Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Cornell and Vanderbilt Universities both announced this week that they will extend the test-optional admissions policies they adopted during the pandemic. Cornell’s extension is short term, applying only to the next application cycle, while Vanderbilt’s forestalls a permanent decision for three more years.

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University Business

MARCH 15, 2023

Harvard , Princeton and Dartmouth all extended their test-optional policy beyond the upcoming admissions cycle, and Columbia announced March 1 it would permanently switch to test-optional admissions. The post Brown extends test-optional policy for 2023-24 admissions cycle appeared first on University Business.

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Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 28, 2024

Legislators are paying increased attention to policies that give alumni-related students a leg up when applying to college.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 1, 2023

The University of Virginia (UVA) will rework its legacy admissions policy, The Washington Post reported. An applicant’s familial ties to alumni will no longer be conveyed to admission officers in a direct “checkbox” way, UVA officials said. Concerns over maintaining racial diversity without race-based admissions rose.

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Higher Education Today

MAY 1, 2023

Direct admissions is a method to admit. Direct admissions is a method to admit. Read more » The post Direct Admissions: Considerations for Policy and Practice appeared first on Higher Education Today.

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University Business

MARCH 6, 2024

The college admissions process has endured some notable changes recently thanks to the rise of AI and the Supreme Court decision ruling on affirmative action. Thankfully, admissions management service Acuity Insights has identified some key trends shaping the landscape this year and some of the best practices to implement.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Yale University is adopting what it calls a “test-flexible” policy on standardized exam requirements, in which applicants must submit test scores but can choose to replace the traditional SAT or ACT with AP or International Baccalaureate exams. The policy will go into effect next admissions cycle.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 13, 2024

Public colleges and universities across the state of Virginia will no longer use legacy admissions, or give preference to students in the admissions process with family alumni or donor connections, becoming the second state to adopt such a ban. Virginia Gov. News and World Report.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Direct Admissions Spreads, State by State Liam Knox Mon, 10/16/2023 - 03:00 AM From Georgia to Wisconsin, state university systems are adopting the experimental policy, hoping to boost enrollment and reach new students. Byline(s) Liam Knox

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Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 15, 2024

If passed, the state could become the first to prohibit these preferential policies at both its public and private colleges.

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University Business

JANUARY 18, 2024

Test-optional policies have become common in higher education. Nearly 2,000 colleges and universities didn’t require SAT or ACT scores for admission this academic year. The move has left admissions teams to rely solely on GPA as a quantitative metric to aid their decision-making.

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Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A task force suggested how the Ivy League institution could diversify its student body after the high court’s summer ruling striking down race-conscious policies.

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The PIE News

APRIL 11, 2024

Policy changes – both proposed and already implemented – have elicited concern from corners of the UK HE market about the continued appeal of the UK as a premier study destination for international students. The UK’s higher education sector has faced dark clouds recently.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JULY 25, 2023

After supreme court struck down affirmative action, legacy admissions scrutinized as race-based discrimination The US Department of Education has opened an investigation into Harvard University’s policies on legacy admissions , which give an edge to applicants with family ties to alumni.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 23, 2024

Connecticut could become the first state in the country to ban legacy admissions, reports CT Insider. Derek Slap Legacy admissions gives priority to students whose family members once attended. This landscape is shifting very quickly on legacy" admissions, said Sen. Supreme Court ruling in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc.

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Higher Ed Data Stories

JANUARY 16, 2023

Last week, we conducted a--well, not a survey, exactly--of high school and independent counselors, asking them what they thought about test-optional and test-free admission policies. On that view, you can filter by professional role, and choose either the questions about test-optional or test-free admission policies.

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Higher Education Today

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Read more » The post Navigating the Current Admissions Landscape with Insights from Admission Directors appeared first on Higher Education Today.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 22, 2023

John’s University for men added a new policy explicitly allowing nonbinary students to attend either campus, cementing their support for LGBTQ+ rights. A pair of Catholic institutions in Minnesota—the College of St. Benedict, a women’s college, and St.

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Liaison International

MAY 1, 2024

Each scenario compared admissions results based solely on SAT scores with results that also accounted for other considerations, including family income, high-poverty schools, and academic outperformance relative to peers with similar characteristics.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The University of Wisconsin at Madison will likely be required to admit all in-state students who graduate in the top 5 percent of their high school class under a bill approved by the state Legislature Tuesday, the Associated Press reported.

