In Focus - Admissions

A compilation of articles about how colleges recruit students, and how applicants apply to colleges.

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Courting Valedictorians

July 8, 2011

Ivy Tech Community College, Indiana's statewide two-year system, offers limited scholarships to the top graduate of every high school in the state.

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Throwing Out a State Vote

July 5, 2011

Federal appeals court says Michigan's electorate doesn't have right to ban public universities from considering race in admissions.

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Ranking the Online Colleges

June 30, 2011

U.S. News brings its analysis to digital programs -- and also accidentally writes article on unaccredited institution.

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ACT's Validity Questioned

June 21, 2011

Study finds that two of its four parts -- and the composite scores institutions rely on -- don't predict college success.

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Blocked Transfer

June 14, 2011

What does it say when a community college district in California sees more graduates go to private colleges or leave the state than enter public university systems?

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Holding the Line on Agents

May 20, 2011

Admissions group releases draft policy that explicitly bars paying commissions for recruiting students -- in the U.S. or abroad.

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In the Market for Transfers

May 17, 2011

Dickinson hopes partnership with community colleges will attract applicants when number of high school graduates in region dips. First, the college has to make the newcomers feel welcome.

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Stanford Adds Alumni Interviews

May 13, 2011

Until now, the university has been unusual among elite colleges in not having graduates meet applicants. Why is it changing now?

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