During College Confidential's recent "Ask the Dean" event, I responded to questions from the community on a variety of college admission-related topics. During Part 1 of the subsequent article series, ...

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 ...

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 ...

You're about to take a college readiness assessment, and you're probably wondering how to prepare for it. The best way to prepare for the ACT is to take challenging classes in high school. However, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Wondering which careers will be in demand over the next several years? The US Bureau of Labor Statistics created a projection of the occupations expected to have the highest employment growth between ...

Analyzing the career outcomes for any school is a good idea, but it can be especially important when determining the overall value of the education a school is able to provide. An inexpensive ...

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 ...