I get to meet tons of college applicants at the talks I give on the college admissions process. Students with responsibilities outside of school, whether they have a part-time job or family ...

Aerospace engineering is a field of engineering that focuses on the design and development of aircrafts and spacecrafts. This specialized field is one of the most demanding yet challenging fields of ...

If you're involved in the college process right now or know someone who is a college student who lives on campus, you have probably heard of so-called “substance-free" housing (SFH). What is that and ...

It’s back-to-school shopping time, and college students are on the lookout for deals on the best laptops and electronics for school. There’s no shortage of options, price ranges, and advice about ...

If you're like most students, you're applying to more than one college, and tracking your applications, rec letters, transcripts, test scores, interviews and everything else can be a challenge. To ...

What makes a great college essay? It's more art than science, but these essay examples can give you a sense of what makes a good essay. Starting your college admissions essay can feel like a ...

So here's the deal: You're applying to at least one college that superscores, and your superscore happens to be pretty great. But you aren't so happy about your individual test scores on the SAT or ...

The AP Program has steadily expanded across the US over the past decade, resulting in participation from a larger and increasingly diverse group of students. The recently-released 2019 AP Report from ...

I read your Ask the Dean answer about appealing AP scores, but that was from when multiple choice questions were on the test. This year, there were no multiple choice options, only free response-short ...

Question: I am a parent who happens to also be a school guidance counselor in a middle school. My question is this... If a student takes high school classes in middle school, such as a foreign ...

Is it true that my daughter is less likely to get merit scholarships if she applies Early Decision (ED)? I know schools use merit money as a way to entice students to attend, and if we apply ED, we ...

California has joined seven other states in implementing a policy that makes it mandatory for all graduating high school seniors to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) unless ...