College ‘Direct Admission’: Skip the Application and Get a Scholarship

More colleges are accepting students through a process called “direct admission” that lets them skip many of the traditional application steps and even get a scholarship along the way. Sound too good to be true? Wall Street Journal higher-education reporter Melissa Korn joins WSJ Your Money Briefing host J.R. Whalen to discuss how it works and what students need to keep in mind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices