Here's what to do while you're waiting to hear back from colleges, per admissions expert Sara Harberson ...

Sara Harberson is a college admissions expert with over 20 years of experience in higher education and private counseling.

A great deal of the admissions process is beyond any student’s control. Colleges receive far more qualified applicants than ...

Top colleges look for key traits and experiences that signal potential in addition to grades. Every August, high school seniors across the country log into the Common Application with a familiar blend ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Mary Frances Ruskell graduated in May from her high school in Columbia, South Carolina. The first round of admissions decisions for Clemson University came out on a December evening, ...

High school seniors in Texas who haven't applied to college yet will have a free opportunity to do so this week. It's part of a new program called Free College Application Week, which takes place Oct.

Students continue to pursue postsecondary education—particularly Latino and Black students—and a growing share of those applicants are choosing to submit SAT and ACT scores even when institutions are ...

Writing a college admissions essay is hard. But using AI could backfire badly. Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; Tero Vesalainen / iStock / Getty Every fall, high school students applying to ...

As she approached her senior year in high school, the thought of moving on to college was “scary and intimidating” to Milianys Santiago — especially since she would be the first in her family to earn ...

Some students are still mentioning their race or immigrant status as the Trump administration cracks down on diversity efforts. But many are avoiding sensitive aspects of their identity. By Bernard ...