Here's what to do while you're waiting to hear back from colleges, per admissions expert Sara Harberson ...
High schoolers are turning to chatbots for help navigating the college admissions process. Does a virtual college coach know ...
Hang by the pool, enroll in summer school, or get a job? Here’s what one independent college admissions counselor advises her ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.- Ever since the college admissions scandal, the admissions landscape is in a constant state of flux. A former Dean of Admissions is offering advice to make the process easier for ...
In her new book, Julie Park, an expert on race and admissions, calls on colleges to stand up to the Trump administration’s ...
High school students can use summer to build real skills, gain clarity, and strengthen college applications by focusing on ...
Editor’s note: This is the first story in a collaborative series covering the state of Northwest college admissions in 2025. Directives by the Trump administration are aimed at eliminating race-based ...
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How does a college admissions waitlist work?

Being placed on a college admissions waitlist can create a mixed bag of emotions for applicants. On one hand, it isn’t an outright rejection, but on the other, it can feel as though you're being left ...
If you had to describe the work that Taylor Miller and Craig Smith do as Grove City High School's college advising managers, they would tell you it boils down to the "3 Es": enroll, employ and enlist.
Why timing, temperament, connection, and developmental realities—not intelligence—shape how boys experience high school and ...
Business is booming for independent college admissions counselors, driven by plummeting acceptance rates, rising tuition, and a seemingly universal obsession with a short list of top schools everyone ...