Last week, I joined a virtual webinar led by Ethan Sawyer, The College Essay Guy, and Tillie Gottlieb, a senior college ...

Let’s face it, the college admission process exists to serve one primary purpose: for colleges and universities to fill seats with those students who will be the best match for what the institution ...

Higher ed expert Jeff Selingo on what your senior, junior or sophomore should be doing at this point in the admissions cycle.

This post was updated Nov. 26 at 10:23 p.m. Take the maximum number of Advanced Placement classes you can fit into your schedule. Be your class president. Get fives on your AP exams. Be a varsity ...

A high school student, meeting for the first time with a college admissions counselor, felt he’d messed up his chances at ever being accepted at a top university because of missteps in his early high ...

As the vice president of academic affairs and a member of the admissions committee at SSP International (SSPI), a nonprofit organization offering immersive scientific experiences, I review hundreds of ...

College admissions have changed dramatically in the past few years, causing more anxiety than ever for parents and teens. As acceptance rates plummet and test-optional schools surge, the competition ...

I’ll be honest. I completed two undergraduate degrees plus grad school without considering hiring a college consultant. It’s not something that I even knew existed. However, navigating the college ...

The college admissions process can be overwhelming for high school students, parents, and grad students alike. The stakes are high, and the journey from application to acceptance involves more than ...

Yet as he plans for college, one word often lurks in his mind: failure. “It’s horrifying,” Woodson, a senior at Harbor Teacher Preparatory Academy in Wilmington, said. “It’s a lot of pressure because ...

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If it's been a while since you went to college and you are now back in the application process with a child of your own, you might be surprised at how the college admissions landscape has changed.