College Admissions Process

These resources will walk you through step-by-step, question-by-question through test taking, application essays, financial aid, recommendation letters, and college decisions.

  • Portrait of high school students in corridor
    Rising High School Seniors
  • Stanford University
    The Meaning of Single-Choice Early Action and Restrictive Early Action
  • Princeton University Chapel
    GPA, SAT, and ACT Admissions Data for the Ivy League
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    How to Handle College Deferrals, Waitlists, and Rejections
  • Family with college graduate
    Understanding Legacy Status for College Admissions
  • Washington Square Park at night
    NYU and Early Decision
  • Vitruvian man
    What Are Holistic Admissions?
  • Focused male college student taking test at desk in classroom
    2020 SAT Costs, Fees and Waivers
  • Duke University
    GPA, SAT and ACT Data for Top North Carolina Colleges
  • Sign for a University admissions office.
    What Is Rolling Admission?
  • Student standing in classroom
    The Different Types of College Admissions Deadlines
  • University of Virginia
    GPA, SAT and ACT Data for Top Virginia Colleges
  • High School Students
    What Is "Yield" in the College Admissions Process?
  • Duke University Chapel at sunrise
    What Is a Private University?
  • Rogers State University
    Rogers State University Admissions
  • Bluffton University Campus in the Fall
    Bluffton University Admissions
  • A Welcome Sign
    Open Admissions at Colleges and Universities
  • Southwest Tennessee Community College
    What Is a Community College?
  • Aerial View of Kankakee, Illinois
    Olivet Nazarene University Admissions
  • OCU Women's Basketball
    Oklahoma Christian University Admissions
  • Henderson, Nevada
    Nevada State College Admissions
  • Sign for a University Admissions Office
    What Is Early Decision?
  • Admissions Office at Harvard University
    What Is Early Action?
  • Texas A&M Academic Building at the heart of the main campus in College Station
    Public University Definition
  • Blue Mountain College
    Blue Mountain College Admissions
  • Sign for a University Admissions Office
    The Common Application
  • Church in downtown Wilson
    Barton College Admissions
  • The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia
    Curtis Institute of Music
  • Cameraman at Work
    Columbia College Hollywood Admissions
  • You can save hundreds of dollars or more when applying to colleges if you approach the process thoughtfully.
    How to Save Money When Applying to College
  • Entrance to Tarleton State University
    Tarleton State University Admissions
  • Trevecca Nazarene University Library
    Trevecca Nazarene University Admissions
  • McMurran Hall at Shepherd University in West Virginia
    Shepherd University Admissions
  • Chapel at Saint Joseph's College in Indiana
    Admissions Statistics for Saint Joseph's College in Indiana
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    The Universal College Application vs the Common Application
  • Midland University
    Midland University Admissions
  • Oklahoma City
    Mid-America Christian University Admissions
  • LaGrange College
    LaGrange College Admissions
  • Cairn University
    Cairn University Admissions
  • Spring Arbor University
    Spring Arbor University Admissions
  • Miller Learning Resource Center at St. Cloud State University
    St. Cloud State University Admissions
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    Shaw University Admissions
  • University of North Carolina at Pembroke
    University of North Carolina at Pembroke Admissions
  • Northern Michigan University
    Northern Michigan University Admissions
  • Sign for New Castle, Delaware
    Wilmington University Admissions
  • Shawnee, Oklahoma
    Oklahoma Baptist University Admissions
  • Seton Center at Mount St. Joseph University
    Mount St. Joseph University Admissions
  • University Boulevard in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    Stillman College Admissions
  • Clark Memorial Library at Shawnee State University
    Shawnee State University Admissions
  • Downtown Hastings
    Hastings College Admissions
  • Mayville State University
    Mayville State University Admissions
  • Capitol Technology University (formerly Capitol College)
    Capitol Technology University Admissions
  • Early Action and Decision Deadlines are Often in Early November
    Early Action vs. Early Decision
  • Doane College
    Doane College - Crete Admissions
  • Western New Mexico University
    Western New Mexico University Admissions
  • Washington Adventist University
    Washington Adventist University Admissions
  • Residence Halls at the University of Michigan-Flint
    University of Michigan-Flint Admissions
  • Lake Springfield near the University of Illinois at Springfield campus
    University of Illinois at Springfield Admissions
  • Library at Ursuline
    Ursuline College Admissions
  • Admissions Office at Harvard University
    Should You Apply to College Early?
  • Penn State Altoona baseball spring training
    Penn State Altoona Admissions
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