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College Admissions
December 9, 2015
Liliana M. Garces
Race Matters in College Admissions, Now More Than Ever
After Ferguson, the Supreme Court's decision on Fischer v. University of Texas is doubly important.
January 12, 2015
Alice Robb
No Student Who Applied to Goucher College With a Video Has Been Rejected
November 13, 2014
Mitchell Stevens
Stop Obsessing Over Your College Essay—Admissions Officers Don't
But they do care what you think of their clever questions
September 4, 2014
Adrian Wooldridge
A True Test: In Defense of the SAT
Critics say the SAT puts minorities at a disadvantage in college admissions, but without it those groups would do even worse.
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