High school students can use summer to build real skills, gain clarity, and strengthen college applications by focusing on ...

Sara Harberson is a college admissions expert with over 20 years of experience in higher education and private counseling.

A great deal of the admissions process is beyond any student’s control. Colleges receive far more qualified applicants than ...

High schoolers are turning to chatbots for help navigating the college admissions process. Does a virtual college coach know ...

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Here's what to do while you're waiting to hear back from colleges, per admissions expert Sara Harberson ...

Sharply restricting how schools consider race will spark change and uncertainty. Thursday's decision by the Supreme Court ends affirmative action in higher education as we know it, even as it allows ...

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 ...

With a child on the brink of leaving home, Kimberly McGlonn reflects on the emotional toll of application season — and ...

As she approached her senior year in high school, the thought of moving on to college was “scary and intimidating” to Milianys Santiago — especially since she would be the first in her family to earn ...

(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 ...

It was a stressful process, but my daughter eventually got into her dream school. I thought the stress was over, but she had much more to do in applying for scholarships. I feel like I did everything ...