Gerald Bradshaw
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 4
- Latest publication
- Sep 26, 2026
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- Jul 15, 2026
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Bradshaw: Colleges are starting to apply to students (opens the original)
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For generations, applying to college has followed a familiar ritual. The student submits grades, activities, recommendations and a personal essay, then waits while a committee decides whether he is worthy of admission. That arrangement is beginning to reverse: colleges are now applying to students. Beginning this month, 234 colleges and universities will send offers of admission to students who never applied to them. The offers are part of the Common Application’s expanding direct-admissions pro
Guest column: Why every high school student should write for publication (opens the original)
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High school students looking for something worthwhile to do outside the classroom might consider something that has been around almost as long as the schools themselves: writing for the school newspaper or yearbook. It is hard to think of many activities that teach as many useful skills at once. Writing and editing are only the beginning as a student reporter has to gather information, decide what is important, conduct interviews, ask follow-up questions, check facts, meet deadlines and finally,
Bradshaw: Rating the benefits of top public, private universities (opens the original)
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For generations, families have assumed that the most prestigious private university must be the best choice. Harvard, Stanford, Georgetown, Yale and Princeton carry names that open doors. But top public universities such as Michigan, Berkeley, UCLA, Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia Tech often provide an education of comparable quality at a much lower price, particularly for students who qualify for in-state tuition. The real difference is not simply public versus private. It is price, financ
Bradshaw: What high school students know that Yale does not (opens the original)
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When high school students are asked what artificial intelligence is doing to their education, the conversation moves quickly beyond cheating and into areas that should make every administrator, admissions officer, and faculty member sit up and pay attention. Students are already using AI to write papers, solve math problems, summarize assigned reading, and put together presentations. They have enough experience to know which programs excel at research, handle quantitative work reliably, and prod
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