Guidelines for accepting college financial aid
If a student in your household applied for college financial aid for the 2023-2024 year, financial aid offers should arrive soon. You may...
Top 3 Reasons NOT to Trust Rankings
This week the US News and World Report rankings of colleges came out. Over the years, I have written extensively about this topic, in...
SAT Is Making Significant Changes, Here’s What You Need To Know
The College Board scrapped plans to offer an at-home version, so students are still required to travel to testing centers to take the...
UC could grow by 33,000 California students, equivalent of new campus, to meet surging demand
The University of California, facing record surges in applications, could increase seats for California students by as many as 33,000 by...
Amid student housing crisis, UCLA becomes first UC campus with four-year room guarantee
Ever since UCLA built its first four dorms six decades ago, in a quest to shift away from being a commuter campus, the university has...
Friends Don’t Let Friends US News
Why on earth are you looking at the US News rankings? Come to think of it, it’s hard to say just what the rankings tell you about you and...
California is failing to meet demand for UC admission. Why it’s a crisis
A troubling undercurrent belies the University of California’s celebratory news that it has admitted the largest and most diverse class...
Top Tips for Campus Visits
Summer is an ideal time for rising high school juniors and seniors to focus on their college plans and get a closeup look at universities...
Pandemic-Fueled Confidence for College Presidents
You don’t have to look far to find troubling signs for colleges and universities. In the last week, Mills College became the latest small...
Interest Surges in Top Colleges, While Struggling Ones Scrape for Applicants
Living standardized test requirements during the pandemic brought more hopefuls to the Ivy League and large state schools, while...
