College Advisor Senior Admissions Officer Alvin Carter discusses the college essay, standardized testing, demonstrated ...

Schools are pushing to get commitments from prospective students sooner, adding new early-admission rounds, and using wait ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brennan Barnard writes about the nuances of college admission. Emily Pacheco is an assistant director of admission at Loyola ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brennan Barnard writes about the nuances of college admission. We are all struggling to cope in this age of rapid and bewildering ...

This application cycle, way more students reported test scores, up 10% compared with last year. That's despite many colleges having "test-optional" admissions policies.

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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Colleges are waiving application fees, creating one-click apps, and offering automatic admission to students who ...

In Vox on April 19, journalist and editor Bryan Walsh argues that elite college admissions should be conducted by a simple lottery system rather than by the inherently controversial assessment of ...

In the spring of 1994, I cried over being denied admission at Northwestern and Columbia … and three other elite universities. A close friend, trying to comfort me, only made me sob harder by saying: ...