Everyone knows students have to compete for admission to selective colleges today. More high school seniors are applying to more...

The internet is filled with college searchers, finders, matchers and comparers. Just type in a few pieces of statistical data, and your...

The world of college admissions has become increasingly complex in the last 25 years. Students used to attend whatever college was...

It's human nature: If we have a list, we want to rank it. US News and World Report took full advantage of that tendency when it first...

When starting to research colleges, some students immediately turn to the internet. And there's no question that college websites and...

Many seniors have finally sent off the last of their applications, but for underclassmen the flurry of mail is just starting. They...

Maybe you're too young to recognize the quotation from singer Elvis Costello, but everyone concerned about getting into college knows the...

Child Psychologist Ellen Braaten addressed the Independent Educational Consultants Association at its conference in Boston a couple weeks...

The headlines are similar every year: "The Unlikely School Where Students Sweep the Ivy League" "This Essay Got a High-School Senior into...

It seems like an innocuous question -- What are you carrying in your backpack? But on some campuses, you or a fellow student may be...