As you head off for the shopping spree before your freshman year of college, you may be feeling lots of things: excitement about having your own space, nervousness about being away from home,...
Making Your Dorm Your Own: 5 Dorm Decor Tips
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Neurodivergent-Friendly Colleges and Universities
The term “neurodivergence” has entered the vocabulary of the general public — and for good reason. As Cleveland Clinic explains, the word is an umbrella term that “describes people whose brain...
Should I Use ChatGPT in My Admissions Materials?
ChatGPT has taken the world by storm. It’s clear that the AI writing technology is going to disrupt industries and change the way many people do day-to-day tasks, but should it change the way...
Navigating College Roommate Drama
While some college students may end up in a single room or commute from home, most first-year students who live on campus are going to end up paired with a roommate (or possibly grouped with two or...
Common App vs. Coalition App: Understanding the Difference
It may be hard to imagine now, but before the ubiquity of the computer, applying to college was a much more time-consuming and tedious chore where applicants and counselors had to write/type answers...
How to Ask for Letters of Recommendation
A strong letter of recommendation can do a lot to help your application for admission or a scholarship stand out from the crowd. A great letter couched in lots of details that bring you to life for...
Should I Take a Gap Year?
The so-called “gap year” saw a steep rise in popularity in the 1980s. As matriculation from high school to college became more and more expected for the population at large, many students found the...
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Choosing How Far Away to Go to College Some kids have dreamed of getting as far away from their hometown as they can from elementary school. Maybe you’ve been landlocked your whole life and have...
What’s Your Passion? Unleash it with a Passion Project
We’re living in the Age of Information, and there’s no shortage of possibilities laid before each and every student embarking on their own path into college, careers, and adulthood. The wide open...
What’s Going on with the U.S. News and World Report College Rankings?
It has been a long-standing tradition for the U.S. News and World Report, an American media company with roots reaching back to 1948, to release its annual “Best Colleges” report. This report has...