Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While grades, test scores, and essays still hold significant weight, college admissions are shifting towards a more holistic ...

The college admissions process has never been an easy one. Students aiming for Ivy League schools have an especially hard time, as over the past twenty years, acceptance rates have dropped into the ...

Welcome to our college application blog, where we provide a wealth of information and guidance to help you successfully navigate the college application process. Applying to college can be an ...

College application essays are where you can demonstrate your writing skills and let your unique voice shine. “They’re such an amazing and crucial opportunity to really shape how admissions officers ...

The college admissions process can be inherently stressful, made worse by decreasing acceptance rates at top schools and high tuition everywhere. The uncertainty is hard enough on its own: Teens might ...

Getting into college is one of students’ most exciting rites of passage. However, that doesn’t mean that it can’t seem daunting. From 74% for grades to 4% for interviews, college stats show that there ...

College admissions have changed dramatically in the past few years, causing more anxiety than ever for parents and teens. As acceptance rates plummet and test-optional schools surge, the competition ...

While many high school seniors have already submitted applications for college admission, there are also a significant number who have started filling one out but haven’t completed it. According to ...

Senior year is when the college search process kicks into high gear. Here are some tips that should help you during this process: Narrow down your list of schools to those where you will apply. If you ...

City kids get their Paul Mole coiffures all tousled up over acceptance into the Elite 8: Yale, Harvard, Princeton…you know the rest (Columbia, Cornell, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth and Brown ...

Deciding not to apply for financial aid can be a mistake. Some financial aid is awarded first come, first served. Missing a ...