Getting a high SAT score, earning a 4.0 GPA and running the student government just don’t seem to cut it anymore for college admissions officers. It turns out that hopeful high school seniors should also have parents with deep bank accounts.  

Do you remember the excitement you felt at the start of college? How filled with joy you were, how on top of the world you felt? Joshua Jackson probably felt the same way, until he was recently told that he would not be able to live in the residence halls at East Central University in Oklahoma unless he hires an overnight aide to stay with him.

To the Editor:

Re: “University Takes 15th Place in Annual U.S. News Rankings,” News, Sept. 11

This article adds yet another inaccuracy to the snowballing misconceptions about Clemson University’s approach to the rankings. The myth tends to change slightly with each retelling, but I think this is the first time a news article has stated that “a spokesperson for Clemson University admitted that her school ‘games’ the rankings.”