My identities were the admissions trifecta — Black, living in inner-city Detroit, and high-achieving — and discussing the trials and trauma I endured would help me get into selective institutions.

Harvard's student newspaper has claimed that a new admissions test is racist and discriminatory, because the 200-word limit for the essays do not give applicant from 'non-traditional backgrounds ...

The U.S. Supreme Court turned away a case brought on behalf of white and Asian American parents who were challenging a ...

"I thought it was crazy because I feel like black ... like admissions used to be more focused on personal statements," says Dr. Craigg-Walker. More focus on individual backgrounds, such as where ...