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Inside U.S. College Admissions

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Published: October 4, 2020 by VPR Producer

How will COVID-19 change the college admissions process? Will more students stay close to home? Will standardized tests be a thing of the past? Journalist, Jeffrey Selingo spent a year embedded in three college admissions offices and joins Viewpoints this week to share his insights and how this pandemic will alter higher education for good.


Guest Information:

  • Jeffrey Selingo, higher education journalist, author, Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions
  • The Princeton Review: College Admissions Guide: Process and Prep
  • Business Insider: This essay got a high-school senior into 5 Ivy League schools and Stanford
  • CNBC: The UC System plans to phase out the SAT and ACT—and other schools may follow suit
  • New York Times: The Coronavirus May Change College Admissions Forever

Links for Additional Info:

  • The Princeton Review: College Admissions Guide: Process and Prep
  • Business Insider: This essay got a high-school senior into 5 Ivy League schools and Stanford
  • CNBC: The UC System plans to phase out the SAT and ACT—and other schools may follow suit
  • New York Times: The Coronavirus May Change College Admissions Forever
Program #: 20-40segment type: Feature StoriesTopics - Children and Parenting| College and Admissions| COVID-19 Pandemic| Education| Literature and WritingGuests - Jeffrey SelingoBooks & Publications - Who Gets In and WhyHost - Marty Peterson
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