“College admissions officers review applications in the context of an applicant’s high school and region, so they have high expectations for students from competitive high schools,” Dr. Kat Cohen, ...

Today’s motivated parents often intrusively engineer their student’s activities to build a competitive college application.

You have /3 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The weeks before May 1 can create lots of anxiety for admissions leaders. But for private colleges at ...

Summer can be a pivotal time for high school students hoping to stand out in the competitive college admissions process. While the school year is structured with mandatory courses and extracurriculars ...

Admissions officers spend about 10 minutes per application at large universities, and 15-30 minutes at selective smaller schools, according to industry insiders. So, students hoping to gain admission ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — College enrollment has dropped by over 2 million students in the last decade. Experts say it may be easier than ever for high school seniors to get into their dream university.

Israel Garcia wrote parts of his college essays from the passenger seat, as his mother navigated two hours of traffic on Interstate 10 with just 33 hours left until the Nov. 1 application deadline.

This is the time of year when we start to hear from competitive colleges about how good their application pools were and how stellar their entering freshman classes will be in the fall. Colleges are ...

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