Courtesy of the New York times:

Dartmouth received 51 more early applications this year when compared with last — 1,600, as compared with 1,549 — for its binding program. It also chose to accept 60 more applicants — 461 to 401. But before one concludes that there will be fewer seats available to applicants for [...]

I noticed this trend too: College admission tour guides comparing some aspect of their college to Harry Potter’s school of magic, Hogsworth:
Harvard: Compared “intramural sports competitions there to the Hogwarts House Cup.” Also, told student tourists to imagine the under-construction freshman dining hall as “Hogwarts’s Great Hall.”
Dartmouth: One room was compared to “the Hogwarts feel [...]

Students applying to the UK often scoff at their classmates who have to take the SAT in order to apply to college. WHile their carefree days are numbered as 1 in 5 UK universities now require entrance tests:
Researchers said there were 84 different tests against 67 recorded a year earlier, although it still only dictated [...]

Northeastern is renowned for its Coop education program. One thing that turned students off was that Coop otion would take five years. Now Northeastern has found a way to make it four:

Under the plan, students who want to graduate in four years would take more courses online to squeeze in two six-month stints of full-time [...]

According to Unigo:

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Wabash College

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Harvey Mudd College

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Washington and Lee University

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Whitman College

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Claremont McKenna College

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Pomona College

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Pepperdine University

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Bennington College

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Davidson College

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Pitzer College

I have long been a fan of both the concept and implementation of Unigo. They cannot get their students reviews on colleges up fast enough for me. They have now partnered with The Wall Street Journal for a whole new level of content. This includes videos featuring 8 Admissions Officers from Eight Top Colleges Discuss and [...]

A great interview with Jean Jordan, dean of admissions at Emory University. An example:
Q: What makes some students stand out? You can have students with similar GPAs, SATscores, extracurricular activities, etc., so there must be certain intangible qualities that put one student in the admitted pile and another in the rejected pile.
A: It could be the student [...]

Jacques Steinberg can leverage the name and fame of New York Times to create really intereating and insightful articles. He has had several very good Q and A sessions with college counselors, admission directors and more. Today he shares an annotated copy of the reading sheet used at Holy Cross to evaluate a candidate’s grades and scores. He also provides [...]

Jacques Steinberg can leverage the name and fame of New York Times to create really intereating and insightful articles. He has had several very good Q and A sessions with college counselors, admission directors and more. Today he shares an annotated copy of the reading sheet used at Holy Cross to evaluate a candidate’s grades and scores. He also provides [...]