Editorial By The Daily Orange Editorial Board, Syracuse University Published: Monday, February 21, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 02:02 CORRECTION: In this editorial, the change in the percentage of Pell Grant-eligible students is misstated. In 2009, 26.5 percent of students were Pell Gran[...]
Posts Tagged ‘admissions’
March 4th, 2011 - 2:09 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Japan: Should Smart Phones be Allowed in Exams?
TOKYO — Japanese police arrested a teenager accused of cheating on his university entrance examination by consulting online forums with his mobile phone, prompting outrage Friday in this gadget-loving country that prizes hard work and fairness. The arrest of a 19-year-old applicant to prestigious [...]
March 2nd, 2011 - 12:09 pm § in Schools & Colleges
What China Can Teach Us About Evaluating Universities
from AAUP listserv I have no qualms with getting public universities to focus on graduation rates of students and employment rates of graduates, though I would agree with many colleagues that such a focus slants towards a narrow perspective of public universities’ missions. One real difficulty (an[...]
Should We Shrink Colleges And Admit Fewer Students?
I’m good at asking questions that I don’t know the answer to. Does this mean the four universities, two graduate schools, and three community colleges I attended did a good job of teaching me how to think? (Another question I don’t know the answer to!). I do know that colleges have[...]
January 26th, 2011 - 2:28 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Record Applications to Harvard College
Nearly 35,000 students have applied for admission to Harvard College’s Class of 2015 for entry in August, an increase of nearly 15 percent over last year’s record 30,489, and of more than 50 percent since 22,955 applied four years ago.[...]
January 6th, 2011 - 11:36 pm § in Uncategorized
Legacy Status Gives a 45% Affirmative Action Advantage!
From Huffington: According to a new study, legacy status may matter a lot more in college admissions than previously estimated, offering an advantage of up to 45.1 percent. The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that in an article titled “The impact of legacy status on undergraduate admissi[...]