College Freshmen: Parents Helicoptering OK

By Justin Pope of the Associated Press

Openness, Outreach Trademarks of New (Penn) Dean

By Alyssa Schwenk, The Daily Pennsylvanian

More Students Head Overseas

By Anjali Athavaley, The Wall Street Journal

Dreaming of college? Behave.

Admissions officers ask about drinking, cheating, suspensions

By Lisa M. Krieger, San Jose Mercury News

Applications to Colleges Are Breaking Records

"Applications to selective colleges and universities are reaching new heights this year, promising another season of high rejection rates and dashed hopes for many more students."

By Karen W. Arenson, The New York Times

Applicants on Rise After Halt to Early Admissions

By Linda K. Wertheimer, The Boston Globe

(Melbourne) Uni Hails Move to US-style System

By Richard Kerbaj and Brendan O'Keefe, The Australian

College Hopefuls Get Creative to a Fault

Admissions gimmicks rarely work...

By Linda K. Wertheimer, The Boston Globe

Top 100 Best Values in Public Colleges

Kiplinger's does its own college rankings.

Though Admit Rate Falls, More Accepted Overall

"Yale may have accepted a lower percentage of early applicants this year, but the number of students receiving good news in December actually increased."

By Caitlin Roman, Yale Daily News

Admissions Anxiety, With a Twist

By Gerri Hirshey, The New York Times

Controversial Reform in New Zealand

"New Zealand’s leading research university and academic trend-setter has said it will move this year to restrict admissions to its undergraduate programs."

By David Cohen, Inside Higher Ed

Colleges Turn to Web Tools in Hunt for '08 Freshmen

By Peter Schworm, The Boston Globe