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admission stories: 3 news summaries

Alanis Ex Cops to Making Mess, Inspiring Song

Full House star confirms rumors that he 'oughta know'

Aug 15, 08 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Comedian Dave Coulier says he is indeed the target of Alanis Morissette's angry 1990s hit "You Oughta Know." The two had a nasty breakup at the time, but Coulier denied the rumors that he was the creator "of the mess that you made when you went away"... More »

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pop music • admission • breakup • song • comedian • Alanis Morissette • Dave Coulier

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

Valedictorians Halted At
Ivy Gates

Rejections hit 90%
at most prestigious schools

Apr 5, 07 8:07 AM CDT
(Newser) -  With competition at top colleges more ferocious than ever, most Ivy League schools accepted under 10% of applicants for the first time, the Times reports. Tony schools like Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and Princeton turned away valedictorians and students with perfect SAT scores and GPAs, much to the shock of... More »

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high school • Columbia University • Princeton University • Yale University • SAT • Ivy League • college • admission • university • Harvard

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