Most applicants have their approach to searching for and applying to college all wrong. It is not their fault—we live in an outcome-driven culture where we want to skip right to the answer. The ...

I write about education with a focus on finance and entrepreneurship. May 07, 2025, 06:30am EDT Updated Jun 25, 2025, 12:52pm EDT The traditional May 1 decision deadline has come and gone, but it’s ...

You’ll often hear two words come up in advising sessions as students look ahead to college: match and fit. They sound interchangeable, but they’re not. Match refers to what colleges are looking for ...

The college admission process can be daunting. Here are some ideas from a college president — and a parent who has been through it twice — on the ways parents can help with the final college selection ...

After Julia Dixon graduated from the University of Michigan in 2014, her family and friends asked for her help with the college application process. Dixon was happy to share her recently earned ...