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, ...

Learn how to write an application for admission to a school with step-by-step guidance, sample letters, and tips to make your ...

What if colleges started applying to you instead of the other way around? This story also appeared in National Public Radio The anxiety-inducing college admissions game is changing. With declining ...

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

Applying to college can be an emotionally taxing process, and hours spent responding to essay prompts and trying to find ways ... university systems and companies have moved toward a different ...

The administration wants “comprehensive admissions reform” at colleges. It’s unclear what that means or how it would be ...

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House took its first step Monday in passing legislation responding to proposed actions by the Trump administration. The House voted 67-39 to advance House Bill 3637 ...

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 ...

His admissions essay questioning the necessity of college education might have played a role. However, he was accepted into top schools like Georgia Institute of Technology and University of Miami.

Many were surprised by Yadegari’s rejection despite his strong credentials. Some online discussions suggested that his college admissions essay may have influenced the decision. In his essay, he ...