December 17, 1999

Journal to Publish Admissions Essays Written by Deans

Will they take the SAT, too?

Starting in its winter-2000 issue, The Journal of College Admission will offer an unusual biannual feature: Admissions deans are going to answer the same essay questions that they ask applicants.

Brian Hopewell, dean of enrollment at the Sea Education Association, a Massachusetts outfit that allows students to study at sea, came up with the idea. He says he hopes to dispel the notion that "admissions professionals are a few

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