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A report from San Francisco Chronicle: (Updates to add Harvard’s comment in third paragraph.) Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) — Freshman applications to Harvard University for the 2012-2013 academic year fell 1.9 percent after the college reinstated its early application program. Harvard received 34,285 applications, down from 34,950 a year earlier, William Fitzsimmons, dean of undergraduate admissions, [...]

A report from Burlington Times News: Alamance Community College is making changes to how students are admitted to one of its most competitive programs. President Martin Nadelman said the changes are meant to be more fair to potential nursing students and to get the right students into a rigorous course of study. Students are accepted [...]

A report from Inland Valley Daily Bulletin: DIAMOND BAR — The Council of African-American Parents, in partnership with equally determined collegiate and community groups, refuses to let black students fall through educational cracks of poor performance, bad attitude and lack of preparation. The Diamond Bar-based nonprofit’s founding and continuing purpose is to assure the educational [...]

A report from San Jose Mercury News: It’s an example of peer pressure at its best. A small but ambitious program uses fellow classmates and older students as teachers to steer low-income students toward college. Through its rigorous summer program for promising students, Breakthrough Silicon Valley transforms students and turns fleeting dreams into tangible goals [...]

A report from Pacific Daily News: PROJECT AIM SUMMER SUCCESS PROGRAM •The Project AIM summer success program offers college-placement test preparation for recent high school graduates and prospective college students. The course offers reviews for math and English, college survival skill workshops and a cultural field trip and video competition. •To find out more about [...]

A report from Marines.mil: For those military members looking to continue their education after they move on from the Marine Corps, the Leadership Scholar Program essentially serves as “the foot-in-the-door,” expediting the process for college and university admission. The LSP basically helps a student along the way, in what can be a long and confusing [...]

A report from The Seattle Times: When I ask Jamie Dao when she first knew she was going to get that golden ticket — a college acceptance letter — she looks at me with widened eyes. “I never knew,” the 17-year-old Franklin High School senior says. “None of my family has ever graduated from high [...]