If I had been an upper middle-class, able-bodied, U.S. born white girl with heterosexual parents, perhaps I would not dread going to my classes that are filled with bullies and racial microaggressions, and I would be able to fully concentrate on my studies.
Even though she's heard the speech, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night if I didn't say it yet again. I cringe as the words come out of my mouth, knowing what's coming, "Mom, you don't have to tell me this. I'm not stupid." But, I say it anyway.
For three generations, American society has placed special value on a college degree. It has been and will remain the best path to the promise that is still possible in a robust democracy.
This is the time of the year when highly selective institutions of higher education start releasing results of their Early Decision Admission applications, often to a certain media frenzy.
College student choice is even more complicated for African American students, who often feel conflicted due to the impact that their choice has on others -- those in black communities and in their own families.
Did the admissions committee make a serious error in judgment by accepting Bashar al-Assad press aide into its exclusive student body? Or is Sheherazad Jaafari being unfairly singled out?
We hear you, high school seniors: it's a stressful time right now. Of course, the complicated, long, and grueling process of applying to college is no...
After five years of deliberation, DePaul University has decided to make submission of ACT or SAT scores optional, starting with the 2012 admission cyc...
More than 7,000 students were incorrectly graded on the standardized test required for admission to most New York City private schools, the test compa...
I took a gap year and it actually changed my life. Although, I initially resisted the idea, wanting to stay "on track," I soon realized that this wouldn't "set me back" at all.
With tens of thousands of applicants at many institutions, colleges are more desperate than ever for any scrap of intel that might distinguish one str...
Schools prefer to accept students who are going to accept them. One way to cut the herd is to see who cares enough to visit, and schools rely on this marker even though it's a flawed indicator.
There is no real "top 50 colleges": this zero-sum game of rankings renders meaningless. Students must examine a college's philosophy, environment, and academic offerings themselves.