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Colleges scrutinize applications from troubled students more closely.
Colleges give money to well-off students while the needy get 'gapped.'
Colleges scrutinize applications from troubled students more closely.
At many schools, white students graduate at notably higher rates.
More students are studying Arabic and Chinese, while little demand means goodbye to Italian, French literature, and Latin literature AP exams.
Seated at the "high table," Princeton University graduate students and faculty dine with the Dean of the Graduate School William B. Russel in historic Proctor Hall. The Dean of the Graduate School invites faculty, staff and students together for discussions before and after the special meal. (Scott Goldsmith/Aurora for USN&WR)
Incoming freshmen will be encouraged to "service abroad" for a year.
Many college health centers are seeing a spike in their traffic.
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As three elite programs drop their early admit options, rival schools see their numbers soar.
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Why mixing two strangers together isn't necessarily a recipe for disaster.
Three female high school students at Edmund Burke high school in Washington, D.C. (Jeffrey MacMillan/USN&WR)
At some colleges, it's harder for women to get in than men. Here's what applicants need to keep in mind.
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Campus News: Harvard and Yale numbers are stable, but Dartmouth is in a wait list 'holding pattern.'
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Rankings News: A spokesperson for the program sets the record straight.
Pomona College students eat in the Frary Dining Hall. In the background is a fresco of Prometheus, painted by Mexican muralist Orozco in 1930. (William Mercer McLeod)
How historically black schools are competing for the best and brightest.
Freshmen at Florida A& M University discuss the class elections. (Quantrell Colbert for USN&WR)
Changing classes is a balancing act for Rae Taylor-Burns at Boston Latin High School. (Jeffrey MacMillan for USN&WR)
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