Little-Known Ways to Pay In-State Tuition Rates at Out-of-State Colleges

(Kiplinger) By Kaitlin Pitsker– Families looking to trim college costs often steer their students toward public colleges in their home state instead of public colleges in another state or private institutions. Public colleges and universities typically charge two different tuition rates: one for state residents and another, much higher one for students from outside the […]

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Explore College Admissions Trends at Top National Universities in 4 Graphs

(US News) By Jordan Friedman– When it comes to applying to the nation’s top colleges, the competition is fierce. And as the number of applications they receive each year rises, experts say getting admitted is only becoming tougher. A dive into data submitted to U.S. News in annual surveys over the past decade – from the […]

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College Board redesigned SAT in a way that may hurt neediest students

(Reuters) By Renee Dudley – In the days after the redesigned SAT college entrance exam was given for the first time in March, some test-takers headed to the popular website reddit to share a frustration. They had trouble getting through the exam’s new mathematics sections. “I didn’t have nearly enough time to finish,” wrote a commenter who […]

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College Admissions Deans, Counselors Talk How to Get In

(US News)  By Courtney Rubin — As a college admissions officer for nearly 30 years, Diane Anci has grown used to fielding questions from high school students anxious to improve their chances of being accepted. One that bothers her the most: “Would it be better if I took AP calculus and dropped band, even though […]

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