In today’s test-optional era, the college essay carries more weight than ever before. “Since many colleges no longer require ...

Now that affirmative action hangs in the balance, it's time for colleges to get rid of legacy admissions. Shutterstock Sometime this month, the Supreme Court is expected to rule on the future of ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Mary Frances Ruskell graduated in May from her high school in Columbia, South Carolina. The first round of admissions decisions for Clemson University came out on a December evening, ...

While many students from minority or low-income backgrounds are likely the first in their families to attend college, legacy students are mostly White, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.

The University of Virginia is the latest school in the U.S. to change its legacy admissions policies since a civil rights group's federal complaint challenging the process was filed days after the ...

School is out and summer is here. Yet future high school seniors and their families are likely already thinking about applying to college — a process that can be as labor-intensive and time-consuming ...

She captures what is being played out among those like her throughout the nation ––mostly young, female –– who are going through a mental health crisis of frightening proportions. Many have tried to ...