Here are some of the red flags that will quickly indicate to admissions officers that a student has hired a prescriptive college admissions consultant.

Johnson College is now enrolling students in seven new programs, expanding its offerings to 18 associate degree programs and five academic certificate programs. Several of these additions build on ...

Applying to college is a muti-step process, and most high school students have not managed a multi-month process on their own. That's why you might want to make a college application checklist. While ...

This article is featured in the 2026 Winter Carnival Issue. In recent years, Dartmouth has received tens of thousands of applications and typically notifies regular decision applicants in late March.

After the Supreme Court banned the consideration of race in college admissions, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology each enrolled fewer Black freshmen in fall 2024 than ...

If there’s one thing that chatbots have proven, it’s that we’re in a golden era for academic cheating. And as bad as using ChatGPT to “earn” a law degree is, chatbots aren’t having all the problematic ...

High schoolers are turning to chatbots for help navigating the college admissions process. Does a virtual college coach know what’s best for students? By Callie Holtermann It was September, and ...

Last spring, the University of Austin in Texas, declaring the college admissions system “biased,” “broken” and “unjust,” launched a “merit-first” admissions program. Students with high standardized ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Universities nationwide, including Caltech, are debuting artificial intelligence tools to evaluate applicants.

If your kid is applying to the University of San Francisco next academic year, their application will be scrutinized by a new set of virtual eyes. Late last month, the Catholic institution signed a ...

Students dreaming of gaining admission to one of the most elite universities in the country need to think strategically. They need to figure out exactly where they will apply, share why they will be ...