Can getting into college be any more complicated? Tell us your story.

// added September 28, 2007 // 2 comments //
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Current correspondent Kaj Larsen is in the process of shooting a story on the exponential growth of college admissions.College admissions have increased over 20% in the last four years. Admissions offices are sweltering with applications and more and more students are being rejected from the top schools. For example, Harvard this year rejected 1100 applicants with perfect SATs. At the same time tuition costs are soaring. This is creating incredible pressure on young Americans and their parents. If you are someone who's in college, in grad school, planning on going to college or grad school, or with kids planning on or in grad school (or are just interested in this topic!) we need to hear your voice! We need your help with completing this story and would like to include as many different opinions and experiences on this issue as we can.
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2 comments // Can getting into college be any more complicated? Tell us your story.

  • audycali
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      audycali  

    • Sounds like a compelling story! I'd be interested to hear the stories of some of the 1100 perfect-SAT-scoring rejected applicants. These kids are breaking their backs to be "perfect" and "perfect" is just not good enough anymore. I wonder what the impact of being rejected from their dream schools is on them.

    • 2 years ago
  • mkinney
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      mkinney  

    • Wow, that's pretty crazy. I can't imagine scoring a perfect SAT and then getting a rejection letter. Glad I'm already out of school.

    • 2 years ago
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