"There's no way AI can do that for you," says Livingston, now a college counselor with Empowerly. "It has to be an intrinsic ...

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As college application deadlines loom large, high school seniors are starting to feel the pressure. Their college counselors might feel it even more, as anxious students line up at their doors with ...

In higher education, predictive analytics often draw from data that an institution has readily available about its students: grades, attendance, online school-related activity, and even historical and ...

Admissions essays are thought of by many as less scientific than other parts of the college application process -- a chance to share a personal story, to inject personality into the process, to become ...

Finding a job these days is turning out to be a challenge. Young adults have the difficult task of convincing employers to hire them. Attaching a job application essay to the candidate’s resume is a ...

Jessica Crosby is a freelance writer and former teacher with expertise in high school and college admissions. She creates content for education and personal finance companies and believes that all ...