
The Role of Community Service in Applications
Will you be listing community service hours on your college application? Read more to find out what type of community service is actually valued by the colleges in the admissions process.

Will you be listing community service hours on your college application? Read more to find out what type of community service is actually valued by the colleges in the admissions process.

Curious how much merit aid the college of your choice is likely to give? Check out a new interactive listing of more than 600 colleges from the New York Times.

Read more about why applying to too many colleges may not be a good thing.
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