With A-level results day come the countless pictures of jubilant students leaping in the air. But despite those jumping for joy, results day can also be a nerve-wracking time for those waiting to see if they got the grades needed to get into their first choice university. More...
What to do if you fail your GCSEs
GCSE time is here again, with the annual focus on the success stories: the young person who passed all their subjects despite tragedy or illness, as well as the young people who have gained ten or 11 A* grades. More...
GCSE and A-level results: it’s not just the grades that matter
A-level results will soon be out, with more than 300,000 students eagerly waiting to find out if they’ve made the grade. Then come GCSE results, with even more students keen to find out how they’ve done. More...
What it’s really like to mark a GCSE or A-level exam
Every summer results day gives rise to a raft of headlines about the number of students who have to appeal because of inaccurate marking – though strangely enough, no-one ever appeals because they think their paper has been marked too highly. More...
Disruption and Adverse Selection
Naviance 101
By Scott Jaschik. For decades, applicants have rushed their applications to Harvard University, hoping to be identified as the best of their generation. More than 42,000 applied to be admitted to the entry-level class last year. More...
Admissions Push: After May 1
By Scott Jaschik. A lot of colleges don't care about the deadlines but work to attract the right student. More...
Chicago Sees Success by Dropping SAT Requirement
By Scott Jaschik. Ten to 15 percent of applicants who were admitted this year did not submit scores. More...
Yale Law Will Accept GRE
By Scott Jaschik. Yale University's law school announced that it will begin accepting the Graduate Record Exam in addition to the LSAT. More...
