By Jessica Gross Jun 01, 2015 (UNIGO) — Once you’ve taken the SATs, written your essays, requested recommendations and mailed your applications, you’ll probably do a happy dance—and say, “It’s out of my hands, now.” False. You should play an active role in your application process until you hear the college’s final decision. Admissions officers […]

By David Epstein Apr 12, 2006 (INSIDE HIGHER ED) — “It’s not all in your head. It is harder to get in to college this year,” begins a recent Washington Post article. It’s one of many articles appearing of late in major publications that inform kids and parents just how steep the hill ahead is. […]

By Andy Simmons Apr 1, 2008 (READER’S DIGEST) — If you’re on MySpace or Facebook, so is your potential boss. Time to make some changes? A New Kind of Resumé Here’s an interesting fact: Every American has, at some point, appeared naked, drunk, unconscious, rude, crude or felonious online. Okay, maybe not everyone, but surf […]

By Bari Norman July 20, 2006 (JOURNAL OF COLLEGE ADMISSION) — As this year’s wave of admission decisions are released, I find myself asking students a new knee-jerk “first question” after they tell me they’ve been admitted (or not). “How’d you find out?” I ask. It’s a sign of our times. Was the decision sent […]

By Rebecca Kaplan July 21, 2008 (USA TODAY) — When Ariella Korn of Buffalo starts college at Hobart and William Smith this fall, it will be like leaving part of herself behind. That’s because her twin, Elana, will be three hours away at Union College. The 18-year-old fraternal twins have never been separated. College choices […]

By Rick Hampson Oct 27, 2008 (USA TODAY) — Eliana Goolcharan, a senior at Oyster Bay High School on Long Island, had hoped to attend an out-of-state college, perhaps the University of Texas-Austin ($34,000 yearly for out-of-staters) or maybe a private school such as Providence College ($40,000). That now seems unlikely — especially since her […]

By Al Neuharth May 1, 2009 (USA TODAY) — Today is when most high school seniors must have finalized their decision on which college or university to attend next fall. Decision Day is a big deal because it involves so many students and their parents. Numbers: • About 3.33 million seniors will be graduated from […]

By Pat Regnier May 10, 2009 (MONEY MAGAZINE) — At the 50,000-student University of Florida, only 50 or so undergrads major in geology. It’s not exactly an easy subject. But Michael Perfit, the department’s chairman, says that thousands of UF’s liberal arts undergrads fulfill their science requirement with geology – and they do a lot […]