A Decade Of Change In College Admission

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“As we welcome in the New Year, we are also closing out a decade—one that has seen many shifts in college admission. While news stories in the past ten years have often focused on rising application numbers and shrinking acceptance rates, the reality is that this is only part of the story. We have seen unsustainable growth in tuition and debt, colleges shuttering their gates, lawsuits, scandals, and investigations, but also increased numbers of test-optional schools, strong professional leadership and a focus on character in admission. It would be difficult to identify all the changes in the process of applying to college, but to be sure, a student applying in 2020 is having a vastly different experience than those from 2010 or even 2015. In an earlier piece, I explored the greatest changes in the last year in the admission profession. As we now consider the entire decade, two main themes of progress emerge: access and technology.” …

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brennanbarnard/2020/12/31/a-decade-of-change-in-college-admission/#74a4c1c03ee9