Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I ensured my daughter was on top of the college admissions process from her freshman year. It was a stressful process, but my ...

Ohanna Carrascoza, a senior at William Howard Taft Charter High School in Woodland Hills, California, shares the personal ...

Dear Mark, I'm a parent of a junior at McIntosh High School, and I'm starting to feel like a stranger in a process I thought ...

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, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kerry McDonald writes about innovative K-12 learning models. May 1 is just around the corner. Known as National College Decision ...

Are you a helicopter parent or a hands-off parent? Your approach can make or break your child’s chances of getting into their dream school. Here are key ways to find the right balance. If parents ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Colleges are waiving application fees, creating one-click apps, and offering automatic admission to students who ...

A high school student, meeting for the first time with a college admissions counselor, felt he’d messed up his chances at ever being accepted at a top university because of missteps in his early high ...

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on conveying the truth on a pivotal form. By Kwame Anthony Appiah I’m a high school senior. As a good student with strong extracurriculars, I’m applying to a few of ...

Editor’s Note: The author of this article is a Susan E. Wagner High School student who participates in the Advance/SILive.com High School Journalism Immersion program. The initiative is designed to ...

Every year, I help several hundred high school seniors navigate the college admissions process. Our students are not typically wealthy. About 20% are considered low-income and eligible for Pell Grants ...

The college admissions process has grown increasingly complex in recent years, requiring students and parents to quickly respond to rapid changes in admissions policies, application requirements, best ...