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With students who entered high school during the pandemic starting to apply for places, admissions officers feel ill equipped to judge their readiness

This fall’s applicant cohort will be the first to have entered high school during the pandemic. Assessing their college readiness will be a challenge for admissions offices. Admissions officers and application readers at Emory University will gather at the Atlanta campus next week for their first training session of the admissions cycle. The training will cover a number of new topics, including how to build a diverse class while complying with the Supreme Court’s ban on affirmative action and how to identify essays written by ChatGPT.

One of the most diverse classes ever welcomed to Emory University, the Class of 2027 is bringing fresh perspectives, interdisciplinary approaches and an artistic flair. Meet a few students who are now calling Emory home.

Drawn from the largest and most diverse applicant pool in Emory’s history, the Class of 2025 brings a unique blend of achievement, perseverance, awareness and compassion to the university community.

COVID has made getting into a top U.S. college even more competitive and this new normal looks here to stay MarketWatch 2 hrs ago NO-NONSENSE COLLEGE COVID-19 has upended higher education in many ways, not least the admissions process. Colleges have moved to virtual tours and college fairs and, most significantly, test-optional admissions policies. The result has been a staggering increase in applications to the 50 or so colleges and universities that accept one-fourth or fewer of the people who apply for admission. Applications are up by a stunning 66% to the Massachusetts Institute of Tec...