Competition to get into selective colleges is a complex, multi-year proce
Source: baltimoresun.co Posted By: Betty D...5701 days ago
The competition to get into selective colleges has become a complex, multi-year process that leaves high achievers and their families plotting strategies to get a fat letter from a top college.
Just as the sons and daughters of a wave of baby boomers are coming of age, U.S. News and World Report and a slew of others have marketed their ranking systems to ambitious applicants. Colleges try to attract many applicants, then reject as many as nine of ten in the admissions process.