Fall is here, and with it comes another round of college applications. While your student may be excited at the prospect of heading off to college next year, he or she is probably beginning to feel the pressure of looming application deadlines.
In fact, you as a parent may be feeling overwhelmed by it as well. [...]

September is here, and for many colleges and universities across the country, the first day of school is a sort of D-Day: the day they see if all their plans–and backup plans–will pay off.
Summer Melt
All summer long colleges (especially those with high price tags) have been working to combat what many admissions officers refer [...]

It seems that even the most elite private colleges fear rejection from accepted applicants in this financial climate. That is good news for the incoming class of ‘09, which also happens to be the largest incoming class yet at a whopping 3 million students!
Good News from Officials
The Washington Post reported earlier this month that, according [...]

The college admissions process may be tough on students, but this year it may be even tougher on the colleges! As the economy has shifted, the tables have turned for higher education, and it is now the schools’ turn to worry about being rejected!
R.S.V.P. A.S.A.P?
As more and more students and their families are rethinking the [...]

As the changing economy has continued to affect the college admissions process, the Chronicle of Higher Education (a leading higher education news source) recently released the first report from their new research division, Chronicle Research Services.
The report, titled “Financial Uncertainty and the Admissions Class of Fall 2008″ examines how students have changed their college application [...]

Until now most students considered their May 1st college decisions final. Unless they were wait-listed (and remember, accepting a wait-list offer could mean paying more for college), most students simply sent in their acceptance and initial deposit and started sporting their new school’s logo on their car and wearing their school’s colors at summer [...]

Families with incoming freshman all over the country are now faced with the sometimes daunting task of trying to decide which offer of admissions their student should accept. Some students have been accepted to their hands-down-first-choice school. They have the easy job of only having to decide what style of stamp they want [...]

With the “baby boom” generation’s children graduating high school in record numbers (3.2 million last year alone!) it is no surprise that college applications have increased proportionally.
This year college admissions offices have reported a deluge of applications-Princeton’s were up by 6%, Rice by 11%, Harvard’s by 19%, and Vanderbilt’s by a staggering 30%!
Waiting and Wait-Listing
While [...]

Competition for college entrance has gotten fierce-more students than ever are applying to college, and that means there is more pressure to stand out. Some families hire admissions consultants or essay specialists, and according to the Boston Globe, this has admissions officers worried.
With so much help available to college-bound students, admissions committees at especially [...]

What exactly are admissions officers looking for in a college applicant? Is it simply a matter of grades, test scores, and a promptly filed application?
Admissions officers from several colleges provided a peak into what will-and won’t-help students increase their odds of receiving “the big envelope” come spring.
The “Dos”
Admissions officers definitely gave the highest weighting [...]