At its core, Irena Smith’s job as an independent college counselor means being a writing coach. With a PhD in comparative literature, the former Stanford admissions officer helps her teenage clients ...

How to get into the college of your dreams? Is having a good score rating enough? Does your application matter? These questions bother a lot of students when they prepare applications for the college ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Covering education, entrepreneurship, AI, innovation, and nomad travel The college admissions process has become increasingly ...

If you’re a student applying for college, writing a personal essay can seem daunting. But it doesn’t need to be. The News & Observer talked to admissions offices at Duke, UNC Chapel Hill, NC State and ...

Schools in the UNC System are among hundreds of colleges and universities not requiring applicants to submit test scores. Most schools made the change as the pandemic disrupted learning and test ...