Colleges in states where recreational marijuana is legal experience a significant, though temporary, increase in applications, particularly from high-achieving students. This spike is most pronounced in public universities and suggests that local policies can influence educational choices.
The new FAFSA form has been bogged down by technical problems and delays. Submissions are down among public high school seniors across the nation, including in Oregon.
Colleges should encourage uniqueness in their applications by going beyond the standard essay questions. This starts by highlighting the voice behind the words.
The bungled Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, is presenting real-time struggles for Rhode Island institutions.
In 2020, Macalester, alongside hundreds of other U.S. colleges, announced that it would no longer require standardized tests in college applications. Though this happened during pandemic shutdowns, Macalester was one of many higher education institutions that made this change a permanent one. More recently, however, a smaller counter-reaction has unfolded. Last week, both Harvard and…
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One is participating in an intensive apprenticeship program at Bloomberg and the other dashed off 23 college applications.
College net price calculators and university financial aid letters can be misleading, frustrating prospective students and their families. I know.
The college admissions process is usually stressful, but problems with a new FAFSA form have made this year even more chaotic. Here are the stories of three students and how the FAFSA problems are delaying their college decisions.
The new normal: a byzantine world of FAFSA, SATs, and Affirmative Action