In an effort to be hip, the College Board asked one-third of SAT-takers this year to write an essay on whether reality TV shows are beneficial or harmful. That was a bad choice on multiple levels, and an excellent metaphor for …
The idea of need-blind admissions is noble: Offering qualified applicants admission to a university, regardless of their financial circumstances. But in too many cases, need-blind admissions mean young scholars are accepted to …
Faced with grueling competition to get into the country’s elite colleges, applicants may find that family connections play a much bigger role that was previously thought.
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As a new wave of high school students enter the college admissions horse race, here’s a bit of advice for their parents: Stop looking at your kid and worrying about why he doesn’t seem interested in getting into a top school. I…