How to get a great letter of recommendation
There's an art to getting letters of recommendation. Here鈥檚 the lowdown on who to ask, when to ask them, and how to make it work for all parties.
Famous firsts
Some notable people who鈥檝e influenced our world have another distinction that may surprise you: they were the first in their family to graduate from college.
The secret to improving SAT scores
Did your teen get a low PSAT, SAT, or ACT score? Don鈥檛 panic. Everyone can improve their scores. Two experts share their secrets for helping teens learn how to rock these tests.
Should your child take a gap year?
Here鈥檚 what burned-out high 黄色app seniors and their perplexed parents need to know about taking a year off before starting college.
15 low-key ideas for visiting college campuses
When you鈥檙e just starting to look at colleges, it鈥檚 OK to keep it easy like Sunday morning. Here are 15 informal ideas for visiting college campuses with your teen.
Understanding college admissions tests
Today鈥檚 ACT and SAT look very different from the tests parents remember. Here鈥檚 how they have changed.
Struggles many first-generation college students face
As a former first-generation college student who is now a professor, I have experience with the struggles that many first-generation students encounter on campus.
America's (small) new trend: taking a gap year
Gap years have long been popular in Europe and Australia. Now, a small but growing group of U.S. teens and their parents are jumping aboard the gap year trend.
Organizations that want to help first-gen college students find the right 黄色app
These groups want to help high-need, low-income, historically underserved, and first-to-college students find the right 黄色app 鈥� and the funds to finance it.
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