Surge in foreign students may be crowding Americans out of elite colleges

( The Washington Post ) By Nick Anderson — A major increase in international enrollment in recent years has intensified the competition for entry to America’s top private colleges and universities, as ever-growing numbers of applicants angle for the limited supply of seats. That tension is particularly evident in the eight prestigious Ivy League schools: […]

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Georgetown Early Action Admissions Rate Reaches Record Low

(Georgetown University) By Aly Pachter — Georgetown accepted 11.9 percent of its 7,822 early action applicants to the Class of 2021, 1 percent lower than last year’s 13 percent and the lowest acceptance rate in university history. Georgetown notified the early action applicants about their acceptance or deferral to the regular admissions pool by mail […]

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Harvard early admission acceptances up (again)

(Harvard Crimson)  By Brittany N. Ellis — The College admitted 938 early applicants to the Class of 2021 Tuesday, representing 14.5 percent of its 6,473 applicants for early admission and a five percent increase in early applicants compared to last year. This year’s acceptance rate for early applicants is the lowest since the the Admissions […]

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Will changes in online college applications help students chase the American dream?

(The Hechinger Report) By Ricki Morell — BOSTON — Elijah Corbin Irving, the son of a single mother in Boston, was perplexed when he tried to fill out his online college application. The 18-year-old high school senior is African-American, but also part Native American. He checked both boxes. Then the application asked if he was […]

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