Copy, paste, caught: Plagiarists beware

LOS ANGELES - The student's admissions essay for Boston University's MBA program was about persevering in the business world.

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When college applicants plagiarize, Turnitin can spot them

UCLA's Anderson School of Management and Stanford University are among more than 100 colleges using Turnitin's database to detect plagiarism in application essays. The student's admissions essay for Boston University's MBA program was about persevering in the business world. "I have worked for organizations in which the culture has been open and nurturing, and for others that have been elitist ...

Taking More Seats on Campus, Foreigners Also Pay the Freight

SEATTLE -- This is the University of Washington's new math: 18 percent of its freshmen come from abroad, most from China. Each pays tuition of $28,059, about three times as much as students from Washington State. And that, according to the dean of admissions, is how low-income Washingtonians -- more than a quarter of the class -- get a free ride.