Education

College Admissions Scandal Is Just The Latest For University Of Southern California

6:26pm March 14, 2019

by David Weinberg

The University of Southern California finds itself at the center of the college admissions scam revealed this week. This is the latest in a string of high profile scandals that have caused turmoil.

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NPR is looking for college students and recent graduates experiences on applying for college.

Do You Think The College Application Process Is Fair? Tell Us Your Experience

5:45pm March 14, 2019

by Hiba Ahmad

NPR wants to talk to college students and recent graduates about their college admissions experience.

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Students At UCLA Weigh In On College Admissions Scandal With 'Daily Bruin' Editorial

5:02pm March 14, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Keshav Tadimeti, opinion editor of the Daily Bruin, UCLA's student newspaper, about an editorial on the college admissions scandal in which UCLA was named.

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College Access And Inequality

5:06am March 14, 2019

Steve Inskeep talks to education journalists Nikole Hannah-Jones and Alexandra Robbins about the college admissions scandal and the role of pay-for-admission in perpetuating education inequality.

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UCLA was one of the schools that a federal

Colleges Use More Than SAT Scores When Deciding Which Students To Admit

11:24pm March 13, 2019

by Carrie Jung

The criminal case about parents who allegedly paid bribes to get their children into top schools spotlights the admissions process. Officials look for aspects of the applications that reveal lies.

A recent FBI investigation has shown just how selective some elite colleges are — and the lengths people will go to keep it that way.

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Does It Matter Where You Go To College? Some Context For The Admissions Scandal

9:55pm March 13, 2019

It's no surprise that rich people game the system to get their kids into top colleges. Here are some key takeaways as the bribery scandal evolves.

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Students at UCLA and elsewhere are not surprised at the admissions cheating scandal rocking the higher education world. They are more frustrated, and cynical. UCLA was one of the institutions implicated.

College Students See Nothing New In Admissions Scandal

8:41pm March 13, 2019

by Tovia Smith

Wealthy parents using their power to give their kids an unfair advantage in getting into college is not new, say college students.The bigger surprise is that now people are getting busted for it.

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This Mentoring Program Is Taking A Different Approach To Help Students With Reading

5:53pm March 13, 2019

by Clare Lombardo

Many schools rely on mentoring programs to help younger students. But one program is turning that idea on its head — by helping older students become better readers by teaching younger kids.

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How Fairness Is Defined In Today's Hyper-Competitive College Landscape

4:29pm March 13, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Natasha Warikoo, professor at Harvard's Graduate School of Education, about what is and isn't acceptable when applying for admission to elite colleges.

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College Bribery Scandal Exposes Flaws In Admissions System

11:28am March 13, 2019

Alia Wong, staff writer at The Atlantic, talks to NPR's David Greene about the legal ways that wealthy parents have essentially tried to buy their kids' way into selective schools.

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