The Princeton Review’s 2017 “College Hopes & Worries Survey” Reports on 10,000+ Students’ & Parents’ College Application Perspectives and “Dream Colleges”

According to The Princeton Review’s 2017 College Hopes & Worries Survey, the company’s 15th annual survey of college applicants and their parents, anxiety levels about the admission process are up this year.  76% of the over 10,000 respondents reported high levels of stress—4% more than last year’s survey respondents, and 20% more than in the survey’s initial […]

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How much longer will students be willing to go away to college?

(The Washington Post) by Jeffrey J. Selingo. As the last of the college acceptances roll in for high school seniors this month, it’s likely more of those offers than ever before will be coming from campuses far from home. Over the last two decades, the number of students traveling a significant distance to college has […]

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What Makes Admissions Officers More Likely to Admit Low-Income Students?

(Edweek) by Catherine Gewertz. A newly published study shows that admission officers at selective colleges are more likely to offer spots to low-income students if they have a better understanding of the high schools those students attend. The study suggests that a relatively simple intervention—providing additional details about the context from which a student comes—could […]

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Georgetown dean suggests admissions advantage for students submitting the ‘new’ SAT

(Admissions Intel) by Nancy Griesemer.   Students submitting ACT scores to Georgetown University this year could have been at an admissions disadvantage relative to those submitting results from the new or “redesigned” SAT, according to a statement made last week by Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Charles Deacon. “A lot of people are advised by their high school counselors maybe to take the […]

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How Colleges Can Admit Better Students

(New York Times) by Devin Pope.   As colleges nationwide prepare to announce this month which applicants they have decided to accept, it’s worth asking why so many admissions offices pass up easy opportunities to admit higher-quality students. Nearly all colleges, for example, make use of two metrics to gauge student quality: cumulative high school […]

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