In Miami last week at the College Board Forum, Caroline M. Hoxby, an economics professor at Stanford University, discussed some of her research that looks at some of the missteps that low-income students experience in pursuit of a college education. The Chronicle writes, […]
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Last week, the Supreme Court began hearing a potentially landmark case regarding the use of affirmative action in college admissions, revisiting an issue last addressed in 2003. At that time, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the author of the [Grutter v. Bollinger] opinion, ruled […]
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From The Wall Street Journal By Douglas Belkin and Caroline Porter A growing number of top-ranked U.S. colleges say they are finding objectionable material online that hurts the chances of prospective freshmen. About a quarter of admissions officers at the nation’s top 500 […]
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College admissions officers rely upon the information told to them about a student to make suitable admissions decisions on behalf of the university. While there’s virtually no way to share every piece of information that a college may wish to consider about an applicant, shouldn’t […]
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In recent years, a number of studies have concluded that the SAT, thought for decades to be the best measure for determining college preparedness, is in fact most strongly correlated with one’s household income – not his or her predicted success in college. However,
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The number of Latino students attending college (2-year and 4-year institutions) has reached an all-time high in the United States, now comprising the largest of any minority demographic at 16.5 percent. With more than 50 million people, the Latino community accounts for roughly […]
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We thought this checklist might be helpful for all rising seniors who will spend the summer traveling across the nation’s highways in pursuit of the college that speaks to their hearts. While this process is exciting and daunting all at the same time, it’s important […]
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The College Board has announced that David Coleman, architect of the Common Core State Standards, will become its new president and chief executive officer, beginning in October. Already, the announcement has created waves across the nation’s educational landscape as many have begun to speculate […]
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Last Sunday, Wake Forest University dean of admissions Martha Allman made a guest appearance in the Washington Post in an article that discusses the merits of the SAT, as well as Joseph A. Soares’ new book, SAT Wars: The Case for Test-Optional Admissions. Considering all […]
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From the New York Times: A New Book Argues Against the SAT By REBECCA R. RUIZ When Wake Forest University announced three years ago that it would make the SAT optional for its undergraduate applicants, among those cheering was Joseph Soares, a sociology professor at […]
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