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Opinion

It’s Time to Stem Malpractice in STEM Admissions

The skills measured by conventional standardized exams don't appear to be central to STEM success, Robert J. Sternberg writes, and colleges should not rely on such tests in isolation.

Minority, Low-Income Freshmen Not Filling Out FAFSA

Study by EAB of 500,000 admitted students to four-year colleges raises equity concerns on coming academic year.
Opinion

The International Recruitment Roller Coaster

Colleges need to make the case for recruiting international students once again, writes Anna Wise.
Opinion

Reject Racist Applicants

They don't deserve what higher education offers, writes Lawrence C. Ross Jr.

The Week in Admissions News

New international students; online discounts; residence halls at full capacity; Pell Grants.

Closed Test Centers, COVID-19 and the ACT

Some students couldn't take the ACT; some took it with coronavirus.

A Year of Chaos and Flexibility

For recruiting and judging students, colleges face the reality that they may not be able to visit high schools or rely on their rubrics. The outcomes are expected to be particularly bad for disadvantaged students.