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A large sign on a university campus that reads "Office of Admissions and Recruitment."
A large sign on a university campus that reads "Office of Admissions and Recruitment."

No Such Thing as Perfect Admissions Criteria

June 17, 2024

A recent survey of AAPI adults drives that point home, Jim Jump writes.

An aerial view of the Yale University campus.
An aerial view of the Yale University campus.

et tu Yale and Brown (and UT-Austin)?

March 18, 2024

Jim Jump reflects on moves by three more universities to reinstate standardized test requirements.

A standardized test answer sheet with bubbles filled in. A pencil and a small circular clock sit atop the sheet.
A standardized test answer sheet with bubbles filled in. A pencil and a small circular clock sit atop the sheet.

What to Make of Dartmouth?

February 19, 2024

Jim Jump considers Dartmouth’s decision to reinstate standardized testing “in context.”

The word "FAFSA" is written in black marker on a page in an open notebook, which lies next to a stack of U.S. currency and the corner of a laptop keyboard.
The word "FAFSA" is written in black marker on a page in an open notebook, which lies next to a stack of U.S. currency and the corner of a laptop keyboard.

FAFSA Fiasco

January 17, 2024

Admissions counselors should exercise empathy and flexibility this cycle, Jim Jump writes.

A drawing of a faceless figure atop a ladder adding the top block to a vertical stack of alphabetical blocks that spell out "LUCK."
A drawing of a faceless figure atop a ladder adding the top block to a vertical stack of alphabetical blocks that spell out "LUCK."

Welcome to the Admissions ‘Luckocracy’

December 11, 2023

The degree to which the college admission process is a meritocracy may be in question—but it’s most certainly a luckocracy, Jim Jump writes.

A close-up of the opening of a generic typed letter of recommendation, with a pencil lying on top.
A close-up of the opening of a generic typed letter of recommendation, with a pencil lying on top.

My Last Rec Letter

November 6, 2023

The high school counselor’s letter of recommendation is an art form, Jim Jump writes.

A Vanderbilt University campus building, surrounded by leafy trees.
A Vanderbilt University campus building, surrounded by leafy trees.

Oh, Vandy

October 9, 2023

Vanderbilt’s criticism of the U.S. News ranking methodology is tone-deaf at best, Jim Jump writes.

The word "admission" on a cut-out piece of white paper against a yellow background.
The word "admission" on a cut-out piece of white paper against a yellow background.

Preference for Privilege

September 18, 2023

As new data make all the more clear, we should be ashamed of the ways in which elite college admissions privilege children of the wealthy, Jim Jump writes.