You're about to take a college readiness assessment, and you're probably wondering how to prepare for it. The best way to prepare for the ACT is to take challenging classes in high school. However, ...

College is filled with surprises — some can be great, while others may be stress-inducing. In this video, college students discuss their most significant challenges, which range from time management ...

It’s October already. You may recall my cautions about how fast Thanksgiving arrives for high school seniors. With that looms the Early Decision (ED) and Early Action (EA) deadlines. Perhaps the most ...

Analyzing the career outcomes for any school is a good idea, but it can be especially important when determining the overall value of the education a school is able to provide. An inexpensive ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the college admissions landscape, and applying to college this fall is unlike any other year in history. To help ease your mind during the process, we've ...

My post today is aimed at high school students who are not actively involved in the college application process. That would include freshmen ("freshpersons"?), sophomores, and juniors. I'm going to ...

When he was 16 years old, former President Obama got his first job working at the Baskin-Robbins in Honolulu during the summer. Though scooping frozen ice cream was hard on his wrists and made him ...

Question: I have never gotten in trouble but today my P.E teacher has given me detention for having earphones in my ears. I don't know whether it will become an administrative detention or just a ...

It's great to see the march toward test-optional admissions continue, particularly with the College Board's announcement earlier this week that online SATs won't happen as originally planned. To those ...

Wondering what happens to your college application after you hit the "submit" button? Although the process is different at every college, most schools use some version of the steps shown in this video ...

Doing that led me to here, today. For the benefit of any of you who are wondering about the good, not so good, and other aspects about the college experience, at least from this guy's point of view, I ...

As the coronavirus has spread across the United States, most school districts have shut down completely or shifted to home-based educational formats. Learning at home can take many shapes, from ...