With acceptance rates at top colleges and universities falling to record or near-record lows, high school students are facing increasing pressure when it comes to applying to the nation's best schools
The ongoing college admissions cheating scandal shows just how far some people are willing to go to get their kids into an elite university.
And with acceptance rates at top colleges and universities falling to record or near-record lows, high school students are facing increasing pressure when it comes to applying to the nation's best schools. Yale University, one of the schools named in the admissions scandal, saw its acceptance rate dip to 5.9% this year.
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