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Worn- Out Students Choose a Time Out 

More take-a-break before college.
Tracy Jan, Boston.com, posted July 19, 2010 

Backpacks Among the Briefcases 

Rachel Aviv, NYTimes.com, posted July 15, 2010 

For Students, a Waiting List is Scant Hope 

Jacques Steinberg, NYTimes.com, posted April 13, 2010

Freshman Applications to Selective Area Colleges Surge 

Daniel de Vise, WashingtonPost.com, posted January 25, 2010 

College Applications Rise, but Budget Cuts Cap Enrollment 

Terrence Chea, USAToday.com, posted January 14, 2010 

Paying in Full as the Ticket Into Colleges 

In the bid for a fat envelope this year, it may help, more than usual, to have a fat wallet...
Kate Zernike, NYTimes.com, posted March 30, 2009

College Bound (and Worried) 

What does it take for your kids to get into their top schools these days?
Dawn E. Warden, MainLineToday.com, posted August 18, 2008

Kids Can Pick Which SAT Scores a College Sees 

The new policy very likely will be popular with students, but what do admissions officers think?
Lucia Graves, USNews.com, posted June 24, 2008

Applications to Colleges Are Breaking Records 

Karen W. Arenson, NYTimes.com, posted January 17, 2008 

Efforts to Create a Standard Early-Admissions Policy Run Into Trouble 

Tamar Lewin, The New York Times, 26 September 2007

SAT Scores Dip Slightly in a More Diverse Field 

Alan Finder, The New York Times, 29 August 2007