August 31, 2023 While I readily admit that my reflections and opinions about admissions to highly selective colleges and universities will not result in any changes to the recent affirmative
April 13, 2023 WHY AM I WRITING ABOUT THIS ISSUE? For the past five decades, those in the Princeton University Admission Office have made a concerted effort to diversify the
By Patrick F. Bassett, President (retired), NAIS, and Sanje Ratnavale, President, OESIS Network, Inc. The inevitable conflict between exclusivity and equity came to the fore in a recent movement of
Survey of 129 Schools We took the temperature on admissions processes for next year at the end of April 2020, with 129 schools participating and 58% of respondents being admissions
By Nanci Kauffman, Head of School, Castilleja School (CA) When parents choose to pursue an independent school education for their children, there are typically several factors driving their decision. By considering