It’s the fall of 2023: college application season for Edlawit Zewde. She spent every afternoon hunched over her computer submitting applications.

Former college president offers suggestions to help parents support their teens through the college admissions process.

Dear Mark, My daughter is a junior with a 3.7 GPA, and she just got her SAT score back: 1180. She’s disappointed. Honestly, so am I. She studied hard. But a ...

Weekly college planning sessions with my son became lessons in deep listening and building trust during senior year of high school.

The 2026-2027 Common App essay prompts have been confirmed, so if you are in the high school Class of 2027, what are you waiting for? Now is the time to start drafting your Common App essay.With that ...

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 ...

Colleges nationwide are using artificial intelligence to review applications and essays to increase efficiency.

Here are some of the red flags that will quickly indicate to admissions officers that a student has hired a prescriptive college admissions consultant.

College admissions is no longer a straightforward process; it has become a competitive process that requires thoughtfulness ...

The new framework emphasizes externally validated projects over traditional résumé stacking. LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED ...

To learn about what happens behind the closed doors of the admissions office, The Herald sat down with two Brown University admissions officers, Emily Wagg ’24 and Aidan Berman ’25, to get a glimpse ...

Right now, many high school seniors are anxiously waiting to hear back from colleges they applied to, which can be ...