Sophomore host Kaeleigh Banda breaks down the top stories in News, Sports and Life and Culture at The Ithacan. This week, Banda spoke with senior Tess Ferguson, juniors Gianna Izzo and Sebastian Pickford and sophomore Brady Dumas. Edited by Mei Dennison.

A recent study found that high school grades are still valued the most by colleges despite efforts to move away from this achievement-based criteria.