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.
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.
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.
Zac Bissonnette continues his guest post on our blog by talking about the dangers of thinking of college of an “investment,” and on the perceived perils of choosing the right major.
Not enough college counselors talk frankly about financial aid. We do. And Zac Bissonnette is helping us do it.
Feeling anxious about the college application process? It is time to get organized!
