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Alana Wolf was accepted to Cornell University, which told her to go somewhere else as a freshman and come back as a sophomore under a little-known policy called conditional admission. She spent her freshman year at Ithaca College and will enter Cornell this fall.

Seeking advantage, colleges are increasingly admitting students as sophomores

by Jon Marcus August 23, 2018April 8, 2021

Alana Wolf will enter Cornell University as a student for the first time this fall. But unlike most of the other nervous new arrivals, she won’t be starting as a freshman. This story also appeared in GBH News and Marketplace Cornell admitted her 18 months ago on condition she go somewhere else for a year […]