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Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Colleges are reconsidering which applicants get priority following the Supreme Court's ban on race-conscious policies.

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Supreme Court’s ban on race-conscious admissions in higher education. Drawing on the expertise of these civil rights organizations, the report examines the legal history of affirmative action in higher education and assesses the Supreme Court’s rulings in the Students for Fair Admissions cases.

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Academe Blog

JULY 18, 2023

BY CAROLYN BETENSKY In the wake of last month’s horrific Supreme Court decision overturning affirmative action, an organization called Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) filed a federal civil rights complaint against Harvard University, challenging their legacy admissions policy.

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Insight Into Diversity

JULY 6, 2023

Supreme Court’s decision to eliminate race-conscious admissions , a civil rights group has filed a lawsuit to stop Harvard University from using legacy admissions practices. The post Civil Rights Group Sues Harvard Over Legacy Admissions appeared first on INSIGHT Into Diversity.

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Higher Ed Dive

JUNE 7, 2023

Most of those institutions have also extended test-optional and test-free policies through fall 2024, according to new data.

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The PIE News

MARCH 19, 2024

Major student source markets for UK universities are seeing declines in applications in the latest admissions cycle sparking concerns about enrolment numbers in the next intake. ” The post “Not all bad news” as first impact of UK policy hits sector – The PIE Live appeared first on The PIE News.

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Wonkhe

MARCH 4, 2024

Charlotte Brooks presents research on the complex landscape of university admissions policies for those with criminal records The post The reasons why applicants are still required to disclose criminal records are not always clear appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In 2020, along with nearly 1,900 colleges and universities including other Ivy League institutions, Yale made standardized testing optional in its admissions process. The post Yale Revives Standardized Testing in Admissions appeared first on Insight Into Diversity.

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Liaison International

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In higher education, admissions processes have become the focal point for institutions facing challenges, some anticipated like the demographic cliff, and others, like COVID, unforeseen. Institutions must adopt a more holistic approach to admissions to remain competitive and responsive. What is Holistic Admissions?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Test-optional admission policies have resulted in increased application numbers and student diversity at many business schools, according to a recent report by the MBA Roundtable and Wiley. Graduate business programs have eased requirements for cognitive-based standardized testing for admissions in recent years,” the report noted.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Supreme Court in June ahead of the ruling on race-conscious admissions. Thursday’s announcement came hours after Students for Fair Admissions dismissed a lawsuit against the university that challenged its race-conscious policies. By Eric Hoover Kent Nishimura, Los Angeles Times, Getty Images Demonstrators outside of the U.S.

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Higher Education Today

AUGUST 3, 2023

Title: Race, Elite College Admissions, and the Courts: The Pursuit of Racial Equality in Education Retreats to K-12 Schools Authors: Anthony P. Pursuing Racial and Ethnic Diversity with Race-Neutral Admissions appeared first on Higher Education Today. Read more » The post What Happens Next?

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The Week in Admissions News Susan H. Greenberg Sun, 02/11/2024 - 09:58 AM California public systems extend commitment deadlines; test-optional policies continue at Vanderbilt and Cornell; Dartmouth reinstates standardized testing. Byline(s) Susan H. Greenberg

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

As a major step toward more equitable admissions policies following the U.S. Supreme Court ban on affirmative action, college and university leaders, politicians, education experts, and the general public are calling for an end to legacy admissions — the practice of giving preference to students who have familial connections to alumni.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Yale University will require standardized test scores for admission for students applying to enter in the fall of 2025, becoming the second Ivy League university to abandon test-optional policies that had been widely embraced during the Covid pandemic. Read more from The New York Times.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

For a prospective college student beleaguered by the complexities of the application process, direct admissions is like a dream come true. If their GPA or standardized test scores are high enough, colleges with direct admissions programs will send them acceptance letters without their even having to apply. points likelier.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The University of Michigan said Thursday it has formalized how it will handle test scores during the admissions process with a test optional policy after a similar policy begun during the pandemic led to a more diverse campus. Read more from The Detroit News.

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