A college admission letter might come from a school you haven't applied to – or even heard of. Antonio_Diaz / iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images In direct admission, soon-to-be high school ...

As more colleges experiment with using direct admissions rather than requiring student to first apply, the question becomes how much will this new practice change the college admissions landscape. An ...

This fall, high school seniors may find college acceptance letters in their mailboxes before they complete a single application. It’s not a scam — it’s a nascent college admissions program called ...

Getting through high school is stressful enough—and then there's the anxiety of preparing college applications. Students have to keep track of deadlines, fill out a seemingly endless amount of forms, ...

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