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This Week in College Admissions — weekly briefing from the College Planning Center on financial aid, FAFSA, rankings, and admissions policy
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This Week in College Admissions — July 29, 2026

A new visa rule, tighter Parent PLUS caps, an Early Decision squeeze, and where students are actually enrolling — Chris Parsons breaks down the college admissions news families need to know this week.

This Week in College Admissions — weekly briefing from the College Planning Center on financial aid, FAFSA, rankings, and admissions policy
College Admissions
This Week in College Admissions — July 15, 2026

All eight Ivies now require testing, supplemental essays disappear, federal loan rules change, and a new grants rule raises legal questions. Here’s what South Carolina families need to know this week.

This Week in College Admissions — weekly briefing from the College Planning Center on financial aid, FAFSA, rankings, and admissions policy
College Admissions
This Week in College Admissions — July 9, 2026

Four shifts every college-bound family should know this week: Parent PLUS loan caps, the return of testing at the Ivy League, new US News rankings, and a 17-state lawsuit over admissions data.