A report from Herald & Review: CHICAGO — After months in limbo, Morgan Lundblad recently opened her long-awaited email from Harvard University to find only more uncertainty. She had been wait-listed. The senior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Chicago had applied to a dozen of the nation’s most elite colleges. When the smoke cleared, Lunblad [...]

A report from Kansas City Star: CHICAGO – After months in limbo, Morgan Lundblad recently opened her long-awaited email from Harvard University to find only more uncertainty. She had been wait-listed.The senior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Chicago had applied to a dozen of the nation’s most elite colleges. When the smoke cleared, Lunblad still [...]

A report from Chicago Tribune: After months in limbo, Morgan Lundblad recently opened her long-awaited email from Harvard University to find only more uncertainty. She had been wait-listed. The senior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School had applied to a dozen of the nation’s most elite colleges. When the smoke cleared, Lundblad still did not have a [...]

A report from Reuters: By Stephanie Simon Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:42pm EDT (Reuters) – His academic record was spotty, but as he applied for graduate studies in the United States, Bo Guagua would have looked like quite a catch to many universities, according to researchers who study college admissions. The young man had deep [...]

A report from Annapolis Capital: EDITOR’S NOTE: A collection of Anne Arundel education happenings of the week. High school students interested in learning more about college programs at Anne Arundel Community College or meeting college faculty will have the chance as part of a free career connection program next week. The Academic and Career Connection [...]

A report from Los Angeles Times: California community colleges have shed more than 300,000 students since 2009 because the students cannot get into classes, and the toll is likely to grow unless the state reverses course and pumps more money into higher education. That bleak assessment was delivered last week by California Community Colleges Chancellor [...]

A report from LubbockOnline.com: We can all agree one who meets the requirements for enrollment at a public university should not be denied admission on the basis of race or gender, but let’s also agree it’s not OK to deny a student admission on the basis of someone else’s race or gender. But for nearly [...]

A report from Times of India: The US Department of Education’s recent decision to investigate a complaint of alleged racial bias in Harvard’s and Princeton’s undergraduate admissions against an Indian American has prompted a broad discussion of how prevalent the practice may be. “I am certain that there is a correlation between race and (college) [...]

A report from Chicago Tribune: CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. college students seeking treatment for substance abuse are more likely to be having trouble with alcohol but less likely to be abusing drugs like heroin, cocaine or methamphetamine than their non-student peers, according to a new government study. Researchers at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health [...]

A report from CNN: Claremont McKenna College admits overall class scores were altered Suburban Los Angeles school ranked 9th by U.S. News & World Report Official responsible for altering scores has resigned, president says (CNN) — An admissions officer at Claremont McKenna College in California has resigned after the school’s president revealed that the officer [...]