Behind The Curtain Of College Admissions, Fairness May Not Be Priority No. 1
June 11th, 2015This NPR coverage of an important issue is worthwhile reading for all. Are Asian-American applicants to our nation’s most selective colleges subject to different standards in admission review, reminiscent of “Jewish quotas” in previous generations?
Is Harvard Showing Bias Against Asian-Americans?
May 23, 2015
A group of Asian-American organizations — more than 60 in all — recently accused Harvard of holding Asian-American applicants to an unfairly high standard, requiring them to score better than their African-American, Hispanic or white counterparts. The complaint was filed with the Department of Education and the Justice Department earlier this month.
The questions now dogging Harvard also have drawn broader attention to the difficulties of the college admissions process.
Jim Jump, a former president of National Association of College Admissions Counseling, sat down with NPR’s Arun Rath to discuss the current admissions landscape — and whether Asian-Americans are being held to a higher standard.
Read more at npr.org >>Tagged: Admission decision, Applications, College
How Do I Love Thee? Demonstrated Interest and How Colleges Count the Ways
May 14th, 2015Showing interest in the college of your choice may be more important than you think. In fact it may be a way to set yourself apart from other applicants. In this article author Lisa Rubin-Johnson discusses the advantages of showing a “demonstrated interest” and outlines appropriate ways to do so.
Read more at IECA Online >>Tagged: Admission decision, Applications, College, Demonstrated interest
‘It Doesn’t Matter Where You Go to College’: Inspirational, but Wrong
April 29th, 2015April 2, 2015
By: Derek Thompson
Here’s an uplifting college meme that’s right: The person you’ve become by the time you’re 18 matters more than any decision by an admissions board you’ll never meet.
This is an advice column about getting into an elite college. And, like every column about the anxiety of getting into an elite college, it must begin with a massive caveat: If you and your parents are worried about getting into an elite school, odds are that you are already elite.
Read more at The Atlantic >>Tagged: Admission decision, Applications, College
Is College Really Harder to Get Into Than It Used To Be?
April 23rd, 2015Although written and published last year, this article still hits the nail on the head in 2015. Yes, many colleges have become far more competitive in admission yet many more excellent schools remain within reach. Let’s keep our focus on identifying best matches for individual students, rather than succumbing to media and peer pressure focusing on a tiny percentage of colleges.
April 4, 2014
By: Jacoba Urist
At a recent alumni dinner for my alma mater in Manhattan, a representative of the school welcomed us with these uncomfortable words: “Chances are most of us here would not even be admitted to this college today.” But this isn’t new: I’ve heard that refrain at several alumni events now, and it’s always intended, unequivocally, as institutional pride. The message: Our school is so competitive and selective now that if you applied today with the same SAT’s and grade point average you had a decade or two ago, you probably wouldn’t get in.
Tagged: Admission decision, Applications, College
