The Admissions Company

06/03/2021

Updates for aspiring college athletes.

In March 2020, the N.C.A.A. banned face-to-face meetings between coaches and prospects. The restrictions end on Tuesday, and the recruiting landscape looks much different than it did before the pandemic.

06/01/2021

Colorado has become the first state to do away with legacy admissions in public colleges. The governor also ended a requirement that public colleges consider SAT or ACT scores for freshmen.

05/17/2021

Great tips for virtual presentations & communication to keep in mind.

The director of Speaker Coaching at TED has noticed that even though so many of us have been spending so much time on Zoom, there are some common mistakes that people -- even experienced communicators -- are still making.

05/17/2021

More changes on standardized test requirements for college admissions.

The university system has reached a settlement with students to scrap even optional testing from admissions and scholarship decisions.

05/03/2021

Talented students contributed powerful works of art, showcased in this interesting project.

Many were moved after an instructor tweeted out his School of Visual Arts students' visions of post-covid life.

04/01/2021

Spring is here, as are the beautiful cherry blossoms — earlier than expected.

And in Japan, this year’s arrival was the earliest in 1,200 years

03/31/2021

Great insight into museum visitor engagement, using machine learning.

AI can predict how long museum-goers will spend interacting with an exhibit.

03/30/2021

An interesting look at variations in maps — this cartography exploration considers both the inaccuracies and many uses of maps over the past few centuries.

Could everything you ever learned about the shape and size of the continents be skewed? Which map of the world is most accurate? How might all this be influencing the way you view the world? Vox takes a closer look. 

03/30/2021

A 19th-century botanist chronicled her work on algae in an early photography book — the images are spectacular!

Nineteenth-century researcher Anna Atkins collected specimens of algae and imaged them using the then cutting-edge blueprinting process

03/18/2021

Here’s a unique take on displaying art in museums — incorporating scent into the viewing experience.

"Scent dispensers" will emit odors fragrant and foul to evoke 17th-century Europe

03/17/2021

Spikes in college applications and a look at upcoming admissions results (explored in this article). In the face of so much change, curiosity and the importance of focused interests are constants critical in developing your pursuits.

By waiving SATs and ACTs, highly selective schools invited an unprecedented wave of applications, upending the traditional decision process.

03/15/2021

Described as “the world’s first analogue computer,” a 2,000 year-old device is now better understood thanks to 3D computer modeling!

The 2,000-year-old mechanism has baffled experts since it was discovered on a shipwreck in 1901.