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Can College Rankings Giant Keep Schools from Cheating?

on February 6, 2013 in Admissions, College rankings, Evaluating Schools, Research

The steady trickle of colleges and universities that have admitted to fudging the figures that they send to U.S. News & World Report could end up changing the college rankings submission rules. In an interview published today in Inside Higher Ed, Brian Kelly, the editor and chief content officer at U.S. News, said that the [...]

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Colleges and Universities That Cheat

on February 2, 2012 in College rankings, Colleges, Ivy League, Liberal Arts Colleges, Research

Claremont McKenna College recently announced that it had been sending inflated SAT scores to US News since 2005. According to news accounts, the vice president and dean of admissions admitted inflating the scores and resigned. The college’s critical reading scores were inflated by an average of 17 points and the math scores were bumped up [...]

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How Will My Home Equity Impact Financial Aid?

on December 8, 2010 in Admissions, Financial aid, Money

I’ve been getting emails about home equity and financial aid. Consequently, I decided to run a college blog post that I wrote last year on the topic: Before the housing bubble burst, plenty of parents worried that their home equity was going to scotch any chance of receiving college financial aid. Even in this environment, [...]

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