(The Chronicle of Higher Education) By Eric Hoover– Any student who sweats through the ACT or SAT has reason to ask why such examinations are even necessary. Some colleges, it seems, can offer a more convincing explanation than others. Although most four-year institutions require standardized tests, only half (51 percent) measure how well test scores […]
Read More »(Inside Higher Ed.) by Scott Jaschik. Numerous studies have documented grade inflation in colleges. A study being released today shows that grades are going up in high schools — in ways that may raise issues for college admissions systems that rely on high school grade point averages. The study also shows that many schools — […]
Read More »New research shows that 47 percent of high school seniors graduated last year with an “A” average — up from about 39 percent in 1998. But average SAT scores fell 24 points in that same period. The authors of the study — Michael Hurwitz of The College Board and Jason Lee of the University of […]
Read More »(Soccer Nation) by C. Schumaker. Club coaches, high school coaches, and even college coaches will all tell players that great athletic ability can help get an athlete through admissions at a college where he/she wouldn’t normally have a good chance at getting accepted. Would Michael Ohr, of The Blind Side fame, have been accepted to Ole’ Miss […]
Read More »(PRESS RELEASE eCampus News)–U.S. colleges have seen a 108 percent increase in applicants over the past 15 years, while acceptance to highly selective colleges has dropped by 15 percent during the same time period. With millions of students and their parents baffled by the increasingly complex landscape of navigating and ensuring competitive applications, GATE College System […]
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