College Admissions article: "Understanding the Class of 2015"

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<p>Russel Olwell, associate professor of history at Eastern Michigan University, shares some interesting thoughts about the competitive world of college admissions and recruitment. Among other things, he was surprised to find that prospective student’s families play such a huge role in the whole college admissions process starting as early as middle school and that:</p>

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While flagship institutions might be important for their sports teams and teaching hospitals, they are viewed as being as financially and academically out of range as the Ivy Leagues by many families.

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<p><a href=“http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2007/05/29/olwell[/url]”>http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2007/05/29/olwell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;