Know the types of college application deadlines. Take the essay and every other application component seriously. Understand ...

If you’re about to apply to college, you might already have a knot in your stomach, and it’s tightening. Maybe you feel like everything depends on nailing your applications. (No pressure, am I right?) ...

The Common Application is an online college application tool that lets you apply to more than 1,000 participating universities in the United States and abroad. Developed by the nonprofit access ...

As college application season starts to wind down and spring approaches, most high school seniors have likely finished applying to colleges. Many regular decision deadlines for colleges ended in ...

You've narrowed your list of schools to a manageable number, gathered the necessary application materials and started drafting your essay. There's just one thing left to do: actually apply. But when ...

Figuring out how to stand out in the college application process can be challenging. Each part of your application is an opportunity to highlight your strengths, passions, and unique experiences, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Wishart-Smith is a board director covering leadership and innovation. College admissions used to be about predictable milestones ...

As colleges are being forced to rethink their policies in the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling against affirmative action, more schools are also choosing to end legacy preferences, adding ...

Students continue to pursue postsecondary education—particularly Latino and Black students—and a growing share of those applicants are choosing to submit SAT and ACT scores even when institutions are ...