A student at Hunter College High School used his graduation speech to criticize the school’s admissions process, and the popular principal there quit under pressure.
Thu 5 Aug 2010
Thu 5 Aug 2010
A student at Hunter College High School used his graduation speech to criticize the school’s admissions process, and the popular principal there quit under pressure.
Fri 30 Jul 2010
Filed under: Humanities, Admissions Standards, Medical Schools, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Manhattan (NYC) — @ 3:37 am
A program admits students if they study humanities instead of the traditional pre-medical school curriculum.
Tue 22 Jun 2010
The city had found that while more students now take the exams, fewer students now enroll, and they are racially less diverse.
Tue 1 Jun 2010
Filed under: Tests and Testing, Admissions Standards, Brooklyn School of Inquiry, Gifted Students, Education Department (NYC), Education and Schools, Children and Youth, New York City — @ 3:30 am
Though the school system overall is 51 percent male, its gifted classrooms generally have more girls.
Fri 1 Jan 2010
Filed under: Admissions Standards, Education and Schools — @ 3:40 am
Educators and parents are re-examining the role of honor societies, which started out as an academic distinction but have become a routine item on college résumés.
Sat 19 Dec 2009
Filed under: Admissions Standards, Multiple Births, Student Loans, Yale University, Education and Schools, Colleges and Universities, Connecticut — @ 4:46 am
For the first time in anyone’s memory, Yale offered admission to quadruplets, but whether any one of the siblings winds up there remains an open question.
Fri 18 Dec 2009
For young New Yorkers who perform, trying out for one of the many competitive arts schools has become a consuming, nail-biting effort.
Sat 21 Nov 2009
Filed under: Tutors and Tutoring, Admissions Standards, Tests and Testing, Education (Pre-School), Private and Sectarian Schools, Children and Youth, Education and Schools — @ 3:42 am
Test preparation companies are now catering to a new demographic: youngsters who may well watch Big Bird and Elmo the morning of their exams.
Wed 18 Nov 2009
The New York Police Department hasn’t been able to take advantage of a wider pool of candidates because of budget cuts.