This story is all over the web, but here's a version from USA Today. Kids who will be taking the SAT or ACT next year will have to submit photos of themselves when they sign up. This is in response to a massive cheating scandal in New York.
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The Dallas Morning News has a story this morning about how college consultants can help students avoid wasting time or money by choosing the wrong place. I'm not a consultant -- my role is more narrowly focused on writing. For a great consultant in the Dallas area, please contact my friend, Tam Warner Minton.
The Huffington Post is sharing three websites worth considering for online college comparisons. The College Navigator site is especially worth checking out.
I was surprised to learn that of the five cases involving race-based admission that the Supreme Court has considered, three have involved UT. Paul Burka breaks down UT's contentious history.
My independent college consultant friend, Tam Warner Minton, shared this post today about some trends in college admissions. The bad news: more rejections and waitlisting.
This blogger on the Huffington Post offers a college application timeline for neurotic parents. It's kinda funny. OK, maybe just mildly amusing.
The San Jose Mercury News has an interesting Q&A about whether a college rejection can be reversed. In general, the answer is no, but the writer does offer a few scenarios in which an appeal might be warranted.
A case stemming from an admissions decision at the University of Texas at Austin is heading to the Supreme Court.
This NPR piece outlines the controversy well: a white Texas high school student who is not in the top 10 percent is denied admission to UT. She argues that she would have gotten a spot in the general application pool if race had not been a factor. Abigail Fisher eventually went to LSU but continued to press her case. Since the Supreme Court said it would hear the case, the issue of race-based admission policy has been a subject of nonstop debate on websites across the country. Texas lawmakers apparently will take up the issue themselves in the 2013 legislative session, according to the Houston Chronicle. The LA Times reports that some colleges and universities are paying for a plagiarism-detection program to determine whether applicants have helped themselves to other people's work. Do I even have to say it? Don't even think about adapting someone else's essay as your own. It's unethical and you're likely to be caught.
Early decision rejection can be heartbreaking, or you can use it to your advantage. There are ways to keep your name in front of the admissions team -- or you may discover that a different path was waiting for you all along. http://blogs.voanews.com/student-union/2012/01/27/dont-blame-yourself-advice-for-getting-through-an-early-decision-rejection/
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AuthorLinda Leavell is The Write Coach, based in Plano, Texas. She reads a lot about college admissions and writing essays. And she shares the best stuff. Or you can follow her on Facebook. 
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