In recent weeks, a wave of prestigious schools has announced that they will no longer require students to submit supplemental ...

Colleges say admissions reforms promote fairness, but many also benefit institutions. Here's why transparency in modern ...

Many parents assume that preparing for the college admissions process entails standardized testing goals, essay drafts, and spreadsheets with application deadlines.

Parents often ask me whether their kids should use AI to write their college essays. I say they should only do so after they've written it themselves.

Of all the decisions that go into a college application, the choice of major is one of the most important yet misunderstood ...

When Class of 2022 alumna Rachel Lee first opened her Harvard University acceptance letter in December 2021 through an online portal, she was greeted by the word, “Congratulations!” in bold text.

More colleges are returning to requiring standardized test scores from applicants. The change is intended to help students ...

Figuring out how to stand out in the college application process can be challenging. Each part of your application is an opportunity to highlight your strengths, passions, and unique experiences, ...

"Can I just make something up?" A number of years ago one of my students asked that question about his college essay. He had what he thought was a great essay topic about how he had saved someone's ...

The testing giant ETS announced Tuesday that it will acquire college and career-readiness assessment company ACT—a move that ...

Ethan knew his college application essay was not perfect, but he believed every sentence sounded like him. He had spent weeks ...

College admissions officers in the mid-19th century had it pretty easy. Since higher education was only a possibility for a small fraction of American teenagers, admissions decisions were more about ...