Ask almost any college and they’ll likely agree that they aren’t looking for students to specialize in high school. They prefer students to demonstrate that they can be successful within the five core course types because that is what they will be expected to do in college.

Academic rigor is one of those buzz phrases you’ll read and hear a lot during college preparation research. It is regularly touted as the most important aspect to any college reviewing your application, yet pinning down what exactly constitutes academic rigor can be murky at best.

The Common Application has announced the 2025-26 application cycle essay prompts, which are largely remaining the same.

The Fall 2024 application cycle is seeing the biggest wave of colleges returning to test-required policies since the pandemic

Strateges for moving through the ACT reading test faster and with higher accuracy.

What You Need to Know for the Digital SAT

When it comes to optimizing your test results, there is content to master, there are strategies to learn, and there is stamina to build. But more than a month before the actual test, you will need to register for it. Here are some tips to help you make the most of your tests outside of the standard test prep curriculum.

Early Decision I, Early Decision II, Early Action, Single Choice Early Action, Regular, Rolling— aka ED I, EDII, SCEA, EA, RD… Ahhh! What does all of this even mean?

In my last post I gave three concrete steps to take when “eating the elephant” one bite at a time, making the college applications process more manageable. Let’s explore the next three “bites.”

College application season has officially begun.

Knowing where to start can be daunting. So many of my students show up trying to tackle it all at once. But like I always tell them, “How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.”

So here are my suggestions for a few of your first bites: