To learn about what happens behind the closed doors of the admissions office, The Herald sat down with two Brown University ...

Four summer activities that strengthen college applications by building mentorship, real-world maturity, passion projects, and sustained community impact.

CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS - JULY 08: A view of the campus of Harvard University on July 08, 2020 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have sued the Trump ...

Yet as he plans for college, one word often lurks in his mind: failure. “It’s horrifying,” Woodson, a senior at Harbor Teacher Preparatory Academy in Wilmington, said. “It’s a lot of pressure because ...

This post was updated Nov. 26 at 10:23 p.m. Take the maximum number of Advanced Placement classes you can fit into your schedule. Be your class president. Get fives on your AP exams. Be a varsity ...

Last week, I joined a virtual webinar led by Ethan Sawyer, The College Essay Guy, and Tillie Gottlieb, a senior college ...

The college admissions process can be overwhelming for high school students, parents, and grad students alike. The stakes are high, and the journey from application to acceptance involves more than ...

Millions of students nationwide will soon select their new home for undergraduate studies and scholarships play a key role in ...

There’s no doubt that college is expensive. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the cost of obtaining a four-year degree ranges from $27,100 for public institutions to $58,600 ...

A high school student, meeting for the first time with a college admissions counselor, felt he’d messed up his chances at ever being accepted at a top university because of missteps in his early high ...

If it's been a while since you went to college and you are now back in the application process with a child of your own, you might be surprised at how the college admissions landscape has changed.