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View ArticleRoundup: Surveys Find Increases in Chinese Students at American Universities,...
Studies document a surge in Chinese students at American universities, and a rise in the number of leaders of private colleges in the millionaires' club.
View ArticleThe Almighty Essay
An article in Education Life asks: If memoir writing is tough, even for professionals, why are 17-year-olds expected to nail it?
View ArticleA ‘Love’-Distance Affair
Thanks to technology, particularly Skype, campus-to-campus relationships go on, and on, and on.
View ArticleA Folk Hero Crosses the Aisle
Lloyd Thacker, the founder of the Education Conservancy, who once derided the College Board for its "corporatization,'' joins forces with the board in a bid to create a Web site that might help explain...
View Article‘Why Does College Cost So Much?’
Two economists argue that the spiraling costs of higher education should not come as a surprise.
View ArticleTo Indian Students, Harvard’s Admission Rate May Appear Almost Welcoming
Faced with cutoff scores that reached "a near-impossible" 100 percent in some cases, some Indian students are casting a longing glance toward American colleges.
View ArticleA One-Page Form to Compare Student Aid Offers
Two Federal agencies team up to create a one-page sheet that might simplify families' understanding of what various colleges might cost them.
View ArticleFor Some Applicants, Another Tough Year on the Early Admission Front
A Times article argues that an increase in early applications to some colleges and the return of Harvard and Princeton to early admission made it harder for applicants from some well-known prep schools.
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