So it can be tough to make your application shine. Yes, it helps to have good grades, high test scores, awards and extracurriculars—but what else looks good on a college application? As it turns ...

Consumer reporter John Matarese says free tools like ChatGPT and other AI programs are tempting to use when applying for jobs or filling out college applications. They can quickly generate cover ...

Your academic record is a major deciding factor in your college application. Admissions officers look for students who have excelled in high school, especially in honors and AP courses.

Applications to public colleges and universities increased more ... selective members (admit rates 75% and above) also grew at a good clip (38%). According to the report, “the vast majority ...

Here is other advice from Smith for penning a good college essay ... emaciated child on the street,” Smith said. Readers of applications usually aren’t moved by essays from privileged ...

A 2022 EAB report found that the average number of applications per student rose from 5.8 in 2015 to seven in 2021. Summer can be a good time for families to visit colleges. In-person visits give ...

recently launched its latest AI-driven features to assist students with the college application process. “GoodGoblin.ai is transforming the college application landscape by offering tools that ...

With college application deadlines just around the corner, admissions officers say the holidays are a good time for high school seniors to knock some final tasks off their checklists.

Image: Jakub Porzycki/Zuma Press High-school seniors are furiously feathering final flourishes into their college application essays. Did the prior sentence contain a little alliteration?

Also, from what I hear, the college-application process can be overwhelming ... Some of this is just good parenting; some of it is mere gamesmanship. Either way, the benefits of the better ...

For this reason, we specialize in a “cost-conscious” college search ... that the school could be a good financial fit and after she had submitted her application. When she recently received ...