It can be difficult for you to separate yourself from your candidacy in selective admission pools. You might wonder: “What ...

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Being deferred means your early application wasn’t denied, but it wasn’t accepted either. Instead, the admissions committee will evaluate your application again during the regular decision round, ...

Starting in freshman year, students should strategically plan their coursework, extracurriculars, and standardized testing to maximize college application success. Early planning of high school ...

Colleges will ask what about your experiences mattered to you and why. Write down the details now while they're fresh in your ...

Applying to college is a muti-step process, and most high school students have not managed a multi-month process on their own. That's why you might want to make a college application checklist. While ...

Data from the Common Application reveals a 6% increase in applicants for fall 2024 admissions compared to the previous year. In a notable uptick in college application numbers, data from the Common ...

The number of students applying to college rose 4 percent this admission cycle, and applicants submitted 6 percent more applications over all, according to a new report from the Common App. The ...

College students love social media. But one app especially strikes their fancy. It's called Sidechat and it lets them gossip anonymously about all the latest campus drama. All they have to do is fork ...

Although the school year is just getting started, many high school seniors across the state are already focusing on the transition to college during College Application Month, an annual Commission on ...

Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. College applications are open for the fall 2025 term, and deadlines are looming. California’s two public university systems — the University ...