college admissions Archives

college admissions Archive

PERSPECTIVES: Ban Legacy Admissions at Elite Colleges, and Do More While You’re At It

"Congress should pass an endowment tax on high wealth/low access colleges with low Pell Grant student enrollment rates."

by Future U/ August 29, 2023/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: “It’s Meant to Get Students Dreaming about High Academics”

Nineteen Michigan high schools sent 70%+ of their 2021 graduates to college despite having a student population that was 40%+ …

by Future U/ May 31, 2022/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: “The Struggle Continues” Lower-Income Students Getting Admitted to Elite Higher

FROM THE NY TIMES: “College Simply, an organization that combs admissions standards nationwide, estimates that applicants with SATs of 1370 …

by Future U/ April 6, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Audit Finds Connections Can Trump Admissions Qualifications at U. of California

LA Times: “The University of California allowed “inappropriate factors” to influence admissions decisions, with four campuses admitting 64 students who …

by Future U/ September 25, 2020/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Studies Reveal Admissions to Elite Colleges Are ‘Country Club’-Like in Genre

LA Times: “An analysis of the Harvard data…published last year by the National Bureau of Economic Research, showed that 43% …

by Future U/ August 28, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: At America’s Most Selective Schools, Admission Pressure is at an All-Time High

Since 2000, the average number of applications at America’s most selective schools has risen from 10,000-25,000. Over the same time …

by Future U/ November 30, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWSBRIEFS: Giving Up Child Custody For College Admission Advantage

“Parents are giving up legal guardianship of their children during their junior or senior year in high school to someone …

by Future U/ July 31, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: College Admissions System Isn’t Broken, It’s Fixed

“Our research shows that 25 percent of all students attending colleges in the two highest tiers of selectivity (about 200 …

by Future U/ March 24, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: There’s A Lot Of Madness In College Admissions

“Outstanding student loan debt at the end of last year was $1.5 trillion. Education debt ranks second in consumer debt …

by Future U/ March 23, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Scam Charity–Portal to Bogus College Admissions

Touted as philanthropy targeted to assist the underprivileged, instead, the Key Worldwide Foundation enabled the wealthy. Read more from CNN.

by Future U/ March 15, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: College Admissions Scam Reveals Underbelly of ‘The American Dream’

Those with wealth and influence prevail in today’s society. Read this commentary by Anemona Hartocollis. It’s from The New York Times.

by Future U/ March 14, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Study Finds That ‘Mo Money’ Guides College Recruitment

Study finds an uneven field associated with a staple of student recruitment–high schools that colleges visit. Read more at The …

by Future U/ April 17, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: When College Admissions Become A Matter For The U.S. Justice Department

Admissions at Harvard is a case in point. “Students for Fair Admissions” accuse the university of discrimination against Asian Americans …

by Future U/ April 13, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Leveling the Playing Field In College Admissions

Harold O. Levy, president of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, is a son of a hardware store owner and a Cornell …

by Future U/ April 9, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Implications Of Application Increases At State Flagship Universities

This Washington Post story focuses on the situation at U of Maryland, College Park. Applications have increased 100% at some …

by Future U/ December 26, 2017/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/