There was a little meeting at my school about college, but they didnt explain too well what it is, so i'm confused.

My son is applying for college, and we are in the difficult middle income category where we may be too "wealthy" to get financial aid. However, we can't afford to pay $50,000 for a private college. Wh...

This summer I plan to take a pre-college program involving science and engineering at a local university. i don't get any college credit for it, but its still a rigorous course, with much research an...

I read a lot about the strength of the CS department. Aside from CS, what are the next strongest programs at Stanford?

Is it a good idea to take the SAT multiple times? I already took it once, but I think I can get a better score... will universities care if I send in multiple SAT scores? Is a score improvement wort...

art schools

So say i want to take the SAT II US History, even though i hate history and have no intention to major in history, but i'm really good at all the details of US history, should i take it? i mean its go...

What if I get rejected by every university!?!?!

I always spend a long time on essays, but they usually turn out to be poor quality anyway. I also never feel like doing them in the first place so I don't always put much effort into them. Does anyone...

A lot of the schools I'm getting mail from keep talking about their "alumni network" and "famous alumni". Why do I care?