Editor’s note: This is the first story in a collaborative series covering the state of Northwest college admissions in 2025. Directives by the Trump administration are aimed at eliminating race-based ...

As she approached her senior year in high school, the thought of moving on to college was “scary and intimidating” to Milianys Santiago — especially since she would be the first in her family to earn ...

The future of higher education depends not just on who gets in, but on how they get in—and whether the journey starts with a barrier or a bridge. For too long, college admissions has been a ...

Sharply restricting how schools consider race will spark change and uncertainty. Thursday's decision by the Supreme Court ends affirmative action in higher education as we know it, even as it allows ...

Section 1. Background. Although the Supreme Court of the United States has definitively held that consideration of race in higher education admissions violates students’ civil rights, the persistent ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Mary Frances Ruskell graduated in May from her high school in Columbia, South Carolina. The first round of admissions decisions for Clemson University came out on a December evening, ...

The shift toward standardized metrics will make the selective college admissions process less fair, not more, Tara P. Nicola, Mandy Savitz-Romer and Julius DiLorenzo write. In selective college ...

After enduring the learning curves and financial hurdles of college admissions services firsthand, one local high-schooler has kickstarted a new hub of resources to save others from the ...

Illinois has become the latest state to create a direct college admissions program at its public universities. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 3522, which creates the Public ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Colleges are waiving application fees, creating one-click apps, and offering automatic admission to students who ...

A student guide leads families on a tour of Pace University in Pleasantville, New York, which is among colleges and universities streamlining admission. Credit: Emmanuel Guillén Lozano for The ...