Prashant Sehgal has a son who just finished his third year at the Rochester Institute of Technology and a daughter who will start applying to colleges next year. But he’s also a sort of virtual dad to ...

As more colleges experiment with using direct admissions rather than requiring student to first apply, the question becomes how much will this new practice change the college admissions landscape. An ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Colleges are waiving application fees, creating one-click apps, and offering automatic admission to students who ...

In another sign of consolidation among dot-com college businesses, the Princeton Review announced that it has acquired Embark.com, an online college-admissions service. John Katzman, chief executive ...

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Mary Frances Ruskell graduated in May from her high school in Columbia, South Carolina. The first round of admissions decisions for Clemson University came out on a December evening, ...

Mr. Selingo is the author of “Dream School: Finding the College That’s Right for You.” Every fall, as another college admissions season begins in earnest, high school counselors witness a predictable ...

A student guide leads families on a tour of Pace University in Pleasantville, New York, which is among colleges and universities streamlining admission. Credit: Emmanuel Guillén Lozano for The ...