Parents want to be helpful, and whether you’re watching your children sprint toward submitting their ED or EA apps or just embarking on this journey with your 9th graders, you probably find yourself asking: “How can I best support my child at this important time?” So what can you do?

USC is the rare gem of a university that has a large traditional campus while being located truly in the heart of a major city: in this case, Los Angeles. Read on to learn more about this iconic campus and its fantastically specialized academic programs.

It’s NACAC week, and this year’s conference is being held in Baltimore, MD! Follow along as College Advisor Olivia visits some beautiful college campuses in Washington, DC, and Baltimore this week. Her final stop: Johns Hopkins University!

It’s NACAC week, and this year’s conference is being held in Baltimore, MD! Follow along as College Advisor Olivia visits some beautiful college campuses in Washington, DC, and Baltimore this week. Today’s second stop: George Washington University!

It’s NACAC week, and this year’s conference is being held in Baltimore, MD! Follow along as College Advisor Olivia visits some beautiful college campuses in Washington, DC, and Baltimore this week, starting with iconic Georgetown!

It’s NACAC week, and this year’s conference is being held in Baltimore, MD! Follow along as College Advisor Olivia visits some beautiful college campuses in Washington, DC, and Baltimore this week. Today’s stop: American University!

I still remember my first semester transition to college, where it simply did not seem possible to complete all the work that was assigned to me. Luckily, I got in touch with an organizational coach who completely changed my relationship with my work and learning using strategies I still use today. Here are my top 4 tips:

While most college essay questions are relatively straightforward, some are downright bizarre. Take, for instance, Dartmouth’s question which states simply: “Celebrate your nerdy side.” So how do you answer these weird questions? Former Admissions Officer Olivia breaks it down.

At the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that “colleges and universities can no longer take race into consideration as a specific basis in admissions.”

The full implications of this decision, including how it will affect students applying in the upcoming 2023-24 admissions cycle and in future cycles, are still unclear. For now, here is what we know (and what we don’t know).

For her final New England college visit this summer, College Advisor Olivia got the chance to head up to beautiful Hanover, New Hampshire. Last stop: Dartmouth College!

Last week, College Advisor Olivia got the chance to visit Boston and check out a few of the more than 70 colleges and universities in the city. Last stop: Boston University!

Last week, College Advisor Olivia got the chance to visit Boston and check out a few of the more than 70 colleges and universities in the city. Next stop: Boston College!

This week, College Advisor Olivia got the chance to visit Boston and check out a few of the more than 70 colleges and universities in the city. First stop: Tufts!

When you just look at the numbers — these numbers, or any numbers really (over 120,000 applicants to NYU! Northeastern accepted 6.7% of students! Apps to Yale increased 50% since 2020!) — it’s so easy to lose sight of the individual stories, victories, and disappointments that define this process, and the fact that opportunity is always right around the corner if you’re open to it.

To get a fresh perspective on the value of choosing a major—and why the liberal arts might be an equally compelling path to a career in business as a Finance or Engineering degree—we spoke with several college grads ranging in age from 29-34, to ask them whether their choice of major had an impact on their career. We got an earful, and some of their answers were surprising.

É importante começar o processo para conseguir visto assim que completar a inscrição na faculdade escolhida. O visto é exigido por todas as faculdades nos Estados Unidos exceto em caso de ser cidadão ou residente permanente estadunidense. Para conseguir o visto, segue o passo a passo:

Sometimes admission outcomes don’t seem to make sense. You may be asking yourself: How could I have been admitted to the #1 ranked university in the country but not to the #40 ranked university?

Well, first of all, rankings aren’t everything. But there’s more to it than that.

The Smith College campus is beautiful — the requisite old buildings, an exquisite library, amazing houses (dorms), a world famous greenhouse, and Paradise Pond as the backdrop to crisp fall days and lazy spring mornings. But the most compelling aspect of Smith is its student body: women who are eager to engage, challenge, grow, support, laugh, and learn. 

In a recent op-ed in the New York Times, Emi Nietfeld reflects on her initial “overshare” about her mental health challenges (and its perceived consequences, including a rejection from Yale) and the ways in which she was able to reflect upon and ultimately convey her story in a way that was more compelling for her college applications.

So what is the appropriate degree of disclosure in a college application?

Federal data illustrates the toll the pandemic has taken on students’ mental health, but the issue of parental involvement—always a source of tension between parents and students in the college process—has also intensified. As a parent, what can you do to support your child during this stressful but exciting time in their life?