In January 2011, the University of Southern California Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice in conjunction with the Education Conservancy convened a national workshop--a unique experiment meant to consider "The Case for Change in College Admissions." Its 180 participants included university and college admissions officers as well as faculty members and administrative leaders of selective private and public higher education institutions throughout the U.S. Also participating were members of both the federal and state higher education policy communities, higher education scholars, leaders of associations, and other stakeholders. This meeting, which was generously funded by the College Board, Lumina Foundation, and Spencer Foundation, was uniquely distinguished by the enthusiastic participation of attendees. At the same time, there was a widely shared sense of urgency that the level and nature of competition among attendees' institutions was threatening education. A pervasive conviction among participants was that colleges and the public interest would be better served by reining in certain practices and engaging in cooperative behavior. Most emphatically expressed was a call for individual and collective leadership. This executive summary provides distillations of several prominent thoughts, ideas, and suggestions presented at the event. The insights from this conference derive not just from empirical research, but also from years of professional experience. Altogether, this collection of arguments makes the case for change, recommends corrective actions, and challenges each member of the educational community to find a space for leadership and action in the public interest. Appended to the report are: (1) The Case for Change Conference Program; (2) "Sorting to Extremes" (Sandy Baum and Michael S. McPherson); (3) Idea Harvest: Free Response from Conference Participants; (4) Participating Institutions; and (5) Sponsors.