College Admission Requirements & College Applications

A lot of people believe study abroad options for high-school students are limited to foreign-exchange programs and summer tours, but they're not! The world...

Pre-college summer programs abound nowadays, thanks to the numerous opportunities offered up by colleges for the summer months. Programs in chemistry,...

Pre-college summer programs abound nowadays, thanks to the numerous opportunities offered up by colleges for the summer months. Programs in chemistry,...

The opportunity to choose from a wide range of American universities and U.S. college programs is one of the greatest advantages of the U.S. educational...

The opportunity to choose from a wide range of American universities and U.S. college programs is one of the greatest advantages of the U.S. educational...

What do American universities and colleges look for when they screen the applications of students from all over the world? It's pretty simple, really....

When requesting a letter of recommendation, don't be surprised if your instructor or supervisor hands the forms back to you and says, "Sure, why don't...

Writing a college letter of recommendation requires considerable effort. Don't just blurt out a request to a supervisor or instructor you see walking down...

Most undergraduate applications require two or three letters of recommendation. These letters should come from former or current teachers, employers, or...

The Praxis I exam is required for entrance into many teacher education programs and is also given to prospective public school teachers as a licensing...

The Praxis I exam is required for entrance into many teacher education programs and is also given to prospective public school teachers as a licensing...

Part of checking out college admission requirements is learning about your admission deadline options, which may include rolling admissions. It might sound...

Facebook! It's fun! It's wonderful! It's dangerous! Dangerous? How is Facebook dangerous, you ask? 2007: Zachary Good was a junior at Penn...

The upper-level ISEE is a three-hour admission exam used as part of the admission process for independent high schools. Want to know what to expect? By...

It’s been a long-accepted tradition in the college admissions game for students to pass the final semester of high school languishing in gym and electives....

If you're a student from China interested in going to a U.S. college, you should take a look at some general information about American colleges.In particular, you...

More and more Chinese students are coming to school to study in the U.S.A. every year. Three years ago, there were 10 million students in China who took...

The United States of America stands as a fantastic opportunity for any Chinese international students who want to continue their educations. It has a number...

Costs can range widely between colleges and between students, but one thing is for certain: for Indian students coming to school at American universities,...

Need a clear-cut guide with step-by-step instructions for how to get into an American college or university? Here it is. The important steps of the process...

Indian college students looking to come to one of the colleges of the U.S.A. have plenty of work ahead of them. Taking all the necessary tests, gathering...

Applying to a music and dance school such as Juilliard requires a very different competitive edge than applying to a school like Harvard, because the goal...

If you've ever performed in a play or musical, then you're probably familiar with sweating through an audition. Even if you're not, pursuing a degree from...

If you're pursuing a degree from a dance school, auditions are different from auditions for music school or theater colleges. Dance auditions often require...

What are the main reasons that you might decide to take time off prior to entering college, and how can it help you? First of all, the burnout factor can...

If your child is hesitating to pack up and head off to college right away, it's not unusual. For a variety of reasons, many students take a break for a...

Now that you've been admitted to one or more colleges and made your decision about where to go, it's time to start planning for your fall semester. Or...

There's a lot of hype floating around that some schools accept almost all of their incoming freshmen from their pool of Early Decision (ED) applicants....

Do you have your heart set on a certain college and want to know ASAP if you’ll get in? Admission strategies known as Early Options allow you to apply...

For years, Ivy League schools have beckoned to thousands of students as the creme de la creme of the college world, inspiring them to achieve astronomical...

In an ideal world, you'll have started your college search early, created a list with a good mix of favorite and safety schools, and gotten a college acceptance...

A hook, in admission parlance, is any advantage that makes you attractive to a particular college. This varies from school to school and from year to year....

Colleges aren't terribly picky about how you spend your down time, as long as you're doing something meaningful. They won't know if you spend hours upon...

In your college application essay, you have an opportunity to communicate to colleges what is most essential to you personally, socially, and academically....

Read actual questions from students about the application essay and see answers and advice from college planning and admissions experts...

Unlike every other aspect of the application, you control your essay. Make sure that the glimpse you give the admission committee into your character,...

The Common Application for college is a time saving tool accepted by more and more schools each year — public, private, large, and small. Depending...

Read actual questions from students about the college application and see answers and advice from college planning and admissions experts...

Applications are highly evolved documents, based on numerous admission deans asking themselves if they're asking you the right questions. For that reason,...

Is it the end of your senior year of high school, and you still don’t know where you’re going to college? Maybe you delayed your application process, in...

Are you a person that’s always wanted to travel? Have you thought about what it would be like to live overseas? Are you drawn to international studies?...