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Gaming the college admissions game
High school seniors are finding out which colleges have accepted -- or rejected -- them. Some say the whole admissions process is set up for the privileged. We get suggestions for change.
By Madeleine Brand • • 48m ListenAdmissions office at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo credit: E. Vula.
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Now’s the time high school seniors are finding out which colleges have accepted -- or rejected -- them.
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