May 2004:

The NACAC has released its annual report on the state of college admission. Click here to read more about this.

A CNN news article states that nationwide, there are now 477 kids for each guidance counselor and in California, there are nearly 1,000 kids per counselor. With education budgets still tight, the counselors may be stretched even further as are increasingly less capable of providing all of the educational and emotional needs. Click here to read the article.

Princeton has announced that it will begin accepting the college common application beginning next year. Click here to read more about this.

Based on anecdotal evidence consisting of emails from many readers, it appears that more application mishaps occurred this past year than have been previously experienced. We believe this is partially due to the record number of college applications that were submitted this past year and the stress that placed on the admissions offices as well as some not-so-smooth rollouts of online application software, mass email programs, and other tech-related products.

April 2004:

Harvard announced its first major curriculum overhaul in 35 years. Click here to learn more.

Princeton University announced a plan to curb grade inflation and roll the average student GPAs back to where they were during the period from 1987 to 1992. Click here to read more.

Exclusive interview with college savings plan expert Howard S. Gartenhaus. Click here to read the full transcript.

March 2004:

Interview with Marjorie Savage, author of "You're on Your Own (But I'm Here If You Need Me)" Click here to read the full, 3-page transcript free of charge!

Affirmative action opponents have launched a bid to amend Michigan's constitution to strip racial preferences from state college admissions only a few months after the Supreme Court released a decision, prompted from cases involving University of Michigan, that upholds affirmative action in higher education.

An Arizona bill requiring state colleges and universities to accept woodworking or high school auto shop credits in lieu of fine arts credits required for college admission was voted down.

February 2004:

Preliminary numbers indicate applications from and admissions offer to minorities are down at University of Michigan. Click here to read more.

A federal judge ruled colleges are within their rights to deny admission to illegal immigrants. Click here to read more about this lawsuit involving Virginia's public colleges and universities.

Harvard has announced a new initiative to target students from low and moderate-income backgrounds. Click here for more details and some analysis on this newsworthy event.

More K-12 programs are beginning to transition towards online education. Click here to read more.

January 2004:

Are college admissions interviews about to become more prevalent? Click here to read an insightful article from the Washington Post.

November 2003:

Exclusive!   Interview with Terry Knaus, Associate Director of Admission at Indiana University Bloomington (IU). Click here to read the full, 3-page interview free of charge!

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