College application season is filled with chaos, but I didn't expect the waiting periods to be the most stressful. Turning to Facebook groups helped.

Junior year is when college admissions begins to feel real. To help families focus on what truly matters, we gathered guidance from nationally recognized admissions experts on everything from ...

The 2024-2025 admissions cycle flipped the script. Application surges, shifting test policies, and AI tools have reshaped how colleges choose students. For applicants in 2025-2026, it’s more ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on the human/political issues surrounding college admissions. The college admissions process is broken. What was once a ...

Recent research shows the college application process has become a major source of stress for high school students. Over half rank applications as their most stressful academic experience, and nearly ...

(CNN) — The first round of admissions decisions for Clemson University came out on a December evening, days before midterms at my South Carolina high school. Everything that day felt like a waiting ...

The college application process is so stressful for my daughter that I'm now absorbing her stress. I'm often pushing her to do what I think is right.

As the vice president of academic affairs and a member of the admissions committee at SSP International (SSPI), a nonprofit organization offering immersive scientific experiences, I review hundreds of ...

My daughter's senior year was stressful because of college applications. But we struggled during the long periods of waiting that no one seems to talk about. We turned to others to help support us ...