Resources and Articles

Helpful tips, resources, and articles from our Admissions Experts and the CollegeAdvisor team.

The following article features CollegeAdvisor.com’s Carolyn Herrera (Stanford ‘20). For more information about our programming and personal guidance about the college application process, head to CollegeAdvisor.com and sign up for […]

Photographer: Andrew Neel | Source: Unsplash In the following article, CollegeAdvisor.com Admissions Expert and admissions officer Priyanka Singh answers frequently asked questions about the college list! For more guidance on […]

Photographer: Christina @ wocintechchat.com | Source: Unsplash In the following article, admissions officer Pam Walton answers frequently asked questions about college financial aid! For more guidance on financial aid and […]

Photographer: Kelly Sikkema | Source: Unsplash In the following article, admissions officer Priyanka Singh answers frequently asked questions about college financial aid! For more guidance on financial aid and the […]

Photographer: J. Kelly Brito | Source: Unsplash In the following article, an admissions officer answers frequently asked questions about the college essay (also known as the CommonApp Essay, or the […]

Photographer: Michael Marsh | Source: Unsplash In the following article, CollegeAdvisor.com Admissions Expert Kim Phan (Harvard ‘21) shares tips for planning your college campus visits. For more guidance on the […]

Photographer: Michael Moloney | Source: Unsplash In this article, CollegeAdvisor.com admissions expert and Phillip Hu (MIT ‘15) provides an overview for applying to college architecture programs. For more guidance on […]

Photographer: Sven Mieke | Source: Unsplash In this article, CollegeAdvisor.com admissions expert and Phillip Hu (MIT ‘15) shares tips on how to apply to college architecture programs. For more guidance […]

Photographer: Jessica Lewis | Source: Unsplash College applications deadlines are almost here! Before you submit, run through the following checklist to make sure you have all the pieces of your […]

The following article features CollegeAdvisor.com’s Ray Li. For more information about our programming and personal guidance about the college application process, head to CollegeAdvisor.com and sign up for a monthly plan […]

The following article features CollegeAdvisor.com’s Phillip Hu. For more information about our programming and personal guidance about the college application process, head to CollegeAdvisor.com and sign up for a monthly plan […]

Why is Georgetown University club culture important? When you first begin the process of putting together the list of your dream schools, you will likely prioritize things like the diversity […]

If you’re interested in healthcare, you might have heard the trope that “every freshman is a pre-med.” It’s true that many students enter college dreaming of becoming a doctor; however, […]

Photographer: Erin Doering | Source: Unsplash In the following article, CollegeAdvisor.com Admissions Expert Kim Phan (Harvard ‘21) shares tips for how to choose between a liberal arts and a pre-professional […]

BS/MD Program Overview For those unfamiliar, a BS/MD program is a dual degree 8-year program (length may vary from 6-8 years), that awards a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree after […]

The Program in Liberal Medical Education is an 8-year combined degree program intended for students interested in exploring a nontraditional medical degree. PLME focuses on fostering students that have a […]

In this Brown University financial aid guide, CollegeAdvisor.com Admissions Expert Elinor (Brown University ‘21) shares how she paid for college, from applying for financial aid to budgeting throughout college and […]

Photographer: Windows | Source: Unsplash In this article, CollegeAdvisor.com admissions expert Caroline shares tips for B students applying to college. For more guidance on the college application process in general, […]

It was a quiet October evening when I received an email from the College Board that my score had been released. This was the last opportunity I had to take […]

Applying to colleges can be a stressful and competitive process. According to UC Berkeley’s website, more than 80,000 students applied for the 2020 freshman class. Only 14,608 of those students […]

The college application deadline for the early rounds are approaching fast! If you’re applying to college this year, you already know there are a lot of important terms and deadlines […]