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How Students Are Choosing Colleges in a Changing Landscape | PBS News Hour

6th Grade – 8th Grade

9th Grade – 12th Grade

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Winter and early spring is a fraught period when high school students find out what colleges they’ve been accepted to. But not all of them will find the right fit. Jeff Selingo, who writes about higher education and has a new book Dream School: Finding the College That’s Right for You, joins News Hour’s William Brangham to discuss how and why the process isn’t working for some.

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