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Collective Punishment, Early Decision Edition
Punishing every student at a school because a single student broke an early-decision commitment is poor form.
Let’s Talk About Proxies and Admission
The ultimate target of the administration’s scrutiny of college admission may be holistic review, Jim Jump writes.
Who Benefits Most From ‘Saving a Seat’?
Jim Jump questions Cornell College’s ‘Save Your Seat’ initiative, which involves sending personalized aid estimates before students apply–and incentivizing deposits by Sept. 1.
Late Decision: Admissions Innovation or Gimmick?
Jim Jump breaks down Bennington’s College new “late decision” option.
A Valentine’s Day Card Without the Love
The Feb. 14 Dear Colleague letter features some questionable assumptions and false equivalences, Jim Jump writes.
Did the Ivy League Really Break America?
Jim Jump doesn’t buy David Brooks’s critique of the “meritocracy” but writes that his argument merits consideration nevertheless.
Some Things Never Change
You know there’s something wrong when the proportion of low-income students at elite colleges has barely changed over a century, Jim Jump writes.
A Trans Admission Advantage?
Jim Jump breaks down Vice President–elect JD Vance’s suggestion that students may “become” trans to get into Harvard.