If you’re feeling fried from high school and the college admissions rat race, realize there’s no law saying you need to go directly to college. As the New York Times…

Facing a midterm or final exam in literature class? It’s important to come up with a memory tool to help you connect authors, plots, characters, and conflicts with the right…

A few weeks ago I wrote about Dartmouth’s move to offer a free education to any student whose family makes under $75,000. This week Columbia University made a move to…

Are you staying on track?
Many seniors have started to receive responses from their colleges of choice. It can be depressing to be rejected, and that can have a bad effect…

Most students believe that they must major in the field in which they plan to seek graduate study. Although it’s common, applicants to graduate school do not have to major…

Are you still planning to take college entry exams this year? You have a few more opportunities, but those deadlines are approaching fast. The next date to take the SAT…

March can be a tough time for college-bound seniors. 2008 is particularly rough — application numbers are at a high, so rejection letters are also at a high. …