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I Don’t Buy Into the Forbes Definition of a Public Ivy

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Forbes magazine recently came out with a list of schools that were considered to be a Public Ivy. The story also covered private institutions that were considered to be ‘New Ivies’. However, since I have written about my own definition of a Public Ivy before, I’ll stick to the public colleges for this story.

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‘Exclusion U’ Documentary Exposes Ivy League Elitism

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A new documentary, "Exclusion U," claims Ivy League colleges hoard wealth and stubbornly remain exclusive. The eight schools receive public funding and tax breaks but fail to adequately support their communities, the film argues. The film calls on the Ivies to expand enrollments and support their communities.

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Calculate Your Academic Index: The Secret Formula

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Since the 1950s, Ivy League schools have been using a secret ranking formula called the Academic Index (AI). The Academic Index was designed specifically to regulate athletic recruitment (in the Ivy League colleges, 15-20% of the first-year class is made up of recruited athletes for their sports teams).

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What Is a Bad SAT Score — And Should I Worry About Mine?

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Note Reference [2] Check Researchers found that SAT scores were strong predictors of academic success in college — even more so than high school GPAs. It's also important to remember that your standardized test score is just one factor that schools will consider in your overall application.

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Athletic Recruitment at Elite Colleges Skews Wealthy and White

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Recruited athletes at selective Division I and III colleges are more likely to be white and come from wealthy families. In a potentially post-affirmative action world, athletic recruitment would hamper efforts to promote diversity. As acceptance rates plummet below 5% at the top schools, recruited athletes have it far easier.

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Get to Know College Admissions Expert, Anita Doar

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What was the highlight of your college years and what do you wish you had known about Princeton when you were an applicant? Princeton’s School of International and Public Affairs is an incredible program that I might have better positioned myself to contribute to and benefit from. You attended Princeton University for undergrad.

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Demystifying College Athletic Recruiting

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Do coaches really have that much influence on the admissions process? How early does a student-athlete need to fill out recruiting questionnaires? Do athletes from smaller or lesser-known high schools have a chance of getting noticed by D1 teams? If only it were that easy!