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Johns Hopkins University Assistant Director of Admissions Calvin Wise isn't fazed when he sees impressive grades and test scores on applications for admission.

Admissions counselors read college essays, and they matter. "It gives us a little window into their personalities,"

Common Application Adds Word Limit to Essay Question (2011)

The early action deadline for the University of Michigan and some other top schools is Monday, Nov. 1. We know you are anxious to make the deadline, but please don't click that send button  until you have carefully proofed your Common Application and supplemental materials, including your essays.

Expert says universities, high schools need to work togetherIt should have been a simple math question. But it stumped more than half of Michigan's fourth-graders last year. Many of them never catch on, even by high school. As a result, remedial education classes are flourishing at colleges and universities. Walk onto any of the state's 28 community colleges, and one of every five students is enrolled in a remedial education course. National data suggests that one in five students at four-year colleges seek remedial coursework, too.