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The U.S. News & World Report website’s national university ranking page. The majority of college admissions officers believe that the U.S. News’s ranking system has lost its value among students and universities. ZACH SCHWARTZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU’s college ranking improves as admissions officers, students critique system

Saanvi Haridas October 11, 2024
A recent survey administered by international educational service organization found that 75% of the 200 surveyed college admissions officers believe the college ranking system has lost its value among both students and universities.
Thirty-five percent of U.S. college admissions officers report looking at applicants’ social media accounts. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Study shows college admissions evaluate applicant’s social media

Mugdha Gurram October 20, 2017

The college admissions cycle is in full swing, and many high school seniors are cleaning up their Twitter feeds and changing their Facebook names on the uncertain premise that admissions officers are...

SHEA: O magnum mysterium

Daily Free Press Admin November 12, 2013

Wednesday, I will relive my standardized testing nightmare and take the GRE out of pure necessity for graduate school admissions. Needless to say, I feel like there is no good way to prepare. I do not...

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