Applying to college is a muti-step process, and most high school students have not managed a multi-month process on their own. That's why you might want to make a college application checklist. While ...

After the Supreme Court banned the consideration of race in college admissions, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology each enrolled fewer Black freshmen in fall 2024 than ...

A 2023 Supreme Court decision barred colleges from considering race in deciding who gets in. But what has resulted is anything but equitable. Getting into college has never, ever been purely ...

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More than 300 colleges, many of them under pressure to maintain enrollment, now accept students through direct admissions. As they’ve done so, they’ve found themselves questioning whether these ...

High schoolers are turning to chatbots for help navigating the college admissions process. Does a virtual college coach know what’s best for students? By Callie Holtermann It was September, and ...

Last spring, the University of Austin in Texas, declaring the college admissions system “biased,” “broken” and “unjust,” launched a “merit-first” admissions program. Students with high standardized ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Universities nationwide, including Caltech, are debuting artificial intelligence tools to evaluate applicants.

If your kid is applying to the University of San Francisco next academic year, their application will be scrutinized by a new set of virtual eyes. Late last month, the Catholic institution signed a ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The month of December is a major milestone for high school seniors who make the decision to start applying for college. The college admissions application process is changing ...

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