The third round of stimulus checks landed in bank accounts this week, and eligible families of high school seniors and college students may have seen a significantly larger number this time around.

Decision Day occurs each year on May 1st and is the deadline for students to inform the college of their choice of their intent to attend through submitting an enrollment deposit. As decision day ...

College is filled with surprises — some can be great, while others may be stress-inducing. In this video, college students discuss their most significant challenges, which range from time management ...

Ascent hosted an engaging webinar recently to address what’s on many people’s minds – federal student loan repayment. Embarking on this journey can be overwhelming, but you’re not alone. According to ...

Good news for anyone deferred Early Decision/Early Action: It turns out that Harvard gets enough applicants with perfect GPAs to have enough for over four incoming classes. How is that good news? It ...

My post today is aimed at high school students who are not actively involved in the college application process. That would include freshmen ("freshpersons"?), sophomores, and juniors. I'm going to ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the college admissions landscape, and applying to college this fall is unlike any other year in history. To help ease your mind during the process, we've ...

We took a trip to Boston last week. As educational consultants, part of our job is to travel the country to visit college and boarding school campuses so that we can learn more about what each one ...

When he was 16 years old, former President Obama got his first job working at the Baskin-Robbins in Honolulu during the summer. Though scooping frozen ice cream was hard on his wrists and made him ...

The National Merit Scholarship Program began in 1955 as a way to recognize and provide scholarships to exceptional high-school students from around the country. Each year, around 50,000 high school ...

Keeping track of all of the tasks you must complete during your college admissions journey can be daunting. We're aiming to make them simpler by distilling the steps for high school seniors down to a ...