Thousands of students across the US have just been told their applications were deferred by a top school. But all is not lost ...

The college admissions application process is changing thanks to artificial intelligence (AI). Some universities are starting ...

US colleges are now employing AI to read and score student essays, a stark contrast to bans on AI use by applicants. This ...

Students applying to college know they're not supposed to use AI chatbots to write their essays. So it might come as a surprise that some schools are now using artificial intelligence to read those ...

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, ...

Editor’s note: This is the first story in a collaborative series covering the state of Northwest college admissions in 2025. Directives by the Trump administration are aimed at eliminating race-based ...

The college admissions process is undergoing significant changes, driven by technological advances, evolving policies, and a shift in priorities. As students and families navigate this evolving ...

As colleges reintroduce standardized testing requirements, the competition for elite institutions remains fierce but evolving. Now that test scores are a given, the focus has shifted toward ...

On many campuses, officials hoped the focus on economic diversity would preserve racial diversity — Black, Hispanic and ...

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With back-to-school season commencing, have you ever wondered what happens to the people who blatantly lie on college applications? Some of them inevitably get caught, and it's definitely not the best ...

Fewer international students are applying to US colleges this year, an early indication that the White House push to curtail foreign enrollment since President Donald Trump took office in January may ...