Amherst was known for its diverse student population. Now it is trying to save that legacy without violating the law.

Getting into college is a big step. For urban students, the journey might look a little different. With access to more ...

How to Discuss Diversity in Medical School Essays? Writing personal statements and other essays for medical school can be daunting, as applicants have a limited number of words to discuss their ...

Games will be all-original ideas, playable on hardware assigned by faculty, and designed to become a portfolio piece students can use in the college admission process. Software Development Game ...

I like to break my books up into the smallest possible units. “Writing Tools” set the standard: 50 chapters at about 1,000 words per chapter. (Total: 50,000-plus words.) Let’s do the math again: 200 ...

Ahana Gadiyaram reports on the stress college admissions are causing high school students at at Horace Mann in the Bronx.

Students dread the application essay. Critics think it's an exercise in fakery. Here’s why it’s worth preserving — and how to ...

The Opinion Section created the column Argus Apps to humanize the college process. Common App essays only ever exist within the framework of college admissions, alongside a list of accomplishments, ...

College admissions are broken — and everyone knows it. Working at a number of colleges over my career has taught me the ideal ...

These are meaningful changes, but the push for fairer college admissions must stretch statewide. In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision ending affirmative action, the urgency to eliminate a ...