USC only introduced its Early Action (EA) program for first-year applicants during the 2022-2023 admissions cycle; yet, it will soon formally announce that it is introducing Early Decision for certain ...

University of Miami has officially removed its supplemental essay for the 2026-2027 admissions cycle. Students will now only submit the main Common App essay. This is part of a growing trend among ...

Purdue University will release its Early Action (EA) decisions to first-year applicants through each EA applicant’s Purdue Application Portal starting at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, January 12.

For years, University of Maryland College Park emphasized grades and scores in its undergraduate admissions review process for first-year applicants. Yet, this August, when University of Maryland ...

University of Pennsylvania has released its 2023-2024 supplemental essay prompts for first-year applicants. All first-year applicants to Penn will complete several Penn-specific short essays; yet, for ...

While there are a lot of overrated universities in the US, these two are at the top of my overrated list as we wrap up 2024 and head into 2025.

NOTE: This article was first published in 2018; some links are out of date, but most programs are still running. If links no longer work, type the program name into a Google to find the latest links ...

Joining a growing number of colleges and universities, James Madison University (JMU) will be rolling out a test-optional admissions policy for 2017-18. Students seeking admission will no longer be ...

Earning your online Ed.D. in educational leadership is a journey that requires research, commitment, curiosity and a willingness to keep developing. This level of study is no longer about ...

For high achieving Jewish students, choosing a college in 2025 is a deeply personal decision that balances academic excellence with a culturally and religiously supportive environment. Recent years ...

Yale announced early this year that it would return to being a test-required institution for first-year applicants during the 2024-2025 admissions cycle, so it should come as no surprise that Yale ...

Amherst College received 857 Early Decision (ED) applicants this admissions cycle, which represents a forty-three percent increase over last year. This led to a twenty-five percent ED admit rate, ...