College Admissions

Essay Content is Strongly Related to Household Income and SAT Scores
While there is a wealth of research connecting students’ household income to their…

Podcast: Who Gets Into Selective Colleges and Why
FutureU hosts Michael B. Horn and Jeff Selingo preview Selingo’s new book,…

How Covid-19 Could Doom the SAT and ACT
This initially appeared as a commentary piece in The Hill. One of the…

Bringing College Courses to Disadvantaged High Schools
This piece was published in The 74. Leaders at selective colleges and universities often…

The Great Unknown for Colleges: This Fall’s Freshmen Class
The coronavirus has sent a shockwave through higher education. FutureEd Policy Associate Brooke LePage explored…

Podcast: The High Wire Act of Selective College Admissions
On this week’s podcast, Jeff Selingo and guest co-host Karen Fischer interview Angel B.

The Mobility Maze: Gateways and Gatekeepers in Higher Education
Journalist Paul Tough has published several books over the past decade exploring ways to improve…