The Elite Squeeze.

ELITISM in education; COLLEGE applications; STANFORD University; COMMON Application (College); HARVARD University -- Admission; HIGHER education; UNIVERSITY & college admission -- Social aspects; YALE University; UNIVERSITY & college admission

The article discusses the difficulties that college applicants are having with regards to their efforts to gain admission to various elite institutions of higher learning in the U.S. such as Stanford University and Yale University, and it mentions how other high-quality educational opportunities are easy to attain in America as of March 2015. A Common Application form is mentioned, along with the admissions policies of schools such as Harvard University and the University of Virginia.