鈥淚nnovative and invaluable鈥se this book as your college lifeline.鈥�
— Lynn O'Shaughnessy
Nationally Recognized College Expert
January 24, 2025
Tragically, countless students and their families get lost in the dizzying complexities of financial aid each year, never to be seen again. Legend has it, these lost souls are...
January 23, 2025
Studying geography is a great way for kids to get to know the world around us. And studying geography means more than just getting to know mountains, rivers, and...
The Work-From-Home Revolution transformed the lives of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. With remote work now a mainstay in some industries, many workers are seeking greater work-life balance. The...
Settling on the right college major and eventual career path is a challenge for every young person. First and foremost, you are trying to figure out what you truly...
Browse through the extensive canon of films about high school seniors and you鈥檒l mostly encounter plots centered on road trips, parties, prom, romance, and social drama. For understandable reasons,...
January 22, 2025
Remember when you couldn鈥檛 use your (landline) phone while the computer connected to the internet, during which you underwent an eardrum-assault of random sound frequencies? When The Oregon Trail...
Months before you鈥檙e treated to a graduation cake with one of your baby pictures on it and the sight of your cap soaring through the air, there are umpteen...
The University of Wisconsin鈥檚 Madison campus has never been a more desirable postsecondary destination for top students from around the country/world. As a result, many strong high school students...
Tulane University admits less than 15% of applicants directly out of high school and strongly favors those who apply early decision. If you dream of joining the Green Wave...
Cal Poly鈥檚 San Luis Obispo campus is the most selective school in the California State University (CSU) system. Taking less than 30% of first-year applicants, the mid-50% of enrolled...
California residents have no shortage of phenomenal public institutions within the borders of their home state. UC Davis, for example, ranks in the top 40 national universities and the...
Now accepting just 30%-40% of freshman applicants, San Diego State University is one of the more selective schools in the California State University (CSU) system. Unless your high school...
Only about one-quarter of the 100,000 freshman applicants to UC Santa Barbara are admitted. This makes the school about three times as selective as it was back in the...
If you desire to call yourself a University of California Irvine Anteater, you are far from alone. With over 121,000 freshman applicants, UCI can only accept about 25% of...
You long to become a member of the Wolfpack, but you don鈥檛 have the stellar grades and test scores to get admitted to NC State directly out of high...
Florida State University accepts about a quarter of freshman applicants and the mid-50% GPA for admitted students is 4.2-4.6. Given this spectacularly high level of selectivity, many aspiring Seminoles...
If you want to attend UC San Diego as a freshman, you鈥檒l need to possess close to a 4.0 cumulative high school GPA. However, if you fell short of...
January 21, 2025
For those applying as first-year applicants, Barnard College has a single-digit acceptance rate. The standards for this Columbia-affiliated women鈥檚 college have reached full-blown Ivy League levels. More promising for...
Sports fandom these days can be an ethical minefield. For example: should we continue to tune in to college sports when the athletes aren鈥檛 compensated for their labor despite...
Tufts University is now a full-fledged member of the single-digit club鈥攕chools that reject more than 9 of every 10 individuals who apply. While the Tufts transfer acceptance rate is...
