In the high-stakes world of college admissions, there’s one lesson every hopeful applicant should learn early: sometimes, ...

Applying to college is a tedious and often stressful process for students and their parents. In addition to finishing their last year of high school, teens are also juggling the SAT or ACT, college ...

Olivier Knox is the son of college professors and worked in admissions as a student at his dream school. He has a 100% ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. As the CEO of Command Education, I write about emotionally intelligent leadership and education. This week, the Common Application ...

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.

Many schools will require you to submit a supplemental application, along with a supplemental application fee. Most supplemental applications require you to write additional essays. These essays give ...

With college application season comes the pressure to produce high-quality admissions essays. Make no mistake — regardless of the wording of the question, virtually all admissions essays are truly ...

High-school students who are applying to Penn this admissions cycle have been asked to describe themselves in just 500 words. Last spring, the Common Application — the organization that provides the ...