Resources and Articles

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

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 […]

Image: Student prepping for an interview | Photographer: LinkedIn Sales Navigator | Source: Unsplash So you’ve submitted your Common or Coalition application, and now you’re playing the waiting game. The […]

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

When the time came for CollegeAdvisor.com Admissions Expert Anya Ranganathan to apply for college, she was well-prepared for what was in store. She was raised in the college town of […]

Getting Involved on Campus Given the abundance of extracurriculars at Harvard, one can easily feel lost trying to wade through the hundreds of options. Luckily, Harvard’s clubs are broken down […]

Congratulations! You’ve finally received admission to that dream dual degree medical program! Now that you’re in, these next 6 to 8 years should fly by with no worries, right? Well, […]

Photographer: Ethan Robertson | Source: Unsplash Are you planning on applying to college during the 2021-2022 application cycle? If so, you likely already know that the summer before senior year […]

Best Extracurriculars for College Applications When students start thinking about what looks good on college applications, one question almost always comes up early: What are the best extracurriculars for college? […]

Photographer: Anna Earl | Source: Unsplash Looking for ways to volunteer as a high schooler? Hoping to get more involved in your community? Searching for a meaningful experience? If you’re […]

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