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Feb 03, 2025

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Elite Colleges Favor Wealthy Applicants

On January 17, Johns Hopkins University and the California Institute of Technology agreed to settle an antitrust lawsuit for $18.5 million and $16.8 million, respectively. The lawsuit accuses several elite universities of favoring wealthy applicants through unfair admissions practices. JHU and Caltech join ten othe…

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