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The million-dollar scholarship nobody saw me earn
A first-generation student from Alabama worked unpaid midnight shifts to secure $1 million in aid to NYU, sacrificing her teenage years to compete.
Business Insider · 2m
SAT turns 100 as wealth gap widens
The standardized test that promised equal access to college now shows wealthy students are 13 times more likely to ace it.
Fortune · 2m
College rankings still shape higher education despite flaws
U.S. News college rankings influence decisions even with criticism
The Conversation · 1m
A century of the SAT, still searching for relevance
The standardized test has transformed dramatically since 1926, but questions persist about whether it truly measures college readiness.
The Conversation · 2m