1.   Although many colleges accept gifted young students, the UW is one of only a handful with programs specifically designed for such teens.

2.   At the other end of the spectrum are proposals for greater limits on which colleges can accept remedial students and how long those students can spend in remediation.

3.   A Web site allows students to submit a bid for how much they can afford to pay, then see which college accepts them.

4.   Colleges usually accept more students than they expect to attend, to ensure dorms and classrooms seats are full.

5.   For several years, many colleges have accepted a common application form that can be copied and submitted to more than one institution.

6.   For Dixon, who had spent the better part of a year pleading with colleges to accept him, the role reversal was jarring.

7.   Four colleges accepted Avery.

8.   In fact, few colleges accept everything they are offered.

9.   It also allowed colleges to accept gifts and grants to support Gonzales.

10.   Miss Bains added that as a freshman she had looked up to some seniors as they applied to and were accepted by colleges.