Every college and university has its own Office of Financial Aid. Like the Admissions Committee, this office and its functioning may seem shrouded in mystery—one imagines a dour group of bureaucrats, locked in a room with bad coffee and stale donuts, making the all-important decision...

In the last few decades, earning an undergraduate degree has increasingly become the “normal” and “expected” thing to do. As the percentage of high school graduates who choose to enroll in college has risen significantly, increasing , more and more career tracks require a college-level...

It’s a difficult question: for most people, a true “career” only starts around 30, after several years of education and learning the ropes in low-level positions. However, given the competitive nature and rates of top MBAs, and the limited amount of spots available for applicants,...

CHAPEL HILL, NC – AUGUST 10: Students had their first day of classes, despite the Coronavirus pandemic, at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC, on Monday, August 10, 2020. (Ted Richardson/For The Washington Post via Getty Images) For those in...

Business school applications are up. Way up. Skyrocketing even! Though there are many reasons why (and we’ll get to all of them soon enough), the giant, 200-ton dinosaur in the room is obvious: the global economic recession sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a question...

As we all know by now, E-Learning is experiencing its moment in the sun. Even before the Covid-19 crisis began gripping the globe, online learning experiences had been evolving and growing rapidly, but the pandemic has massively accelerated the trend. Lectures and classes are no...

College students with physical disabilities or mobility issues have a unique set of challenges to confront that most students will never encounter, or even consider. With the college selection and application process already daunting, it is easy to become overwhelmed by the amount of research...

While we are all mourning the loss of our favorite in-person events during the prolonged COVID-19 crisis (summer music festivals, beach days, etc.), there’s one in-person event that very few are sad to see go: standardized testing. As COVID-19 spread around the globe in early...

That’s the good news. The slightly less good news is that interviews can also be nerve wracking and answering interview questions on the fly can be tough. After all, you only get one opportunity to make a first impression, so you’ll want to get it...

Each year in the late spring and early summer, ambitious MBA applicants ask themselves what the best business schools in the U.S. are—and boy are there a lot of news organizations trying to give an answer! However, despite all the noise, many applicants ultimately turn...