college admissions

UC-San Diego Sends Welcome E-Mails to Rejected Students

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - April 1, 2009

More than 28,000 rejected students received the misdirected E-mail. more >>

Top Colleges See Record-Low Acceptance Rates

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - March 31, 2009

Number of applicants spike, forcing acceptance rates down, while schools expect yield rates to increase. more >>

San Jose State Rejects Qualified Students for First Time

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - March 26, 2009

Enrollment cap forces school to turn away 4,400 prospective students. more >>

The U.S. News Guide to Admissions

By Alison Go - Education - March 24, 2009

Everything you need to know about getting into college. more >>

Georgia State Applications Jump 25 Percent

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - March 19, 2009

Nearby Emory, a pricier school, sees 10 percent decrease. more >>

MIT Accepts 10 Percent of Applicants

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - March 16, 2009

The acceptance rate, which reflects 17 percent growth in the number of applicants, is the lowest ever. more >>

Hopkins Cuts Admissions Budget

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - March 13, 2009

Officials will take fewer and shorter recruitment trips. more >>

30 Percent Jump in Applications to Hopkins's Education Program

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - March 13, 2009

A bad economy is nudging people into teaching, dean says. more >>

4 Reasons a Rejection Letter Isn't Always the End

By Kim Clark - Education - March 10, 2009

In some cases, you can appeal the admission decision or get advice on how to transfer in. more >>

Will Texas's Admissions Policy Hurt Athletics?

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - March 9, 2009

Admitting the top 10 percent of every Texas high school makes it hard to accept out-of-state students. more >>

MIT Admissions Cuts Budget

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - March 6, 2009

Staff will be laid off, and the travel budget could be cut by 50 percent. more >>

Harvard Admissions Cuts Its Travel Budget

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - March 5, 2009

Admissions office will essentially limit high school visits to local schools. more >>

More Applicants at Cornell, Duke Law Schools

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - March 3, 2009

Cornell is up 8 percent; Duke, 4 percent. more >>

Maryland Accepts More Out-of-State Students

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - February 26, 2009

A drastic dip in nonresidents, who pay 3 times as much as in-state students, would hurt the budget. more >>

College Acceptance Letters Are Glitzier, but Rejections Are Harsher

By Kim Clark - Education - February 25, 2009

College admission letters get fancy so students will enroll, but electronic rejections rise, too. more >>

Grad Applications Up at Some Schools

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - February 20, 2009

MIT, Duke, and Dartmouth report significant increases. more >>

University of California Asks Applicants to Show Proof of Extracurriculars

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - February 20, 2009

UC officials conduct random checks to make sure students tell the truth in their applications. more >>

Wisconsin Parses 4.4 Percent Application Decrease

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - February 12, 2009

In-state numbers are way down, while out-of-state applicants are up. more >>

Elite Schools See Application Bump

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - February 12, 2009

Stanford and Duke get 20 and 17 percent hike, respectively. more >>

Arkansas State Enrolls 20 Percent More Grad Students

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - February 11, 2009

Jonesboro campus sees record numbers for spring semester. more >>

California Universities Commit to More Transfer Students

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - February 6, 2009

University of California and California State University form partnership to streamline process. more >>

University of California OKs a 'Radical' Admissions Change

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - February 5, 2009

More students would be considered, but fewer applicants would be guaranteed admission. more >>

Ohio Considers Making ACT Test Graduation Requirement

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - February 3, 2009

Gov. Ted Strickland also wants to require community service, a senior thesis, and end-of-course exams. more >>

Fresno State's Application Deadline Moved Up Abruptly

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - January 14, 2009

With new enrollment cap, school cuts off applications three weeks earlier than expected. more >>

University of Texas Has 'Lost Control' of Admissions Policy

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - January 8, 2009

About 81 percent of entering freshmen are automatically admitted because of the top 10 percent law. more >>