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College freshmen share their lessons about admissions success

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Nov 30, 08 9:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Applications continue to flood into top US colleges despite the economic slowdown. With admissions as competitive as ever, the Wall Street Journal talks to six people who know—college freshmen—and asks for their advice: Don't let naysayers deter you from your dream school: "It pays off to keep on going for it even if you're told you can't do it," says a Stanford product design major. More »

More about:  college • university • college admissions • students • campus • college applications

 SAT, ACT Cheats Get Off Easy 

Agencies under fire for canceling scores without exposing, punishing students

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Jul 15, 08 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - College hopefuls caught cheating on their ACT or SAT exams are likely to face few consequences, the Los Angeles Times reports, due to policies under which the administering agencies simply cancel suspicious scores on the college-admission exams. High schools and colleges are kept in the dark about potential wrongdoing, and students are generally allowed to retake the exams. More »

More about:  college admissions • cheating • SAT • test score • college applications • exam • ACT exam

Top Colleges Report Record Low Rates of Admission

Harvard accepts just 7% of applicants

New York Times New York Times Apr 1, 08 3:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Acceptance letters from the nation's top colleges will begin to arrive on prospective students' doorsteps today, but far more rejection letters are in the mail than ever before, reports the New York Times. Harvard and Yale accepted only 7.1% and 8.3% of applicants, respectively, both record lows as schools struggle with changing demographics. More »

More about:  education • college • Harvard • university • college admissions • Yale University • Ivy League • Columbia University • Dartmouth • college applications

But Mom, It's a Really Great Football School

Big winners in college sports see increased applicants, study finds

LiveScience LiveScience Mar 25, 08 1:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - The admissions office at Davidson may be a bit busier in the coming year if a new study to be published in Southern Economic Journal holds true. Researchers found that the biggest champs in football and basketball were also the biggest winners in terms of student applications the next year, writes LiveScience . More »

More about:  NCAA basketball • NCAA football • college • Georgetown Hoyas • college sports • Davidson Wildcats • college applications • prospective student

Diploma Drop to Make College Entry Easier

Slump in high school grad numbers will
spark 'buyers market'

New York Times New York Times Mar 9, 08 4:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Students will find college entry far easier in coming years as the number of high school graduates falls, the New York Times reports. The annual US grad count is expected to peak at around 2.9 million in the next year or two, and then slump until 2015. “For the high school graduate, this becomes a buyers’ market,” said University of Vermont President Daniel Fogel. More »

More about:  college • African Americans • student • university • Hispanic • college admissions • high school students • college applications

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