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News from Wake Forest
Wake Forest University is ending its SAT requirement for applicants.


CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE TO OFFER FULL TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ALL STUDENTS
Cleveland Clinic announced today (May 21, 2008) that the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University is providing all its students with full tuition scholarships, beginning with this July’s incoming class. Approaching its fifth year in existence, the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine is dedicated to the training of physician scientists who are capable of furthering medical research and bringing the most advanced medical treatment to the patient bedside.


Smith goes test-optional
Debra Shaver, Director of Admission at Smith College announced that Smith College has decided to make SAT and ACT scores optional for U.S. citizens and permanent residents beginning with the class entering in the fall of 2009. (International students will still be required to submit these scores or to submit TOEFL or IELTS results as appropriate.)


Three’s company for music technology
New major promotes collaboration between technology and the arts
From the Carnegie Mellon Tartan (4/28/08): In the city of bridges, Carnegie Mellon is a welcome member, fostering connections between numerous colleges and disciplines. The music technology program, a fusion of courses from the College of Fine Arts, the Carnegie Institute of Technology, and the School of Computer Science, is a new and much-anticipated addition to the university’s repertoire.


AP courses discontinued
U.S. teachers report being told in an e-mail from the College Board yesterday that four under enrolled Advanced Placement courses will be eliminated after the 2008-09 academic year in the first significant retrenchment of the college preparatory program in its 53-year history. College Board leaders assured teachers that they need not fear additional cuts, as there are no plans to discontinue any other courses in the AP program, which offers twice as many tests as it did 10 years ago. The courses being cut are Italian, Latin literature, French literature and computer science AB; they are among the least popular of the AP offerings.


MIT to be tuition-free for families earning less than $75,000 a year.
Nearly 30 percent of MIT students to have all tuition charges covered.
March 7, 2008. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) today announced its financial aid program for 2008-2009. Increases in financial aid will make it possible for a larger fraction of MIT students to have their tuition and fees completely covered. Under the new plan, which will take effect in the 2008-2009 academic year: Families earning less than $75,000 a year will have all tuition covered. For parents with total annual income below $75,000 and typical assets, MIT will ensure that all tuition charges are covered with an MIT scholarship, federal and state grants, and/or outside scholarship funds. Nearly 30 percent of MIT students fall into this tuition-free category.

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