As we are nearing the end of the year, we want to look back at what has been a great 2025. In this series we are highlighting some of the best content from our forums. From the most helpful forum contributors, to our most popular school forums or to the most promising CC newcomers, let’s revisit and celebrate the standout stories and top contributors on College Confidential.
On Day 6 we look back at the most consequential, debated, and engaging stories from our newly-created College Headlines category. Check out the Top 10 Biggest College Headlines below:
- Stanford, Harvard, Dartmouth, Yale, Penn, Brown, CalTech, JHU, and UT-Austin to Require Standardized Testing for Admissions
- WSJ's Best US Colleges 2026 [Based Mostly on Students' Financial Success]
- Forbes 2024 Financial Grades & Forbes' Top Small Colleges Ranking
- An Early-Decision Student Backed Out of Tulane. Tulane Punished the High School
- Yale May Ramp Up Fact Checking After Removing First-Year Student
- 30 Most Beautiful US College Campuses as Ranked by Travel & Leisure
- ‘Colleges Are About to See a Big Decline in Applicants,’ Says Jeff Selingo
- USC to Continue Legacy Admissions Despite State Ban
- Top US Colleges Sued in Class Action over ‘Early Decision’ Admissions & Lawsuit Accuses 32 Colleges of Participating in an 'Early Decision Conspiracy'
- College Board Is Discontinuing Landscape Tool Aimed at Finding Low-Income High Achievers
Part of this series:
Day 1: Best of 2025: Top 10 Most Helpful Forum Contributors
Day 2: Best of 2025: Top 10 Most Promising CC Newcomers
Day 3: Best of 2025: Top 10 Most Engaging Forum Discussions
Day 4: Best of 2025: Top 10 Most Popular School Forums
Day 5: Best of 2025: Top 10 Most Read Forum Contributors
Day 6: Best of 2025: Top 10 Biggest College Headlines