Broadcast version by Terri Dee for Indiana News Service reporting for The Hechinger Report-Public News Service Collaboration People who read college applications are a lot like detectives. Without ...

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Recent research shows the college application process has become a major source of stress for high school students. Over half rank applications as their most stressful academic experience, and nearly ...

The college application process can be dizzying. High school students have long sought advice from family members and school counselors, Reddit forums and pricey admissions consultants. Now, some ...

When Class of 2022 alumna Rachel Lee first opened her Harvard University acceptance letter in December 2021 through an online portal, she was greeted by the word, “Congratulations!” in bold text.

Applying to college can be a stressful process, but being aware of what mistakes to avoid can help ease the burden for students. What are some mistakes that drive college admissions staffers crazy — ...

Editor’s note: This is the first story in a collaborative series covering the state of Northwest college admissions in 2025. Directives by the Trump administration are aimed at eliminating race-based ...

Can you make a better decision with less information? More specifically, can college admissions offices make better decisions without standardized test scores? In the last two decades, more and more ...

N ear the start of the summer, Zack Perkins and his technology company, CollegeVine, released a product-launch video that sought to show the promise of artificial intelligence in scaling up the work ...

"Can I just make something up?" A number of years ago one of my students asked that question about his college essay. He had what he thought was a great essay topic about how he had saved someone's ...