CHICAGO (AP) — When she started writing her college essay, Hillary Amofa told the story she thought admissions offices wanted to hear. About being the daughter of immigrants from Ghana and growing up ...

Rafael Figueroa, dean of college guidance at Albuquerque Academy, was in the middle of tutoring Native American and Native Hawaiian students on how to write college application essays when the U.S.

Northwestern will consider the race and ethnicity of applicants who choose to disclose their identities in their admissions essays, the University said in a question and answer about its admissions ...

Lynijah Russell debated the opening lines of her video application to Brown University for weeks before deciding to be as candid about her identity as possible. “Hi Brown! My name is Lynijah, and I am ...

Attention high-school seniors: Deadlines are coming up! Polish your dream-college applications, hit send, and hope the admissions game isn’t rigged with “race proxies”! To stay ahead of the curve, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO (AP) — When she started writing her ...

Hillary Amofa listens to others member of the Lincoln Park High School step team after school Friday, March 8, 2024, in Chicago. When she started writing her college essay, Amofa told the story she ...

Hillary Amofa listens to others member of the Lincoln Park High School step team after school on Friday, March 8, 2024, in Chicago.(Charles Rex Arbogast / ASSOCIATED PRESS) CHICAGO — When she started ...