Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While grades, test scores, and essays still hold significant weight, college admissions are shifting towards a more holistic ...

Welcome to our college application blog, where we provide a wealth of information and guidance to help you successfully navigate the college application process. Applying to college can be an ...

He really gets an A for effort. A Long Island principal is helping students land their dream schools, with a new book that offers the best tips and tricks for the admissions process as gleaned from ...

More than 31,000 students competed for fall 2023 admission to Rice University, and fewer than 2,400 got accepted: 8%. They encountered similar odds at other elite institutions. Emory College: 10%.

Getting into college is one of students’ most exciting rites of passage. However, that doesn’t mean that it can’t seem daunting. From 74% for grades to 4% for interviews, college stats show that there ...

College admissions have changed dramatically in the past few years, causing more anxiety than ever for parents and teens. As acceptance rates plummet and test-optional schools surge, the competition ...

Callie Boik, College Supports Program Cordinator, left, sits with Tony Saylor, 22, in a classroom at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Mich., Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. Often, his constant ...

University of Mary Washington’s Melissa Yakabouski and Sarah Lindberg have a combined 50 years of experience in college admissions. Photo courtesy of UMW. No time is quite so exciting as when a high ...

The college admissions process can be inherently stressful, made worse by decreasing acceptance rates at top schools and high tuition everywhere. The uncertainty is hard enough on its own: Teens might ...

While many high school seniors have already submitted applications for college admission, there are also a significant number who have started filling one out but haven’t completed it. According to ...

Transitioning from high school to college can be a very overwhelming and stressful time for students and their families. For many students, it’s the first time they get to experience freedom and ...

Game on! It’s the fall of your senior year of high school and you are ready to apply for college. Or are you? The process actually begins well before. Weighted more heavily than ever before, the ...