鈥淚nnovative and invaluable鈥se this book as your college lifeline.鈥�
— Lynn O'Shaughnessy
Nationally Recognized College Expert
March 12, 2026
Getting waitlisted or deferred: the limbo of the college admissions world. No doubt, it can certainly feel like purgatory for some. For the most part, all you can do...
After battling through the epic journey of the college application process, with all its emotional twists and turns, the torturous anticipation, the potential heaven of acceptance or hell of...
From law firms to movie sets to biology labs, there鈥檚 no doubt that good leadership is the backbone of any successful workplace. (If you鈥檝e ever worked on a group...
Studying abroad isn鈥檛 only for college students鈥揾igh school students can also benefit from the opportunity to push their boundaries, develop cultural sensitivity, and explore other countries. In the process,...
March 11, 2026
March begins the grand finale of the college application season. Most schools will release their admissions decisions in mid- to late-March or April, and by May 1st (National College...
Thomas Edison State University (TESU) is a public, nonprofit institution founded in 1972 specifically to serve adult learners who need a degree completion model built around prior learning rather...
Many of us never move past the cringe-worthy productions recorded on our parents鈥� camcorders with terrible lighting and disinterested 鈥渁ctors鈥� (i.e., younger siblings costumed in pillowcases). However, if you...
If you鈥檙e an aspiring performing artist, you鈥檝e probably heard (at every family barbeque and birthday party since starring in your first-grade production of Jack and the Beanstalk) that your...
March 10, 2026
Pop quiz: What are the visual arts? (If you said this in a Keanu Reeves voice a la Speed, you win.) In addition to painting, drawing, and sculpture鈥搕hree of...
Tucked in the northeast corner of Texas and boasting a 118-acre urban arts district鈥搕he largest in the country鈥搃s Dallas. It鈥檚 packed with cultural gems like the Winspear Opera House,...
March 9, 2026
So you鈥檝e decided (or you鈥檙e seriously considering) taking a gap year. Maybe you鈥檙e burned out after years of pushing through an increasingly high-stakes academic grind. Maybe a rare opportunity...
An analysis of 744 occupations reveals that the relationship between education and career outcomes is more complicated than the conventional wisdom suggests, especially when artificial intelligence enters the equation....
Should you take a gap year? To answer that question, we’ll need to make a brief detour to the 1980s. Back then, parents鈥� worst nightmare was that their flaky...
March 8, 2026
Most adults comparing online degree programs make the same mistake: they compare marketing materials. They look at which program sounds more flexible, which website is cleaner, which enrollment counselor...
Bellevue University was founded in 1966 in Bellevue, Nebraska, one mile from Offutt Air Force Base, with an explicit founding mission to serve military personnel and working adult learners....
The University of Utah is the flagship public research university of the Utah System of Higher Education, founded in 1850 in Salt Lake City. Its online division, UOnline, delivers...
March 7, 2026
Chamberlain University is the largest nursing school in the United States by enrollment, with a community of more than 185,000 current students, faculty, and alumni across 23 campuses in...
Healthcare administration is one of the fastest-growing, best-compensated fields in the U.S. job market. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 28 percent growth for medical and health services managers...
If you are a licensed RN looking to earn your BSN online, you already know the short version of why: Magnet-status hospitals require it or prefer it, salary data...
March 6, 2026
Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a private research university founded in 1911 in University Park, Texas, a municipality within the Dallas metro area. Founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church,...
