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College Admissions: Who Gets an Affirmative Action Bump?

on November 13, 2009 in Admission practices, Admissions, College readiness

I’ve been volunteering at my son Ben’s high school this semester so I’ve been sitting in on some presentations by visiting college admission reps. As they are packing up, I often ask the reps about their admission requirements for minority students since there are a significant number of these kids at Ben’s school. What I’ve [...]

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College Blog Roundup: Green Colleges, Ivy League Discrimination, 529 Problems

on October 10, 2009 in California universities, College Savings, Ivy League, Universities

Every Saturday I share the college blog posts that I wrote for the week for CBSMoneyWatch. As usual, this was an eclectic bunch. Are Elite Universities Discriminating Against Asians The post that I found most fascinating was about a book — soon to be released — that examined the admission practices of seven elite (unnamed) [...]

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Elite Schools Looking for Diversity

on September 30, 2009 in Academic quality, California universities, College rankings, Financial aid, Other, Universities

I  spent some time yesterday afternoon listening to  Peter Johnson, the dean of admissions at Columbia University, talk to a dozen or so attentive students at High Tech High in San Diego.  The visit from an Ivy League admission dean at my son’s school isn’t as unusual as you might think. During the fall, it’s [...]

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College Scholarships for Rich Kids

on August 3, 2009 in Financial aid, Scholarships

Merit scholarships have always been controversial in higher-ed circles because many of these awards end up going to rich kids. A study just released by the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute suggests that college scholarship practices have led to lower numbers of minority and lower-income students on campuses. This finding would refute the argument that [...]

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