Hopeful applicants labor over every word, straining to set themselves apart through carefully crafted anecdotes that demonstrate why they merit a place at the most selective universities. But for ...

Cambridge admissions are “skewed” towards students from London and the south east, the university’s vice-chancellor has said as she launches a diversity drive. Prof Deborah Prentice said she wants to ...

Cambridge University is poised to introduce an admissions exam for history degrees because A-levels no longer distinguish between the brightest candidates. Dons want to test applicants on skills not ...

Demonstrators on both sides of a lawsuit accusing Harvard University of discriminating against Asian-American applicants rallied in Boston and Cambridge on Sunday. Protesters who back the plaintiffs ...

SOME CHINESE MEDIA OUTLETS have recently reported on a "new initiative" by the University of Cambridge that it will admit the top 0.1 percent of students in the gaokao, or college entrance examination ...