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Dear 9th Grader: Don’t get rejected from the Ivy League so soon!

Dear 10th Grader: Don’t Become An Ivy League Reject!

Caltech to require SAT or ACT scores again

New Early Action Admissions Options Popping Up Across America

The Best and Worst 2025-2026 Common App Essay Prompts

Rice University adds new 500-word required essay to its application

Dear 11th Grader: Don’t Screw Up Your Ivy League Chances Now

2025 Admissions Cycle Brings Change at US Naval Academy

UMass Amherst receives record 30,000+ Early Action applications

Another Reason Why Your Common Application Essay is So Bad

Princeton wants to learn about applicants’ “lived experiences”

Avoid Tuition Anxiety: Put Strong Merit Aid Colleges on Your List

New Dartmouth Essay Prompts Feature Football and Wild Chimpanzees

Now Open: Application for New UC Berkeley 4-Year Haas Business Program

Many high school counselors mean well but…

The 5 Most Ridiculously Underrated Colleges in America

Yale Receives 1,000 Fewer Early Action Applications

Comparing Undergraduate Life at University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University

Tulane’s acceptance rate is 13%. Only 34% are male.

Make the most of a college visit this spring

Top 5 Ways Applying to US Colleges is Different than Applying to UK Universities

Rolling Admission vs. Regular Decision

Wesleyan University Ends Legacy Preferences in Admissions

Making the most of the summer before senior year

Northwestern Releases Regular Decisions, Class of 2027 Statistics

Oh, Canada! The Definitive List of Canadian University Application Deadlines

UNC and a tale of one – make that four – acceptance rates

30 Summer STEM Camps for High School Freshmen

The Perfect Gifts to Celebrate Getting Into College

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