CUNY community colleges restrict admissions

With the demand for community colleges increasing, some schools are preparing to make the admissions process more selective.

By Sarah Darville and Ray Katz | Nov 24 04:05 am ET

With the demand for community colleges increasing, some schools are preparing to make the admissions process more selective.

Admissions essay: Shai Chester

True, my mental image of Dylan did not correlate to the man I had heard in concert, but that did not necessarily make my impression of him meaningless.

By Shai Chester | Sep 20 04:11 pm ET

True, my mental image of Dylan did not correlate to the man I had heard in concert, but that did not necessarily make my impression of him meaningless.

Admissions essay: Amanda Gutterman

I connect to postmodern heroes in literature because I have always seen myself as one of them.

By Amanda Gutterman | Sep 20 04:08 pm ET

I connect to postmodern heroes in literature because I have always seen myself as one of them.

Admissions essay: Ariella Pultman

My Zionist heart had always been distraught over the Neturei Karta, even before I knew that my cousin was affiliated with them.

By Ariella Pultman | Sep 20 04:03 pm ET

My Zionist heart had always been distraught over the Neturei Karta, even before I knew that my cousin was affiliated with them.

Admissions essay: Evan Burger

Put simply, I was forever changed by the concepts elucidated in Walden. I must have heard of the book before, but I never expected what I discovered inside.

By Evan Burger | Sep 20 03:57 pm ET

Put simply, I was forever changed by the concepts elucidated in Walden. I must have heard of the book before, but I never expected what I discovered inside.

Barnard’s admit rate rises for 2013

A log-rolling champion, a first-place pie baker, and a finalist in the South Korean version of “American Idol” were all accepted to Barnard’s class of 2013, under a slightly increased admissions rate.

By Alix Pianin | Apr 9 08:39 pm ET

A log-rolling champion, a first-place pie baker, and a finalist in the South Korean version of “American Idol” were all accepted to Barnard’s class of 2013, under a slightly increased admissions rate.

CC, SEAS ’13 most selective class ever

Columbia College and the School of Engineering and Applied Science admitted 9.82 percent of all applicants to the prospective class of 2013, which will yield its most selective undergraduate class yet.

By Alexa Davis | Mar 30 06:26 pm ET

Columbia College and the School of Engineering and Applied Science admitted 9.82 percent of all applicants to the prospective class of 2013, which will yield its most selective undergraduate class yet.

Columbia admits most selective class with overall rate of 9.82 percent

BREAKING: 4:00 p.m.Columbia College and the School of Engineering and Applied Science admitted 9.82% of applicants overall, yielding its most selective undergraduate class.

By Joy Resmovits | Mar 30 04:34 pm ET

BREAKING: 4:00 p.m.Columbia College and the School of Engineering and Applied Science admitted 9.82% of applicants overall, yielding its most selective undergraduate class.

Enrollment increase coupled with faculty wage freeze, 10 percent Ph.D. cut

Increased enrollment in Columbia College is just a drop in the bucket of money-saving initiatives, which also include a 10-percent decrease in the number of Ph.D. students and a faculty wage freeze.

By Joy Resmovits | Mar 25 10:10 pm ET

Increased enrollment in Columbia College is just a drop in the bucket of money-saving initiatives, which also include a 10-percent decrease in the number of Ph.D. students and a faculty wage freeze.