Mark Montgomery will deliver a presentation on college admissions to the American business community in Hong Kong.
If you want to attend a top American university, which is better, a Chinese mom or an American mom?
New research suggests that college students aren’t really learning. So how do find a college that will be academically challenging? How do you know if the students at the schools you are visiting are academically engaged?
How will your transcript be evaluating? Learn the questions you should ask every college you are applying to about their transcript review process.
Read about another interesting news story regarding college applications and intense press students are under.
College application stress is an epidemic. Students are feeling more and more pressure to have the perfect class schedule, the best list of extracurricular activities and still have a “normal” life. What can parents and educators do to help alleviate some of the stress associated with the college application frenzy?
Why are difficult supplemental essays required by so many top flight colleges in the US? Robert Sternberg tells all!
Dartmouth has the highest rate of participation in study abroad of all the Ivies. But it’s quality that counts (and Dartmouth has that, too!).
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.
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?
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.
The Chinese are discovering liberal arts colleges…finally. Most Chinese have never heard of Williams, and have little idea about what the liberal arts are all about. But things are changing.
