I like this balanced look at what the Supreme Court decision in the UT affirmative action case means for state universities. “For supporters of affirmative action, I’d put it in the category of disaster averted rather than victory achieved,” said David A. Strauss, a law professor at the University of Chicago.

Students who want to attend UT, Texas A&M or any other Texas school in 2014 will have to tackle the essay topics on the Apply Texas application. The NEW topics are posted here.

CNN recaps the University of Texas admissions controversy still pending before the Supreme Court. A decision on the race-based admissions policy is expected later this month.

Wondering if children of alumni get preferential treatment in the college admissions process? Statistics say yes.

The Choice blog details 2013 "yields," which are the percentage of students who accept a college's offer of admission. "Most of the yields reported on our far-from-comprehensive list are well below 50 percent, which may indicate an increasing number of options for students who applied to multiple schools. In fact, some admission officers have told me that this is part of the rationale behind placing such large numbers of students on the wait list," the writer reports.