Two Write for the Future College Admissions Essays inadvertently address the question as the writers explore the impacts of their parents' partings....

I am not going to tell you everything is going to work out like you want it to, and I am not going to tell you that everything will be fine. What I will say is this: Millions of people have survived the college admission process, and you will too.

by Alec Harris I entered seventh grade with a mustache that made me look like I was 30. My thin legs made me ripe for the nickname of Frog. Then my...

by Jocelyn Prothro The sky was black and the rain fell like bullets. Only the lightning brightened the sky as it also knocked down trees. The thund...

I was truly a rarity at my first debate tournament. As a sophomore, I was one of the youngest competing. I was also the lone African American and contended against all white males.

Admitted students day is the colleges final shot to woo any still undecided students to attend their school. So if you are one of those still undecided students what can you do to make your decision easier?

I have looked at all aspects of Wildcat life. I have studied the list of clubs and know that I will not have difficulty in finding clubs to join.

Today, unless you are a high school student who has started an Internet company, which you've brought public in a successful IPO -- all while maintaining a 4.5 GPA -- you can just about forget about the Ivy League. I say this in jest, of course, but you get the sentiment.

To those of you with the prestigious admissions offers, a hearty, well-earned congratulations. But I want to offer you permission to think beyond the U.S. News & World Report rankings to make the best possible college decision for your future.

Not only do today's high school seniors apply to as many as 12-15 colleges, they seem surrounded by adult "handlers." As we move into the highest anxiety phase of the annual college application cycle, I offer a few words of advice.

Parents everywhere are bouncing off the walls trying to navigate the road to higher education for their kids. They're ready for financial, physical, cognitive and comic relief. And thankfully, Hollywood's ready to step in, at least when it comes to the cognitive and comedy components.

Boston College has decided they'd like to see applications only from students who are truly interested in attending Boston College. And how will they achieve this? You guessed it - by requiring their applicants to compose a thoughtful, revealing supplementary essay.

Each year high school seniors spend the month of March in a nail-biting, gut-churning, adrenaline-fueled state of anticipation. It's the anxiety that each March brings as thousands wait for their college acceptance letters.

This exercise is the beginning of a process to come up with word messages students want colleges to "get" about them as they fill-out applications, write essays and have interviews.

Life is full of ambiguity but the one thing to keep in mind if you have been waitlisted is that there is not one single college that will offer you the best experience. You can have a great experience at many colleges.

As students receive their much awaited college admission notices, it's a great time to remind everyone in higher education that there's a huge overemphasis on acceptance, often at the expense of completion.

We all want to finish up work and get away for the holidays, but would it hurt to send out decisions after the "most wonderful season of all" has ended?

The revision process puts a refined polish to your essays and application in total and ensures thoughtful responses. With the right mindset, these essays and the revision can be game-changing in the admissions process.

The real crisis in American higher education is that our best colleges never see a large chunk of our smartest students....

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.

As the flow of information becomes increasingly instantaneous, college admission counselors must consider the best means to contact prospective students. There is not a "one-size fits all" approach.

It seems we send some kids off to college because there is nowhere else to put them. The campus is a convenient, if expensive, warehouse.