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According to Moody's "A Fifth of Private Colleges Report First-Year Discount Rate of 60 Percent."

A Fifth of Private Colleges Report First-Year Discount Rate of 60 Percent, Moody’s Says The colleges are competing for a stagnant number of increasingly price-conscious high-school graduates, a survey finds.

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Hiram Chodosh, President of Claremont McKenna, addressing on the first day of the conference.

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"This year’s Harvard College admissions procedures include something different: explicit instructions on how to use race when evaluating students’ applications."

What’s New in Harvard’s Admissions Procedures: Explicit Instructions on Race In the midst of a trial over alleged bias against Asian-American applicants, the university’s revised guidelines for admissions officials became public.

"Knowing the 13 Secret Steps into Harvard Doesn't Make Admission Any Easier"

Knowing the 13 Secret Steps into Harvard Doesn’t Make Admission Any Easier A lawsuit offers a peek into how one of America’s most selective universities picks applicants—which is great if you’re already living in Montana, love the classics and are the best-ever student at your school

"Does Joining a Fraternity or Sorority Actually Improve Grades and Earnings After Graduation? No, a Study Finds"

Does Joining a Fraternity or Sorority Improve Grades and Earnings After Graduation? No, a Study Finds Promises of better GPAs and career success are big talking points for Greek-life recruiters, but two researchers find the correlation to be the opposite for at least one of those claims. 

A college concierge - what will they think of next?

College concierge expansion is on the horizon New Mexico State University has launched a "campus concierge" to alleviate student stress. Services are expected at more campuses.

The Common Application transfer application is off to a bit of a rocky start.

Common App's transfer application attracts lots of interest, and complaints New service attracts considerable interest, but some trying to use it are frustrated.

"According to the most recent survey, 15 percent of colleges report that the counselor recommendation has "considerable importance," while 46 percent say these letters have "moderate importance." For teacher recommendations, 11 percent of colleges report that they are of "considerable importance" while 46 percent say they are of "moderate importance."

Do recommendation letters insert bias into college admissions decisions? If teachers and counselors favor some groups over others, should colleges be relying on their letters?

The dean of undergraduate admissions at Duke talks about what "admissions" wants to see in an applicant.

Applying to Duke? Here's what the dean of undergraduate admissions wants to see Reporters spoke with Christoph Guttentag, dean of undergraduate admissions, and Alison Rabil, assistant vice provost and director of the Karsh Office of Undergraduate Financial Support, at a question and answer session Thursday morning.

William R. Fitzsimmons, Harvard University’s dean of admissions, testified for more than two hours about how Harvard considers race when evaluating applicants for undergraduate admission.

At Harvard Admissions Trial, a Dean Defends Decades of His Work William R. Fitzsimmons, who has led the university’s admissions program for more than 30 years, was questioned on Tuesday by lawyers in a case that is challenging Harvard’s race-conscious policy.

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MIT is planning to create a college for Artifical Intelligence

M.I.T. Plans College for Artificial Intelligence, Backed by $1 Billion The goal, said L. Rafael Reif, the president of M.I.T., is to educate “the bilinguals of the future.” Blackstone’s Steven A. Schwarzman is contributing $350 million.

I wonder if people will listen to the Stanford study.

Stanford study says rankings do not point students to the best college fit Stanford study finds that U.S. News and other rankings are based on factors that don't actually reflect what students and parents say they want in a college.

Cornell U will keep 3-course foreign language requirement.

Cornell arts and sciences decides to keep three-course-sequence foreign language requirement, even as other institutions shrink language requirements Arts and sciences faculty sticks with a three-course-sequence foreign language requirement, even as other institutions shrink their language requirements.

The U of Michigan is the first public u to raise $5 billion in a fund-raising campaign.

Michigan Sets Record for Public University Campaign The University of Michigan announced Thursday that it has become the first public university to raise $5 billion in a fund-raising campaign. The campaign, started in 2013 with a goal of raising $4 billion, still has until the rest of this year to add to the total. Large gifts have always been crucia...

Have you seen this app?

FAFSA launches mobile app for start of 2019-20 award year Advocates hope new myStudentAid mobile app will mean more applicants finish the FAFSA.

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ACT calls off October 2nd test!

ACT calls off Oct. 2 test over apparent security issue Testing service announces unspecified security issue.

Concerned about the cost of college? Here's time.com's take on it.

How to Have Your Kid Go to College — But Not Go Broke A great education can come at a great price

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Colby goes test optional.

Colby Eliminates Standardized Testing Requirement As part of its continued efforts to attract and enroll the most talented students from all backgrounds, Colby College announced today that the submission of standardized test scores will now be an optional element of a student’s application for admission. In recent years Colby’s innovative progr...

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9 ways college is different for millennials than it was for previous generations Millennials' lives are a lot different than their parents' lives were at the same age, especially when it comes to college. College today is more expensive for millennials, and there's been an increase in technological advancements and opportunities, diversity, and stress and competition.