July 1, 2005
Brainstorming a Better Admissions System
At the Education Conservancy's first summit, college deans and counselors grappled with their mission
Of all the questions crammed into Lloyd Thacker's head, none is bigger than the one he put to admissions deans and high-school counselors here on a Thursday morning in June: "Who's in charge?"
Who in academe, Mr. Thacker asked, was standing up for the interests of students in the admissions process? The answer he gave: nobody.
Last year Mr. Thacker, a former high-school
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