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Opinion: A Criminal Oversight in College Background Checks

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(July 13) -- Posting a scandalous photo on Facebook could get you rejected from the college of your choice. But there's a good chance a rape conviction won't. Only 4 percent of colleges conduct criminal background checks on students, and 36 percent of schools don't even require self-disclosure of crimes, according to a...

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Simone Bernstein: The Dreaded College Essay

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Top 10 College Application Mistakes

Harvard received 35,000 applications for its 2011 entering class and accepted a mere 6.4 percent of hopefuls.

Background on college application

A college application is part of the competitive college admissions system. Admissions departments usually require students to complete an application for admission that generally consists of academic records, personal essays (as well as samples of high school work), letters of recommendation, and a list of extracurricular activities.

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