The role of extracurricular activities in college applications and advice for parents.
What is Cooperative Education?
Cooperative education programs, housed within a college or university, take the idea of experiential learning to the next level.
Getting Support from Student Services
Student services are the offices within a university or college that support the health, success, wellbeing, equity, and safety of the student body. Learn which might be important to check out as you’re building your college list.
Choosing Reach, Target, and Safer Schools
Advice for building your college list.
Guide to Women’s Colleges
Learn more about the history and unique benefits of women’s colleges in the US.
Guide to Liberal Arts Colleges
Liberal arts colleges offer small class sizes, academic rigor, and a sense of community. Learn more about the benefits of a liberal arts education.
College Athletics
When researching colleges, many students are interested in athletics – as athletes or as spectators. The good news is that most colleges have multiple levels at which students can participate in athletics: intramural, club, and varsity. Intramural athletics are the most informal, where students at the same school compete against each other. Club athletic teams […]
Quick Guide to Fraternities and Sororities
You may be familiar with fraternities and sororities because you have a friend or relative who’s a member. Or maybe you’ve seen movies featuring “frat parties” or read about fraternities or sororities in the news. Between word-of-mouth from your friends and perceptions from the media, it can be difficult to make an informed decision about […]