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Princeton Review Updates its Rankings for 2009

July 29, 2008

How satisfied are students with their financial aid package? Which schools have the least accessible professors? Which schools run like butter? The Princeton Review has released its 2009 College Rankings. How does your school do?

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MBA Programs Wait for Details from GMAC on Scoretop Controversy

July 17, 2008

It's been close to a month since the GMAC/Scoretop controversy shook the MBA admissions world, but the full ramifications of the scandal are still yet to be felt. While many schools are taking a "wait and see" approach, officials who have gone on record have indicated that they are paying careful attention to how the situation unfolds, and have not ruled out extreme punishment for violators.

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Secret Societies or Just Student Clubs? This Week's Link Round-up

May 27, 2008

It's been a hectic week at Admissions.com headquarters, but we did want to point out two interesting stories that hit the news wires this week. One involves a feature on the developing trend for students to join professionally-oriented student clubs immediately at matriculation, and how this development has upped the stakes for all students on the job market. Secondly, there are rumblings that Educational Testing Service (ETS), one of the major producers of standardized tests, is adding a new non-cognitive portion to the GRE exams. What does this mean? Read on...

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