U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Drops Early-Decision Admissions

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced last week that it would abandon its early-decision admissions policy this fall. It's the first major university in the United States to drop the common but controversial practice since debate about it intensified last fall.

Under early decision, many selective colleges allow highly qualified students to get quick responses from their first-choice campuses in exchange for promises to attend if admitted. Students typically apply

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