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(Originally published in Inside Higher Ed on January 27, 2025) Are many of the ills that plague American society caused by IvyLeague admission policies? That is the premise of David Brooks cover story for the December issue of The Atlantic , How the IvyLeague Broke America. Those examples seem cherry-picked.
Recently an article came out in Forbes which explained that all colleges, including the IvyLeague, will get slightly easier to get into because of the impending demographic cliff. In July 2022, Bowdoin became need-blind for international applicants, and they also use grants, not loans, to meet need. We disagree.
A national grant program aims to reposition the liberal arts and humanities as central to the general education curriculum. Much of that decline can be attributed to the Great Recession that began in 2008, during and after which students sought more career-oriented degrees to improve their employment prospects.
percent early acceptance rate, the lowest in history since adopting its current non-binding early admissions model for the Class of 2008. IvyLeague schools are continuing to look for ways to set themselves apart from their peer institutions to entice the strongest applicants, regardless of financial need. percent last year.”
Brown University , located in Providence, Rhode Island, is an IvyLeague research university known for its strong science programs, especially in medicine, math, and computer sciences. It awards research grants and fellowships to faculty members and students. Yes, Brown University is an IvyLeague institution.
Last year, women edged out men in the freshman classes of every IvyLeague school save Dartmouth, and the gender ratio is significantly skewed at many state schools. (The way schools report gender may not yet reflect many students’ nonbinary understanding of it, but the overall trend is clear.)
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