Admissions officers and counselors say that top private schools have long looked closely at final transcripts but that larger public schools typically haven’t. Many applaud the UW’s move.

Source: University of Washington “At the father-knows-best admissions office they will ordain who gets in and who doesn’t,” Eyman said. “It’s the complete end of admission by merit.” ...

The UW's director of admissions , a consummate Alaska outdoorsman, describes the best applicants as salmon, swimming upstream tirelessly against the current to meet their goals.

Admissions isn’t necessarily aware of every applicant, who may also be a prospective athlete, applying to UW. But the Athletic Department — and several other departments, like the Music Department — ...

Murphy pointed to a version of UW-Madison's admissions criteria that his office requested, which was heavily redacted. "Wisconsin students and their parents deserve to know what is expected of them.

The University of Washington’s Director of Admissions Paul Seegert said the school allowed Selingo to observe its admissions process because the school wanted to be transparent and an example of ...

We will look forward to reviewing the legislation." Rep. Dave Murphy, R-Greenville, said he requested a copy of UW-Madison's admissions policy but received a heavily redacted version.

Now UW officials are lobbying the Legislature to amend the initiative and allow state colleges and universities to again consider race in the admissions process.

How SAT Changes Could Affect UW Admissions Steve Scher Christine Streich March 11, 2014 / 3:06 pm Flickr Photo/Newton Free Library (CC BY-NC-ND) ...