“Parents: Are You Putting Too Much College Pressure on Your Kid?”

“Getting into and going to college is a big deal — and it’s expensive. It’s no surprise, then, that parents often get caught up in the admissions process — sometimes as early as middle school — beyond offering a reasonable amount of guidance and support.”

— Usable Knowledge, Harvard Graduate School of Education, July 14, 2022

“Elite Colleges’ Quiet Fight to Favor Alumni Children”

“Colleges like Yale and Harvard give a boost to legacy applicants. But with affirmative action under attack, that tradition may become harder to defend.”

— Stephanie Saul, The New York Times, July 13, 2022

“Columbia Loses Its No. 2 Spot in the U.S. News Rankings”

“U.S. News & World Report announced that it had “unranked” the Ivy League university after being unable to verify its data.”

— Anemona Hartocollis, The New York Times, July 8, 2022

“College Enrollment Drops, Even as the Pandemic’s Effects Ebb”

“A generation of students may be weighing the value of college versus its cost, questioning whether college is still the ticket to the middle class.”

— Stephanie Saul, The New York Times, May 26, 2022

“9 Steps to Take After Selecting a College”

“Experts advise high school students to build connections with peers, practice life skills and finish out the school year strong.”

— Sarah Wood, U.S. News & World Report, May 4, 2022

“Inside the vast national experiment in test-optional college admissions”

“‘It has been really illuminating and instructive to be frankly kind of forced into this policy,’ one Ivy League admissions director said.”

— Erin Einhorn, NBC News, April 10, 2022

“M.I.T. Will Again Require SAT and ACT Scores”

"The university said it was reinstating the admissions requirement, which it had waived in 2020 and 2021 because of the pandemic, for the 2022-23 application cycle.”

— Maria Cramer and Eduardo Medina, The New York Times, March 28, 2022