1.   Almost as sickening as the doors being slammed in the faces of black and brown college applicants nationwide are the arguments for dismantling affirmative action.

2.   But creating a college applicant no one can turn away has its disadvantages, too, say some high school guidance counselors.

3.   During the exchange, Alarcon questioned whether the state college and university systems should be more flexible -- for instance, not requiring every college applicant to pass algebra.

4.   In the hallway outside the committee hearing room, a group of Hispanic high school students said they feared the bill sent a negative message to minority college applicants.

5.   Liquid Paper, uneven typing and resulting endless nights were long the norm for college applicants.

6.   Most recommendations do not help, and they virtually never harm, college applicants.

7.   Only the competency test was required for graduation while good marks on the more demanding Regents were considered feathers in the cap of a college applicant.

8.   Saatchi would buy up entire shows by artists he favored, leaving other would-be buyers wait-listed like so many disappointed college applicants.

9.   Several admissions officers said they were concerned that the recentering of scores would confuse college applicants.

10.   China will start letting college applicants pick some subjects on entrance exams next year to give schools more flexibility in choosing students, state media said Tuesday.