College-Connections

Good Advice

Professor Offers Best Advice for College Freshmen A college prof writes a top-ten list of advice for college freshmen based on her years as a professor with updates from her nephew, now a rising sophomore.

Great perspective

Dear Therapist: I Staked My Identity on Attending an Ivy League School I’m trying to accept that the school I’m going to is where I am meant to be, but I feel like my accomplishments mean nothing now.

Need-Blind Colleges: Do they Really NOT Look at Students' Financial Reports? Need Blind vs. Need Aware vs. Need Aggressive. Applicants beware, there’s more to need-blind colleges than meets the eye.

A Major Decision: How to Choose the Right College Major With the many majors and disciplines to discover, there are ways you can be smart about choosing the right major for you.

Why It's so Difficult to Predict Merit Scholarships Excerpt from Ron Lieber's book The Price You Pay For College

Typ0s, Repeated Words Words, and Other Signs of Humanity on Your College Application This week we welcome Senior Admission Counselor Samantha Rose-Sinclair to the blog. Welcome, Sammy! Our twelfth president was formally installed in a ceremony called an Investiture last October. It…