college admissions

Short answer: Maybe!

Getting in made simple.

Decision season can be the cruelest.

A few tweaks can make all the difference.

How to deal when your number-one choice says "no."

Tempted to add a little something extra on your quest for that acceptance letter? Read this advice.

Schools across the country tell you how social media is (or isn't) affecting admissions this year.

Learn when to start writing, which topics to avoid, and who to ask for help as you craft your personal statement.

Learn the next steps in the college admissions process, now that you've been accepted, rejected, or deferred from your first-choice university.

Attention, high school seniors: For many of you, it's time to plan that next glorious stage of your lives. That's right, it's time to get those daunting college applications in. If you've already started this...

What are friends for? More than ever: competition. Eva Chen reports on the rise of rivalry, from school and sports to style. My dream school," declares Kalene, a fifteen-year-old from Maryland, "is the University of...

The Wall Street Journal reported this morning that college admissions officers have started checking Facebook and MySpace: A new survey of 500 top colleges found that 10% of admissions officers acknowledged looking at social-networking sites...