DePaul University in Chicago became the largest private non-profit university to go test-optional when it announced that applicants for the 2012 freshman class will no longer be required to submit ACT or SAT scores as part of their application. DePaul joins a growing number of […]
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College applications are in, but decision letters are still weeks away. It’s reading season at colleges and universities across the country, as admissions offices sift through stacks of applications to craft next year’s freshman class. Many a high school senior and their parents have wondered […]
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With the college admissions race getting ever more competitive, Internet sites that sell ready-made application essays are doing a brisk business. For $15 a pop, or $7.50 for bulk orders, would-be Ivy Leaguers can purchase an essay written by someone who successfully made it to […]
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A few months ago, we introduced you to Sylvie Baldwin, a high school senior who worked with Lawrence University to produce a video explaining why she would only be applying to test-optional colleges. Now meet Allie Kauffmann, the daughter of a film professor at […]
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This month marks two years since we started the conversation about the college admissions process by hosting the Rethinking Admissions conference at Wake Forest. Since then, we have continued the conversation here on this blog, and many others have joined in the debate. The latest example […]
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