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Top-Tier Universities Report Record Low Acceptance Numbers

By Alan Finder Apr. 4, 2008

The already crazed competition for admission to the nation’s most prestigious universities and colleges became even more intense this year, with many logging record low acceptance rates.

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Decrease in High School Graduates Will Increase College Admission Rates

By Alan Finder Mar. 11, 2008

High school seniors nationwide are anxiously awaiting the verdicts from the colleges of their choice later this month. But though it may not be of much solace to them, in just a few years the admissions frenzy is likely to ease. It’s simply a matter of demographics.

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Harvard Plans Major Increase in Student Aid For Next School Year

By Sara Rimer and Alan Finder Dec. 11, 2007

Harvard University announced Monday that it would significantly increase the financial aid it offers to middle-class and upper-middle-class students, seeking to allay concerns that elite colleges are becoming too expensive for even relatively well-off families.

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Decline of University Tenure Track Raises Concerns

By Alan Finder Nov. 20, 2007

Professors with tenure or who are on a tenure track are now a distinct minority on the country’s campuses, as the ranks of part-time instructors and professors hired on a contract have swelled, according to federal figures analyzed by the American Association of University Professors.

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Average Math, Reading SAT Scores Fall Slightly in ’07

By Alan Finder Aug. 29, 2007

Average scores on the reading and math sections of the SAT test declined slightly this year, as the number of high school students taking the standardized exam grew larger and more diverse than ever before, according to a report released this morning by the College Board on the performance of the high school class of 2007.

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