A 5% acceptance rate means a 95% rejection rate. If your student is looking for additional colleges with January application ...

It is difficult to make predictions, a Danish proverb tells us, especially about the future. It’s great advice that I am going to ignore. Here are four predictions about the next few years in higher ...

As colleges reintroduce standardized testing requirements, the competition for elite institutions remains fierce but evolving. Now that test scores are a given, the focus has shifted toward ...

Fewer international students are applying to US colleges this year, an early indication that the White House push to curtail foreign enrollment since President Donald Trump took office in January may ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Mary Frances Ruskell graduated in May from her high school in Columbia, South Carolina. The first round of admissions decisions for Clemson University came out on a December evening, ...

Editor’s note: This is the first story in a collaborative series covering the state of Northwest college admissions in 2025. Directives by the Trump administration are aimed at eliminating race-based ...

Mr. Bronzini-Vender is a sophomore at Harvard University. The spring before I applied to college, the guidance counselors at my private school herded our mostly white grade into the gym and told us ...

Mr. Selingo is the author of “Dream School: Finding the College That’s Right for You.” Every fall, as another college admissions season begins in earnest, high school counselors witness a predictable ...