To celebrate our amazing community, we’re launching the My Future, My Choice Scholarship Giveaway! We’re giving away $1,000 to one lucky winner – no essay required! Simply let us know if you had the ...

What makes a great college essay? It's more art than science, but these essay examples can give you a sense of what makes a good essay. Starting your college admissions essay can feel like a ...

You’ve probably read a sample college essay before. Applicants are bombarded with “essays that worked”—in purpose-built essay collections, English class, and even the newspaper." These essay examples ...

So here's the deal: You're applying to at least one college that superscores, and your superscore happens to be pretty great. But you aren't so happy about your individual test scores on the SAT or ...

When it comes to reviewing the activities list portion of the application, admissions committees can seem a bit like Goldilocks: too few activities might indicate you haven't been engaged enough, and ...

Graduation season has arrived, and with it an influx of commencement speeches. Over the years, many accomplished authors, artists, inventors, and other great professionals have delivered famous ...

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, let’s take a look at some influential Hispanic Americans and where they went to college! Hispanic Heritage Month is described as time to celebrate “the histories, ...

Is it true that my daughter is less likely to get merit scholarships if she applies Early Decision (ED)? I know schools use merit money as a way to entice students to attend, and if we apply ED, we ...

I know what you’re thinking. ChatGPT is good at writing. Therefore, why not use it for your college essays? But this article is here to convince you not to do it – especially if you’re applying to ...

Question: Is the National Young Leaders Conference Program (NYLC), that includes a six-day visit to Washington D.C. and is sponsored by the Congressional Youth Leadership Council (CYLC), a scam or not ...

Question: My son got an invitation to join the National Society of High School Scholars. My wife and I didn't have him join Duke TIP because we didn't know what opportunities it would really give him, ...

This month we were able to hear from New York University admissions representatives in an exclusive Ask Me Anything event hosted on the College Confidential forum. Kennedy Carlick, NYU Senior ...