and graduate students and postdocs are more likely to think they don’t belong in fields perceived to value genius over training, study says.

Can 2 Jobs Be Merged Into 1?

Harvard’s Kennedy School plans to combine admissions and financial aid positions and to lay off those who hold the positions today. Some experts are dubious.
Opinion

Keep the SAT and ACT

The tests may not be perfect, but they offer admissions officers key information, writes Larry S. Su.