College admission is a marketing game

Courtesy Marketplace  Mon, 03/24/2008 - 14:05

Commentator and high school junior Morrisa Brenner is taking tests and filling out applications to get into college.

In the process, she's learned that colleges are selling themselves just as much as prospective students.


 

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