college admissions
Florida family robbed while dropping son off at California college — now plans to pull him from school: 'It's not safe here'
June 19, 2024 | 1:41amCrossman, who had just graduated from Coconut Creek High School in Florida, was committed to playing football at the California school.
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' daughter, Suri, 18, reveals which college she'll attend
June 7, 2024 | 2:44pmThe video showed about a dozen students sporting sweatshirts emblazoned with their soon-to-be college names.
Skip the Ivies for a state school, elite schools past redemption and other commentary
April 24, 2024 | 5:50pm“If I were advising a friend’s son or daughter facing Decision Day, I’d tell them to pass on the Ivy League and go to a high-quality state school instead,” explains...
Why Biden urges allies’ restraint, the real Mideast war and other commentary
April 15, 2024 | 4:27pmPresident Biden is “always telling his friends to hold back, at least internationally,” fumes National Review’s Jim Geraghty.
Once-coveted Harvard degrees have been cheapened — no wonder applications are down
March 29, 2024 | 4:08pmThis year, undergrad applications to Harvard shrunk by 5% — no surprise after a devastating year of PR nightmares that exposed rot from within.
Private school students get fake ADHD diagnoses for 200-point boost to SAT, ACT after tests brought back by Ivy League
March 27, 2024 | 5:00am"It's not hyperbolic to say that almost everyone is doing it," said one mom at an elite Manhattan prep school.
High-schoolers worried about antisemitism, SATs are spending thousands to apply to as many colleges as possible
March 22, 2024 | 6:00amPre-pandemic, Christopher Rim’s average high-school client would apply to 12 schools. Now, the college admissions consultant said, it's 20 or more schools.
First all-digital SAT exam, tough math section puts students to the test: 'Worst one yet'
March 9, 2024 | 4:36pmOne Brooklyn student, who already took two SATs with pencil and paper called the new all-digital exam "the worst one yet."
How fully digital SAT's new 'adaptive' sections dumb down college admissions test
March 6, 2024 | 10:21pmStudents who are given an easier go in the second portion of the SAT "won't be disadvantaged," the College Board insists.
Felicity Huffman 'still processing' college admissions scandal, says booking jobs after prison has 'been hard'
February 6, 2024 | 6:43pmThe Emmy-winning actress spent 11 days in prison in 2019 for falsifying her daughter's SAT score as part of the infamous college admissions scandal.
Felicity Huffman complains life has 'been hard' since the 'black and white' college admissions scandal
February 6, 2024 | 2:00pm"It's been hard. Sort of like your old life died and you died with it." — Felicity Huffman
Supreme Court allows West Point to continue using race as a factor in admissions
February 2, 2024 | 6:10pmThe Supreme Court is allowing West Point to continue taking race into account in admissions, while a lawsuit over its policies continues.
Why extracurricular activities are key to top-tier college admissions
January 23, 2024 | 3:00pmDreaming of an Ivy? This admissions expert said it takes more than good grades.
Bipartisan Congress wants to defund colleges over legacy admissions — it's about time
January 11, 2024 | 3:48pm"The fact that your parents or grandparents happened to have a sheepskin from a particular college on the wall should in no way influence your ability to get into that...
Students rejecting early Harvard acceptance as antisemitism stigma plagues Ivy League institution
December 18, 2023 | 4:23pmStudents accepted early to Ivy League schools are applying elsewhere as elite universities are dragged for campus antisemitism.
Harvard early admission applications drop 17% during antisemitism claims
December 17, 2023 | 12:03pmHarvard's early admission applications have slid to a four-year low as the elite university continues to face backlash for its administration’s unwillingness to condemn antisemitism on campus --- while its...
Ivy League slashes price of 'donor door' from $20M to $2M after antisemitism storm
December 4, 2023 | 2:49pmCollege presidents are getting carpeted by Congress over antisemitism. A college counselor says fleeing mega-donors make them willing to strike deals.
Felicity Huffman breaks silence on college admissions scandal 4 years later: 'I had to break the law'
December 1, 2023 | 8:25amHuffman was arrested in 2019 along with dozens of other celebrity parents, including Lori Loughlin, as part of Operation Varsity Blues.
Wealthy Jewish families are rejecting the Ivy League for 'Plan B' schools after viral displays of campus antisemitism
November 27, 2023 | 5:15pm"They’re not paying a single dollar more to the schools," college admissions consultant Christopher Rim told The Post. "They don't want to be associated with these schools."
Rich parents are ditching prep schools for public — to get kids into the Ivy League
November 16, 2023 | 6:30amSome New York City parents are pulling their kids out of elite prep schools — and even hiring relocation experts to recommend rural towns — to up their chances of Ivy...