I've been a college admissions coach for two decades, but my current students lack basic reading and writing skills. I blame ...

As it turns out, rich and famous parents are just like the rest of us. They want the very best for their kids, and in the rough-and-tumble world of college admissions, they're willing to shell out ...

After meticulously polishing application materials, hitting submit during the early admissions round, and enduring the agonizing wait for an admissions decision, thousands of students opened their ...

Historically, the college admission "waitlist” was something that enrollment leaders used to round out their first-year class after the May 1 National Candidate Reply Date. With enrollment deposits in ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Long have college admissions professionals bemoaned the public’s lack of understanding of how admissions decisions get made. But that disconnect appears even wider during the second ...

Independent college admissions counselors have gotten a bad rap in recent years. First there was the Varsity Blues scandal in 2019, a multimillion-dollar bribery and test-cheating scheme masterminded ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Close up of admissions office sign near public university campus As the admissions landscape ...

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 ...

Admissions counselors welcome admitted students to a presentation on the Augsburg University campus. Credit: Jaida Grey Eagle for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education.