The waiting season is officially in full swing. College essays have been written, rewritten, second-guessed, and finalized.

Students experiencing economic hardship often find it difficult to cover the cost of college application fees. The College Board recommends that students apply to five to eight colleges and ...

Business is booming for independent college admissions counselors, driven by plummeting acceptance rates, rising tuition, and a seemingly universal obsession with a short list of top schools everyone ...

For generations, the path to a respected university followed a predictable, if stressful, script. But the 2025-2026 admissions cycle is shaping up to be a period of historic upheaval. A "perfect storm ...

Starting in freshman year, students should strategically plan their coursework, extracurriculars, and standardized testing to maximize college application success. Early planning of high school ...

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Applying to college is a muti-step process, and most high school students have not managed a multi-month process on their own. That's why you might want to make a college application checklist. While ...

Personal branding for teens helps students prioritize clarity over college admissions by building around what they care about ...

Once a senior decision-maker inside the admission departments of long-established universities, she now offers private guidance to families navigating the nuanced, complex, and constantly changing ...

Students across the state can apply to nearly 130 colleges and universities for free this October, as Gov. Kathy Hochul has proclaimed October as New York State College Application Month, which ...

High school seniors in Texas who haven't applied to college yet will have a free opportunity to do so this week. It's part of a new program called Free College Application Week, which takes place Oct.

Editor’s note: This is the first story in a collaborative series covering the state of Northwest college admissions in 2025. Directives by the Trump administration are aimed at eliminating race-based ...