College Admissions Have Been a ‘Hot Mess’ 

FILE -- Georgia State University students Kavita Javalagi, left, and Gana Natarajan, second from left, speak with Shetundra Pinkston, during the Startup Student Connection job fair, March 29, 2023, in Atlanta.

The troubled rollout of a new federal financial aid form, the end of race-based affirmative action and shifting test requirements have made things very confusing for applicants to U.S. undergraduate programs.

Oyin Adedoyin and Melissa Korn have the story for the Wall Street Journal. (March 2024)