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Let's value grit over grades

A review of all the data tells us that no admissions ... true grit, providing quality counseling everywhere it's needed without worsening what is already an overly therapeutic culture. Meanwhile, let' ... read more

MBA Early Admission For College Seniors -- Why Apply Now And How To Get In

The class profile for HBS 2+2 is also on par with the standard pool, with a median GMAT of 730 and GPA ... the value this adds, above and beyond what a student directly out of college can provide.” Th... read more

9 biggest career mistakes college grads make

“As an admissions ... college applicants. “If they don’t meet the GPA cutoff for a résumé drop, I encourage them to network their way into an interview and impress at the interview — GPA (is) a screen... read more

What We’re Missing In Measuring Who’s Ready For College

2 Not so fast, says William Hiss, a former admissions dean at Bates College ... as lacking the qualities to perform well in college when in fact they can graduate with solid GPAs. The debate over how ... read more

College Admissions Requirements in America Are Crazy. Here’s a Solution.

Nondorf, dean of admissions at University of Chicago, shares Sternberg’s doubts about the value ... college counseling at the American School in London and current chairman of Edvice, a college-admiss... read more

Admissions officials examine key attributes

(Photo/Elizabeth Mercer) Her audience was admissions officers and counselors from the most elite universities and high schools in the country, all familiar with dissecting GPAs ... s grit and drive to ... read more

The Burden of Privilege: How An Elite Education Can Ruin Opportunity

First, let ... an admissions committee. At my high school, one of the top in the US, it was not uncommon for someone to take 5 or more online courses to “boost” one’s GPA above the standard 4.0. One c... read more

What Statistics Can't Tell Us in the Fight over Affirmative Action at Harvard

Just over forty years ago ... more parsimonious admissions criteria is that they may expose the value placed on race, running up against the Supreme Court’s distaste for race-conscious point systems i... read more

Politics, practicality, price: Across Florida, rural students put off by perceived weaknesses of higher education

In rural enclaves, practical-minded students are losing faith in the value of college ... “What’s the GPA that you need to get in?” a girl in a purple shirt asked meekly of a University of Florida adm... read more

Yes, IQ Really Matters

The College Board—the standardized testing behemoth ... her better-off peers. The sort of admissions approach that Botstein advocates—adjusting high school GPA “to account for the curriculum and acade... read more

PBS: 'Ten Steps to College with the Greenes'

Ten Steps to College with the Greenes is a PBS series hosted ... and not just rely on the admissions office info session. Aside from their informational value, these interactions with the college admi... read more

A Dean’s Letter to The Rejected

After that I ended up at NYU, where I graduated with a 3.98 GPA … much to the dismay of the college ... you value … it’s time to get a life. Besides, you can open tons of great first doors anytime — e... read more