Admissions

Author characterizes use of average scores this year as promoting “inaccurate and misleading data.” Far fewer students are taking the tests.

Article reports that 29 percent of students at Brown and Dartmouth are from private high schools. Other Ivies are also high. Is this the way colleges should admit students?

He admitted that he took $200,000 in bribes to get two students admitted to UCLA.

They are pretty much the same things as before the pandemic, writes Susan Chan Shifflett.

Stanford admitted Antonio Milane but denied him a scribe that he says he needs for homework. After he attracted 57,000 supporters with his story of having cerebral palsy, the university changed its position.

Selective institutions are thriving in admissions this year, Common App shows. Not only are they getting more applicants over all, but also more from minority, first-gen and low-income groups.

This scandal doesn't feature as much money but allegedly involves completely fraudulent applications. And top colleges and universities were duped.