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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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college admissions stories: 47 news summaries

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Average SAT Score Slips Again

College Board dismisses 'a couple points,' touts test-takers' diversity

Aug 28, 07 9:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - The average SAT score for 2007 was the lowest in years, but that's not necessarily bad news. Scores from round two of the revamped college-entrance exam declined an average of seven points nationwide, which the College Board chalks up to greater participation, particularly among students who weren't on a traditional... More »

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Students Win $2.85M on SATs

College Board settles class-action lawsuit over incorrect scores

Aug 25, 07 6:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Students who took the SAT exam in 2005 and received incorrect scores have settled a class-action lawsuit with the test makers to the tune of $2.85 million, the New York Times reports. Over 4,000 students who sat the examination received scores that were artificially low—as much as... More »

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Princeton Wins
College Rankings
for 8th Year

Annual survey comes under increasing fire for favoring the rich

Aug 17, 07 6:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Facing a barrage of criticism, the latest college rankings from U.S. News and World Report were released today, and Princeton is still No.1, followed by Harvard and Yale. The editors have tried to address complaints about the survey's bias toward schools that educate the well-to-do and the well-prepared.... More »

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education • Princeton University • Yale University • college admissions • college rankings • school • college • university • Harvard

Phony Student Nabbed at Stanford

Impostor caught after entire year of
living in dorms

May 25, 07 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stanford University officials evicted an 18-year old student  this week after discovering she was not enrolled at the school—despite living in several dorms, buying textbooks, and appearing to study for exams, the Stanford Daily reports. Azia Kim masqueraded as a sophomore majoring in human biology for eight months before... More »

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Stanford • college admissions • Stanford University • school • Azia Kim • imposter

Ivy League Logjam
Trickles Down

Applications—and rejections—up at second-tier colleges

May 16, 07 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Top-tier colleges are getting more applicants than ever, the Times reports, allowing a new class of schools to court—and reject—the overachievers increasingly turned away from the Ivy League. Universities like Bucknell, Colgate and Lehigh are tightening standards as students with top SATs and grades seek higher learning lower... More »

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Ivy League • college admissions • admission • university • student

MIT Admissions Dean Resigns in Bizarre Scandal

After 28 years, popular dean admits faking credentials

Apr 27, 07 6:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - The dean of admissions at M.I.T. has resigned after revealing she lied on her resume 28 years ago. Marilee Jones, a college-admissions guru and author of a popular book on combating the pressure to be perfect, claimed degrees from three New York colleges; it turns out she doesn't... More »

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College President Disputes Rankings

U.S. News accused of fabricating
average SAT scores

Mar 14, 07 7:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - A college president is lobbing allegations of shoddy journalism at U.S. News magazine, accusing its annual college-ranking guide of fabricating data for its upcoming report. Although Sarah Lawrence tossed out its SAT requirement for incoming freshman, president Michele Tolela Myers says U.S. News decided to assign an average... More »

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