All college applicants understand that they are required to write a comprehensive college essay/personal statement and they are often apprehensive about the process. US News references the Associate ...

Amid a sea of applications, college hopefuls have just a few opportunities to stand out: grade-point average and test scores; extracurricular activities; and, of arguably increasing importance, the ...

Not only is the college essay a place to showcase writing skills, it's one of the only parts of a college application where a student's voice can shine through. Unlike test scores and transcripts, the ...

Jeff Tompkins is a writer and teacher of English as a Second Language living in New York City. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1967 and was educated at Brown University and University College ...

Prestigious universities are widely recognized for the high quality of education and the unique environment created for students. At the best universities, students receive valuable practical skills ...

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In a guest column, Eric Greenberg, founder and president of Greenberg Educational Group, gives high school students advice on crafting a successful college application essay. His New York-based ...

John Morganelli Jr. worked as the director of admissions at Cornell University. He said there are subtle but important differences between Ivy-level and NYU-level applications. Morganelli Jr. shares ...

I had lunch recently with two rising 12th-graders at the Potomac School http://www.potomacschool.org/ in McLean. They are very bright students. They told me they had ...

The global impact of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, means colleges and prospective students alike are in for an admissions cycle like no other. Both face unprecedented ...

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