Study: Vanity on the rise among college students

Something to contemplate from the Associated Press via CNN.com: "Today's college students are more narcissistic and self-centered than their predecessors, according to a comprehensive new study by five psychologists who worry that the trend could be harmful to personal relationships and American society."

Colleges still unsure how to use new SAT

"Two years after the College Board added a new section on writing to the SAT, many colleges and universities still haven't decided what to do with it." - Eleanor Chute, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Colleges Go Online to Calm the Admissions Jitters

By Susan Kinzie, The Washington Post.

Test Scores at Odds With Rising High School Grades

By Amit R. Paley, The Washington Post.

Brown Students: Confused?

Two different articles on two different days in the Brown Daily Herald illustrate an interesting dichotomy in views on Brown's campus. The majority of Brown students believe that some people are more equal than others. Both articles are by James Shapiro.

"Most Brown undergraduates oppose giving preference to the children of alums in the admission process, according to a recent Herald poll." More

"More than half of Brown undergraduates support considering an applicant's racial and ethnic background in the admission process, according to a recent Herald poll." More

Navigating College Admissions: A Series Overview

NPR has completed a seven-part series covering the college admissions process from various perspectives. Here you can find all seven reports covering topics ranging from Tufts' decision to change the essay portion of its application to financing college.

Another Record for Harvard

23,000 students applied for admission to the Harvard Class of 2011.

More: Harvard University

U of Chicago See 8% Increase in Applications, Breaking Record

3,065 applied Early Action, 10,400 applied overall.

As reported by Julia Morse, The University of Chicago Chronicle.

Undergraduate Application Record at Carnegie Mellon

"Undergraduate applications to Carnegie Mellon University jumped 19 percent this year, to a record-setting 22,052, from 18,493 applications last year." - Bill Schackner, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Yale Applicants Down Because of Taliban? Yale Says No.

The finger pointing heats up as Yale ponders its (slightly) decreasing popularity.

Too Many AP Courses? It's Possible, Official Says

According to The Washington Post's Jay Mathews.

Note: Talk to you Tactical College Consultant to find out the AP courseload that is right for you.

Rural Colleges Seek New Edge and Urbanize

By Alan Finder, The New York Times.

Georgetown's Record

"For the first time in its history, [Georgetown] [U]niversity will review more than 16,000 applications for the next undergraduate class."

More: Georgetown University

What is a Letter of Intent?

"Thousands of high school athletes will sign their National Letter of Intent this week, beginning the next phase of their lives as a collegiate student-athlete...But what does all this mean? Why all the hubbub for a sheet of paper and a signature?"

To find out, read this short article by David Fox, college football staff writer for Rivals.com.

Overachieving Students Hear a New Message: Lighten Up

From Lori Aratani in The Washington Post:

"In a region where the high school experience has evolved into an advanced placement-fueled academic arms race, parents and school officials are starting to do the unthinkable: They're saying no to adolescents who want to load up on AP courses, schedule eight-period days and join the school newspaper, track team and high school band at the same time. "

More: washingtonpost.com

Brown Up, Columbia Up, Cornell Up, Yale Down

This is the time of year when applications stats begin to be released. We start off the season with a reports from Yale and Brown, which both, ironically, focus on Yale.

More: The Brown Daily Herald & The Yale Daily News

Fordham = Hot

"The number of undergraduate applications has topped the 20,000 mark during this year’s admission cycle for the first time in the University’s history. This is the sixteenth consecutive year that the number of students seeking admission to Fordham has increased. In fact, applications for undergraduate admission have skyrocketed in recent years, doubling since 2001 to more than 21,000." -Victor M. Inzunza, Fordham University