University and college admissions

California will ban private colleges and universities, including some of the nation's most selective institutions, from giving special consideration to applicants who have family or other connections to the schools, a practice known as legacy admissions.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday that will prohibit the practice starting in the fall of 2025.

For almost a quarter of a century, a coterie of the nation's most elite universities had a legal shield: They would be exempt from federal antitrust laws when they shared formulas to measure prospective students' financial needs.

Each year, millions of young people from all around the world are getting ready for another year in college. In Bulgaria alone, 229.5 thousands of students enrolled in higher education for various degrees in the 2018/2019 academic year. Over 10 thousands students from Bulgaria apply to study abroad on a yearly basis. Most of them target European universities.

Nearly 450,000 applicants have applied for paid military service in Turkey.      

For another consecutive year, large universities in Bulgaria announced additional listings in order to fill vacant places. New applicants and candidates not admitted in former competitions may apply. There are vacant places after the regular competitions, despite the fact that state admittance this year was reduced by 9,000 places.