PORTLAND, Ore. — The $25 million college admissions cheating scheme continues to rattle the world of higher education, but it’s also raising other ethical questions surrounding the process. Some ...

SINCE THE START OF THE WAR. SO WE’VE REACHED THAT TIME OF YEAR WHEN A LOT OF HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ARE APPLYING FOR EARLY ADMISSION INTO COLLEGES. THE SEARCH PROCESS CAN BE STRESSFUL. STUDENTS AND THEIR ...

The news was as absurd as it was predictable. It was both laugh-out-loud funny and dead serious — a logical development in the long-running auction of prestige that casts America’s upper crust as the ...

Most applicants have their approach to searching for and applying to college all wrong. It is not their fault—we live in an outcome-driven culture where we want to skip right to the answer. The ...

Thousands of students across the US have just been told their applications were deferred by a top school. But all is not lost ...

At the Office of Admissions, we love hearing from students and families who have questions about Bucknell. Below, we've collected some of the questions we receive most often. If your question isn't ...

In the months ahead, many high school juniors and their families will be researching colleges, visiting campuses, and building application lists. Selecting a college isn’t the ordinary consumer ...

At least 19 colleges have changed essay prompts this year, according to one college counseling firm. Will it change how students talk about themselves?

If and when you have the opportunity to visit a campus this school year, you need to make the most of it. Talk to a professor in your area of academic interest. Meet with an athletic coach or music ...

“Does It Matter Where You Go to College?” asked the title of a recent article in The Atlantic. It’s an “essential question” for those of us who work as college counselors. How you answer depends on ...

On June 15 we saw the latest salvos in the lawsuit filed by Students for Fair Admissions alleging that Harvard University intentionally and systematically discriminates against Asian-American ...