If you work long enough in education, you see that most academic trends swing through extreme phases like a pendulum. College admissions trends have followed suit, especially regarding standardized ...

It seems some are willing to do the unthinkable to get into college these days. After a celebrity college admissions scandal swept the nation earlier this month, it seems clear that getting into ...

Data from Indiana University's enrollment office show that this year's freshman class might not be the largest, but they could be the smartest. IU's Office of Enrollment Management says the class of ...

A committee of the UNC System Board of Governors wants to change universities’ admission standards to give schools more flexibility in what students they admit. If a proposal is approved by the full ...

Northern Illinois University is getting rid of standardized tests next year, joining a growing contingent of colleges that are minimizing the role of SAT and ACT scores in undergraduate admissions.

Grade point averages are a much better predictor of success at college than standardized tests, according to new research. High school GPAs were found to be five times stronger than ACT scores at ...

Texas Southern University’s board of regents will discuss the possibility of increasing the school’s GPA requirements and waiving test scores in a special board meeting Monday, according to a meeting ...