What's the formula for college admission again? High school activities + public service (grades x ACT or SAT scores)? The truth is, there isn't a college admission calculator out there. And that's a ...

In the thick of fall admissions season, high school seniors are gearing up for one of the most crucial aspects of the college application process: the interview. Here’s a guide to some of the top ...

The Post’s special section on the Jouney to College. If you’re stressing about a college interview, take heart: Experts say these talks are an opportunity rather than another stressor in the college ...

Dr. Shirag Shemmassian is a former Cornell admissions interviewer and a college admissions expert. After years of helping hundreds of students get into top schools such as Harvard and Princeton, he's ...

As a college-admissions expert, I know students often dread the alumni interview. I tell all my students to prepare answers for the first and last questions. But the middle of the interview should ...

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As you prepare for an interview at a two-year college, keep in mind that your chances of getting the job depend more on your ability to speak the language of community colleges than on any other ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. As the CEO of Command Education, I write about emotionally intelligent leadership and education. Admission to top colleges has ...

At Bucknell, we can assure you that a real human being (at least two, actually) will review your entire application, including your essay, and that they (not computers) will decide if you get in.

No matter how much I try to scrub my mind clean, the residual smudges of my college application process still resurface when I least expect them. Sometimes it’s at 3 a.m., waking up convinced I made a ...

A complaint I hear frequently from graduate students at research universities is that no one on their campus can advise them on the faculty-hiring process at community colleges. That’s not necessarily ...