Does it help if your mom or dad graduated from the college of your dreams? Yes, it can, as long as you meet the other conditions of admission.
Colleges may claim that their admissions process is “need blind.” But their process for awarding financial aid may not meet your need. Confused? That’s how colleges want it.
Having trouble finding the right school? Love music and dancing? Maybe this video from the University of Delaware will seal the deal for you.
“Smitty,” a legendary school counselor, passes on wisdom from years of guiding students through the college admission process.
Newsweek offers 6 new realities in college admission. #6? Consider hiring an educational consultant: 25% of top students already do.
A student Mark advised shares his story about making his college plan and choosing his major. Moral of the story? Do what you love.
The Common Application is used by more than 400 colleges. Some say the Common App is a huge help in admissions. Others say it causes more problems than it solves. What do you think?
News flash: Children of alumni have a higher acceptance rate than those without alumni connections. Result: Less qualified kids are sometimes accepted over more qualified candidates. Is this bad or good?
More and more colleges allow students to submit YouTube videos as a part of the admissions process. While some are pretty creative, is this move to video a positive trend? Have a look at the videos themselves here, and weigh in with your opinion.
The third in a series about writing the personal essay for UCLA applications. The key to the perfect essay is all in the L.I.D.
Total borrowing at public colleges and universities has increased 31% in the past four years–faster than the rise in tuition revenues. Is this sustainable? The mortgage industry collapsed. Could there be a similar crisis in higher education?
How do we know what college is best? What are the objective indicators of educational quality. Zac Bissonnette reminds us that there is no objectivity in this business.
