Elite exam schools are some of the least diverse public schools in the US. Here’s how colleges like Harvard could teach high schools like Stuyvesant to improve their admissions process.
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To post or not to post? Colleges and employers are increasingly checking social media to get a sense of their candidates. Here’s what you should (and shouldn’t) post in order to secure your future.
Every year, 9 million students in China compete for just 6 million college admission spots. The systems that match students with schools are being overhauled. But will that improve outcomes?
The government has announced it will accept recommendations to make the university admissions process more transparent. But that alone isn’t enough.
More students than ever before have the opportunity for higher education but their choices are being undermined by a confusing admissions system in much need of reform.
Not everyone will be celebrating this results day, so here’s a few words of advice for both students and parents, to help put things into perspective.
In determining a replacement for the ATAR, it will be essential to consider the impacts of any such change on the school and vocational education systems.
Here’s why disagreement about affirmative action will not end any time soon. Coming up next is a lawsuit brought by Asian-Americans challenging Harvard’s race-conscious policy.
Three scholars reflect on the Supreme Court decision in the Fisher case and why institutions need to consider race.
The government wants to make the university admissions process more transparent as a way to provide greater choice. But this fails to recognise how the system currently works.
America’s low-income but high-achieving kids fail to find the necessary resources, and consequently fall behind. This has huge implications for innovation as well as the GDP.
SAT prep is a multi-billion dollar industry today. Will the redesigned SAT restore its original goal of providing greater access to higher education for a diverse population?
A recent report, Turning the Tide, urges colleges and universities to reexamine their admissions process. What about measuring creativity?
Admissions officers alone cannot change the way achievement is currently defined. Parents, employers and those who work in education need to lead by example.
Don’t panic if you didn’t get the school results you wanted – here’s what to do.
More students are taking Advanced Placement calculus in high school. They may be learning techniques for solving certain problems at the expense of the mathematical foundations they need to advance.
Scotland is threatening a positive-discrimination policy for making access to universities more equal. While its central argument is right, there’s more to this than meets the eye.
Names of applicants will no longer be shown on university admissions forms from 2017. But will it help?
Don’t worry too much about university league tables – they might not be all they seem.
Private school graduates earn more and are more likely to get top professional jobs. It has a lot to do with their grades.
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