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How Will the Harvard Lawsuit Affect Affirmative Action in College Admissions?

Spark Admissions

Supreme Court right now dealing with the role of affirmative action in college admissions, brought by the group Students for Fair Admissions against Harvard University and other well-known universities. That lawsuit led to the first major Supreme Court case on affirmative action in higher education admissions.

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The End of Affirmative Action and the Future of College Admissions

Top Tier Admissions

Today, the Supreme Court overturned more than 40 years of case law that has consistently confirmed the legality of race-conscious admissions. Admissions leaders across the country have been preparing for this inevitability for years. HOW WILL ADMISSIONS RECRUITMENT CHANGE IN LIGHT OF THIS RULING?

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New York Expands Direct Admissions Program

BestColleges

New York announced a direct admissions program for its SUNY and CUNY systems. Colleges within those systems will offer automatic admission for students in the top 10% of their class. Several states have introduced direct admissions programs, while the Common App launched a broader effort. Now that the U.S.

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Rice University adds new 500-word required essay to its application

Admissions.Blog

Rice University in Houston, Texas has decided to add a new essay requirement to its first-year application that explicitly mentions race just weeks after The Supreme Court of the United States ruled that colleges can no longer admit students on the on the basis of race. Cummings v. 2023-2024 Rice Supplemental Essay Prompts 1.

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How to Write the MIT Application 2024-2025

The Koppelman Group

Instead it brings their application process in-house. So, you need to push everything you know about the Common Application to the side and focus on what MIT requires. MIT does require applicants to submit either the SAT or the ACT, and they are very clear in what they look for in an application and how they review applications.

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The Future of Race-Conscious Admissions

Top Tier Admissions

On Monday, October 31, 2022, the Supreme Court heard five hours of oral arguments on two important cases that could decide the future of affirmative action in college admissions and whether an applicant’s race can be considered in a holistic review process. RACE-CONSCIOUS ADMISSIONS: HOW DID WE GET HERE? Bollinger and Gratz v.

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How does race affect college admissions?

Solomon Admissions

Each year, conversations surrounding race in college admissions enter the news cycle. In this article, we will discuss the history of race in college admissions and why race is considered in admissions decisions. History of Race in College Admissions Supreme Court and College Admissions. In the 1978 case Regents v.