A great conversation questioning the basic assumption that the more elite the university, the better your salary prospects are when you get out.
Failing College (Podcast: The Indicator/NPR)
Colleges have a problem: fewer people are applying every year. Universities are competing like crazy for any edge they can get. Some are offering more financial aid, others are building tiger habitats. But the economic impact of fewer universities could be large.
A Surprisingly Simple Way to Help Level the Playing Field of College Admissions (NY Times)
“White, Asian-American and affluent students commonly take the SAT more than once, but disadvantaged students are less likely to, and it’s holding them back.”
Stop Asking About My Kid’s College Plans
Everywhere I go, people want to talk about one thing: college.
Rolling Admissions: 10 Frequently Asked Questions (U.S. News)
10 of the most frequently asked questions about rolling admissions answered, in brief.
Why Is a College-Admissions Code of Ethics Such a Big Deal? (Chronicle of Higher Ed)
This week the DOJ requested information from several members of a committee that recently helped revamp NACAC's “Code of Ethics and Professional Practices,” an extensive list of rules and standards that govern the college admissions process. Why is law-enforcement’s top agency sniffing around an admissions association’s long-winded ethics code?
Department of Justice Probes Admissions Ethics Code (Inside Higher Ed)
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into whether the ethics code of the National Association for College Admission Counseling violates federal antitrust law.
Uncertainty, Unpredictability, Chaos (Slate)
Next year will be confusing for students, families, and most colleges in the admissions process.
Rethinking College Admissions (NY Times)
A new report suggests that we’re on the cusp of important, necessary changes in the way colleges evaluate applicants.
College Admissions Shocker! (NY Times)
Cementing its standing as the most selective institution of higher education in the country, Stanford University announced this week that it had once again received a record-setting number of applications and that its acceptance rate — which had dropped to a previously uncharted low of 5 percent last year — plummeted all the way to its inevitable conclusion of 0 percent. With no one admitted to the class of 2020, Stanford is assured that no other school can match its desirability in the near future.
In Admissions, the Powerful Weigh In (Chronicle)
Most public-university presidents describe their admissions offices as walled gardens, where qualified professionals are free to build classes that reflect an institution’s values of diversity and academic excellence. But a Chronicle of Higher Education investigation reveals varying levels of engagement among admissions officers, board members, and presidents showing that university VIPs routinely inquire about individual applicants. Read more:
http://chronicle.com/article/In-Admissions-the-Powerful/234368
How to Survive the College Admissions Madness (NY Times)
Record numbers of applicants yearn for an elite degree. Most will be turned down.