College Admissions

A look at college admissions, applications, paying for college, campus visits and making the final college decision. Here are the experts on everything from the FAFSA and CSS profile to writing a great Common App essay and exploring campuses.

College Campus Visits

20 Things That Make A Campus Tour Great

Paying for College

Ten Things You Need to Know About Undergraduate Student Loans

College Decisions

I’m Confident About My Daughter’s College Choice But…

College Applications

What Is the Ivy League?

College Acceptances

University of Penn Dean of Admissions: When Your Teen Doesn’t Get In

College Applications

The 14 Best Books for College Admissions and How to Pay for College (2023)

Paying for College

How to Appeal a Financial Aid Award When Your Family Needs More Money

College Applications

Dartmouth Dean of Admissions: ‘It’s Not About the College, It’s About You’

College Applications

5 Ways Parents and Teens Can Cope With College Application Anxiety

College Decisions

12 Ways to Reduce Stress During the College Admissions Process

College Campus Visits

First College Visit Felt Like the Beginning of the End of Parenting

College Decisions

I’ve Been Through College Admissions But This is New for My Son