Trial on using race-based admissions in the Naval Academy kicks off in crusade against affirmative action
The U.S. Navy will begin defending its use of race as a factor in admissions selection at the Naval Academy on Monday after the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action and allowed an exception for the military academy. Students for Fair Admissions, the same group that filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court seeking to end […]
California bill banning ‘legacy’ preference in college admissions heads to Newsom’s desk: ‘Fair and equitable’
Protests erupt in California over shelved compensation bill Janelle King, co-chair of Win for America Action, spoke about the Kamala Harris campaign's efforts to garner endorsements from labor leaders, Democrats' efforts to defend Harris' “change in tone,” and protests in California over a shelved reparations bill. The California Legislature Democratic-led bill Last week, the state […]
Lori Loughlin’s career has been filled with sitcom success but has also been controversial with the 2019 college admissions scandal
American actress Lori Loughlin, best known for her role in Full House, was born on July 28, 1964 in New York City. One of Loughlin’s first acting roles was as Jodie Travis in the television series The Edge of Night, which she starred on from 1980 to 1984. Four years after “The Edge of Nights” […]
College admissions expected to drop in the fall after first-time increase since pandemic
Overall undergraduate enrollment increased by 2.5% for the spring 2024 semester, the first time enrollment in bachelor’s programs has risen in four years. But the modest increase is likely to be short lived, as financial aid chaos is expected in the fall. According to data published Wednesday from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, total […]
Actress Lori Loughlin on College Admissions Scandal: ‘No One Is Perfect’
“No one is perfect,” actress Lori Loughlin, who served two months in prison after pleading guilty in the infamous college admissions scandal, said in her first major interview since the scandal broke in 2019. “No one is perfect, everyone makes mistakes” Loughlin Said First femalebefore advising people to “let go of things” for “their own […]
Kansas higher education board bans DEI statements for hiring and admissions
Kansas’s institutions of higher education will no longer be able to require diversity, equity, and inclusion statements from prospective students or staff, according to a measure approved by the state’s higher education board Wednesday. Following pressure from state lawmakers, the Kansas Board of Regents amended the Board Policy Statement on Diversity and Multiculturalism to bar […]
Fully digital SAT’s new ‘adaptive’ sections dumb down college admissions test
Put down your pencil and turn it on. Students taking the SAT this week will experience some high-tech changes as the university entrance exam becomes fully digital and employs an “adaptive” testing methodology. This means that the difficulty of the questions faced by students will vary depending on their performance in previous parts of the […]
Yale reinstates SAT, ACT admissions requirement, claiming it will âincrease the diversity of the student bodyâ
Another Ivy League school announced plans Thursday to reinstate standardized testing requirements for undergraduate applicants. university fix report. Yale University recently announced that fall 2025 applicants will be required to submit scores on at least one of four standardized tests.according to Yale University Newsthe university recently adopted a new flexible testing policy that includes: More […]
Another Elite University Reinstitutes Standardized Testing In Admissions
Another elite U.S. university has reversed its decision to eliminate the common test for entrance exams, a long-standing practice. Yale University announced Thursday that it will implement a “flexible testing policy” that will allow students to submit several different test scores for admission, including ACT, SAT, International Baccalaureate, and Advanced Placement scores. according to Go […]
Predictive Admissions: The Ivy Institute’s Winning Formula
The university does not publish the exact formula it uses to determine who gets admitted and who doesn’t. But what if you could access algorithms for different schools to see which one you’re most likely to get into? ivy research institute I’ve cracked the code. Ivy Institute, a college application support company, offers customized application […]