Every year, I help several hundred high school seniors navigate the college admissions process. Our students are not typically wealthy. About 20% are considered low-income and eligible for Pell Grants ...

The college application process can seem intimidating, especially if students don’t have relatives who have already been through it and can offer advice. Since there are several steps, such as writing ...

With non-stop headlines about falling admission rates and rising tuition costs, it’s easy for families of high school students to stress out about applying to college. Lindsay Tanne, founder and CEO ...

I guess we can say that another round of college application processes has come to a successful close. Two kids, two acceptances to their first-choice schools, two processes so completely different ...

It was a stressful process, but my daughter eventually got into her dream school. I thought the stress was over, but she had much more to do in applying for scholarships. I feel like I did everything ...

As college application deadlines head closer, the intimidating process of applying continues to grow increasingly complex. Between test scores, extracurriculars, GPA, and a confusing array of ...

The 2024-2025 admissions cycle flipped the script. Application surges, shifting test policies, and AI tools have reshaped how colleges choose students. For applicants in 2025-2026, it’s more ...

Avoid scholarships that request detailed financial or identity-based information. The scholarship search shouldn't end once ...

My daughter's senior year was stressful because of college applications. But we struggled during the long periods of waiting that no one seems to talk about. We turned to others to help support us ...

Last weekend, as Americans took down their skeleton decorations and kids across the country recovered from the previous night’s sugar shock, almost 200,000 high school seniors took part in an annual ...

In the past five weeks, Dartmouth, Yale, and Brown have all announced that they would once again require applicants to submit standardized-test scores, ending an experiment that began in 2020.

I feel like I did everything right in helping my teen get into college. We started prepping four years ago in her freshman ...