I asked admissions officers from Vanderbilt, Denison, the Universities of Richmond, Miami, Delaware, and Marist and Gettysburg Colleges on how much--or how little attention--essays receive in admissions decisions at a virtual breakout panel at the Independent Education...

What if you could answer some simple questions to discover:

• Extracurricular ideas to engage you this summer and beyond?

• An academic major/minor?

• A satisfying career in the future?

You can--and you'll be able to revisit your answers as you move throu...

From Dr. Jed Applerouth and Dr. Gary Glass, Director of Counseling and Career Services of Emory Oxford College, a new way of approaching the epidemic of anxiety and stress that affects students throughout middle, high school, and college. Reframing how we look at the s...

5 things I learned about the University of Tampa this week:

1. 80% of the student body hails from outside Florida, with 14% international.

2. Entrepreneurship students work with venture capital specialists to learn how to finance and structure deals in the 40 company Spa...

I attended NJ ACAC's (Association of College admissions Counselors) "College Admission in the 2020's-A Look Ahead" on Tuesday.  The projections held both optimism and unpredictability. But Rob Franek of Princeton Review made a great point about how juniors and seniors...